Published 22 April 2009


Our first auction of 2009 was conducted, as usual, at the Henley Golf & Country Club, Henley-in-Arden. Richard Abbey presided as always and after introducing the Solicitors to the very full auction room, firstly offered for sale 'The Pleck', a small parcel of land on the Alcester Road in Wythall. Bidding started at £4,000 and sold, after spirited competition from all sides of the room, for a very credible £11,500.

A little way up the road, number 184 was offered next. Over 46 separate viewers had inspected the property and after a slow start, the property was withdrawn at £205,000. However, prior to leaving the room the contract was signed at a figure in excess of this.

The final Lot to be offered was some 13 acres of pastureland at Redhill Road, Forhill to the west of Wythall. There was a cautious start from the room, the opening bid being £60,000. The gavel finally came down at £110,000 well in excess of the pre-auction guide price.

After the sale, Richard Abbey commented that it is nice to start the auction season with 100% success, clients pleased with the figures and the public generally keen to compete for interesting and unusual pieces of property and land.

Mr Abbey is now looking forward to the firm’s next Auction on 19th May 2009 which includes a small house at Bretforton, near Evesham, a small cottage with 1.5 acres between Lower Binton and Welford-on-Avon and 261 acres of arable and pastureland that includes a large grain store on Rouncil Lane lying to the west of Kenilworth.