Sell Your Property Via Online Auction

Why and How to sell property online?

In addition to our traditional in-room auctions, we are pleased to also offer a new way to buy and sell property online. Our online auctions offer greater flexibility to buyers and sellers while retaining the transparency and certainty of sale offered by the traditional auction route.

Our sellers have two choices of online sales:

A traditional online auction – where the exchange of contracts happens immediately at the end of a specified time period (the agreed reserve must be met or exceeded) securing the sale. This is very similar to our live auction room but is online.

A conditional online auction – where the successful buyer has 56 days to exchange contracts and complete their purchase. This option is likely to encourage additional buyers as it gives them an extended period to raise finance.

Whatever the method of sale, all bidders are required to provide payment details in advance of bidding as pre-authorization. This then allows immediate payment to be made when the auction ends giving the seller’s confirmation of their sale.

How to sell your property online?

1. Choose your method of sale either traditional online auction or conditional online auction.

2. Agree on a reserve price - this is the minimum amount for which you are willing to sell your property.

3. Set the length of the auction - this can be up to 30 days from the date of going online. The longer the auction period the greater the chance of achieving the maximum amount for the property, however, a shorter period can be chosen if time is of the essence.

4. Produce a legal documents pack. A legal pack must be uploaded prior to the start of the auction. We can recommend our legal partners or you can instruct your own solicitors.

5. Sit back and monitor your bid - bids are placed in minimum increments according to the value of the property. Any bids placed in the final 5 minutes of the auction will extend the timer by 30 minutes to allow everyone a fair chance to bid.

6. When the timer reaches end:

Exchange (for traditional online auctions) - if the reserve is met or exceeded when the auction timer ends, the successful bidder is charged a holding deposit and exchange take place. At this point, you will be legally obliged to sell the property for the full purchase price.

Reservation period begins (for online conditional auctions) - if the reserve is met or exceeded when the auction timer ends, an exclusivity period begins in relation to that property requiring them to exchange contracts and complete within 56 days from the end of the auction. The buyer is automatically charged a reservation fee.

If you fail to exchange contracts and complete on or before the 56 days from the end of the auction, the reservation fee shall be fully refunded to the buyer and you may be liable to pay a fee to the auctioneer for services rendered as part of selling your property. If the buyer fails to exchange and complete on or before the expiry of 56 days from the end of the auction, they will forfeit the full amount of the holding deposit. You will be free to relist the property for sale online or sell the property to a third party.