A Place in The Sun Spanish Property Auction
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 @ 2:10 PM
A Place in the Sun has today launched the catalogue for its upcoming auction of Spanish property at London’s Radisson SAS Portman Hotel, W1 on Sunday 13th December 2009. The event will see 56 lots of key-ready properties on the Costa Blanca, Costa del Sol, Costa Calida and Costa Almeria brought to market at discounted prices of up to 50% and in some cases with no reserve price at all.
The aim is to build on the success of A Place in the Sun Live at Birmingham’s NEC last month and emphasise to buyers that now is the time to return to the overseas property market. The auction is in association with one of the UK’s largest independent auction houses, Barnett Ross, to present a range of property types to attract UK buyers back into the market, drawing attention to competitively priced property in Spain and the rest of the world.
With Barnett Ross running proceedings on the day, buyers will experience a professionally run event as well as having access to expert advice through essential service partners; Peter Esders at Chebsey & Co for legal advice, Robin Haynes at Currency Index for foreign exchange and the team at Overseas Mortgage Finder for mortgage product and availability. Said Peter Esders of Chebsey & Co: “Fundamentally the British love Spain, with prices so low we believe now is the time to buy.”
APITS Managing Director Andy Bridge explained: ‘A Place in the Sun brings buyers and sellers together at live events, through the magazine and online - the auction format is a logical and innovative extension of our business.’
Jonathan Ross, auctioneer at Barnett Ross, added: “We see a real opportunity here. In 2007/08 we sold 17 of 18 Portuguese lots at auction and therefore are keen to explore the overseas market again. Our experience and expertise will help A Place in the Sun run what should be a fascinating event.”
For more information on A Place in the Sun’s December auction go to www.barnettross.co.uk/aplaceinthesun.