The Dark Arts of Property Auctions

Part IV of V — The Dark Arts of Property Series

C. G. Singola - 25 years inside UK property

The property auction room is one of the few places in the market where the rules are visible but the game is not.

The catalogue tells you what's for sale. It does not tell you why it's there, what the vendor needs, what the reserve actually is, or how experienced bidders read a room. That information exists - it just isn't published anywhere.

This book is written from the inside of that room. Twenty-five years of auction experience across hundreds of lots - the patterns that repeat, the mistakes that cost buyers money, and the dynamics that determine who wins and who overpays.

What this book covers:

• Why properties reach auction and what that tells you about the seller
• How to read a catalogue - what the legal pack reveals and what it conceals
• Reserve prices, guide prices, and the gap between them
• Bidding psychology - how rooms move and how experienced buyers stay outside it
• The due diligence process that protects you before the hammer falls
• Buying before and after auction - when and how to approach vendors directly
• The lots most buyers avoid - and why some of them are the best opportunities in the room

This is Part IV of a five-part series. Each part works as a standalone book. The complete series is available as a single volume.

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