Commercial Auction

Team of 18 including seven partners, two auctioneers, four surveyors and two auction assistants, with a combined 200 years experience in the commercial auction market.

SPECIALISMS

  • We sell a wide range of properties including: retail, offices, industrial, leisure, retail warehouses, roadside, motor trade and ground rents.
  • Seven major online auction sales each year selling about 750 lots pa.
  • Unique private treaty with an auction ‘backstop’ marketing approach.

EXPERIENCE / TRACK RECORD

  • £548.5m raised at auction, an equivalent of £2.1m per working day.
  • Leader in selling lots over £1m, 173 lots sold.
  • Sold 721 lots an equivalent of 2.9 lots per working day.
  • Success rate of 90%, compared to an industry average of 73%.
  • Average lot size £761,000.
  • Portfolio sales a speciality from Funds, Asset Managers and Corporate occupiers (leasebacks).
  • Over £1Bn raised every year total raised combined with residential auctions.
  • Largest ever lot sold at auction was £13.5m for an office in Putney in 2013.

CLIENTS

  • Include: Asset Managers such as Quadrant Estates and Addington Capital, Funds such as Aviva, M&G Real Estate, Columbia Threadneedle, Private Property Companies and Investors, Trustees, Receivers, property companies, government bodies and corporate occupiers.

WHY ALLSOP?

  • The UK’s No 1 Commercial Property Auctioneers for the last four decades.
  • Unrivalled access to the UK and Overseas Private Investor with 50,000 registered buyers.
  • We regularly work jointly on sales with the National Investment Team’s Private Client Desk bringing the best of both routes to market together to clinch sales.

WHY AUCTION?

  • Binding contract on the fall of the (virtual) gavel.
  • Certainty and transparency of sale.
  • Speed.
  • Complete knowledge of hot buyers in the market.
  • Portfolio sales a speciality.
  • Multiple disposals.

Transactions


SEPT - LOT 7: RICHMOND

Institutions & Funds

This one fund alone has sold £53m of assets over the year in the face of redemptions.

In 2022:

  • Total: £53m
  • Average lot size: £1.43m
  • Average yield: 7.1%
  • Lots sold: 37

Sold: £1.6m (5.7% NIY)

JULY - LOT 43: EALING

Portfolio Sales

The liquidation of the Boots portfolio has been ongoing for three years, raising over £150M (6.7% NIY (avg)) to date.

In 2022:

  • Total: £67.4m
  • Average lot size: £733,000
  • Average yield: 6.1%
  • Lots sold: 92

Sold: £1.88m (3.7% NIY)

SEPT - LOT 137: HARROW

Private Propcos

The Medivet Business was sold in 2021, and the former owners went on to sell their entire portfolio at auction.

In 2022:

  • Total: £29.2m
  • Average lot size: £608,000
  • Average yield: 6.4%
  • Lots sold: 48

Sold: £915,000 (3.6% NIY)

SEPT - LOT 105: SITTINGBOURNE

Listed REIT

Allsop worked with Savills on a nationwide industrial portfolio that sold in the September sale.

In 2022:

  • Total: £21.4m
  • Average lot size: £2.37m
  • Average yield: 6.7%
  • Lots sold: 8

Sold: £4.5m (7.1% NIY)

DEC - LOT 37A: WEMBLEY

Corporate Occupiers

William Hill started a programme of sales that will continue into 2023 with a one off auction.

  • Total: £14.1m
  • Average lot size: £191.000
  • Average yield: 7.5%
  • Lots sold: 94

Sold: £259,000 (3.7% NIY)

DEC - LOT 4: PANGBOURNE

Private Investor

Making up over half our sellers, this example shows excellent stock choice from 1996.

1996
2022
Sold:
£240,000
£1.5M
Rent:
£22,500pa
£81,000pa
Yield:
9.2%
5% (net)

Sold: £1.51m (5% NIY)

Key Contacts


Commercial Auction Team

Mark Gower

Partner

Tel. +44(0)20 7543 6727

mark.gower@allsop.co.uk

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George Walker

Partner & Auctioneer

Tel. +44(0)20 7543 6706

george.walker@allsop.co.uk

Alex Neil

Partner

Tel. +44(0)20 7543 6895

alex.neil@allsop.co.uk

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Will Clough

Partner & Auctioneer

Tel. +44(0)20 7543 6836

will.clough@allsop.co.uk

Jonathan Wright

Partner

Tel. +44(0)20 7543 6725

jonathan.wright@allsop.co.uk

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Gregor Campbell

Partner

Tel. +44(0)20 7543 6703

gregor.campbell@allsop.co.uk

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Philip Parsons

Partner

Tel. +44(0)20 7543 6727

philip.parsons@allsop.co.uk

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