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September auction raises £24.4m with 95% success rate

More than a quarter of the lots which sold at the latest Acuitus September commercial property auction achieved prices of more than £1m. The live-streamed auction on September 24th raised...

Acuitus launches largest catalogue of the year

The Acuitus live-streamed commercial property auction on September 23rd at 1pm will feature 55 lots – our largest catalogue of the year so far. The sale features a wide range...

July auction takes post-lockdown sales to £30m+

A former M&S store in Stockton-on-Tees sold for nearly double its guide price as Acuitus raised £9m from the sale of 95% of the lots offered at its July live-streamed...

Acuitus launches July catalogue and plans additional auction

Acuitus has launched a 30-lot catalogue for its live streamed commercial property auction on July 9th, and announced that it plans to hold an additional autumn auction to give sellers...

‘Next three months’ is right time to buy

A poll of nearly 300 investors, lenders and investment managers has shown that almost half are planning to invest in UK commercial property during the next three months. The survey,...

Acuitus raises £13.355m and sells 73% of lots at first live streamed auction

Investors demonstrated how quickly they have adapted to remote bidding at commercial property auctions as Acuitus raised £13.355m at its May sale and sold 73% of the lots offered. Acuitus...

Supermarket investments to feature at Acuitus May auction

Supermarket and convenience store investments let to Tesco, Waitrose, Sainsbury’s and Co-operative are among the 36-lots that Acuitus will be selling at its live streamed auction on May 21st. In...

March auction update – PLEASE READ

Following further advice from the Government on March 23rd regarding the Covid-19 pandemic, it is with regret that we have to announce that our auction this Thursday (March 26th) will...

Current global issues have positive long-term finance effect

Stuart Buchanan of Acuitus Finance looks at how movements in long-term swap rates are impacting the availability of property investment finance. “As I write this on March 9th, current global...

Development edges back onto the agenda

Acuitus’s Peter Cunliffe looks at why through a combination of more political certainty, shortage of space in certain locations and increased enthusiasm on the part of lenders, development is coming...

Development opportunity features at Acuitus March auction

A London development opportunity close to the UK head office of fast food giant, McDonald’s, is among the 47-lots at the Acuitus auction on March 26th. The 0.33-acre site is...

Investment seminar looks ahead to 2020

The latest Acuitus/MSCI Investment seminar looked at commercial property performance in 2019, and what the first round of 2020 auctions have indicated about market conditions. MSCI’s Luke Pakes reported that...

Strong demand for retail as February auction raises £20.48m

There was strong investor demand for retail property as Acuitus raised £20.48m with an 82% success rate at its first auction of 2020. Two properties let to Barclays Bank in...

Latest cPAD report charts 2019 market

The latest Commercial Property Auction Data (cPAD) Market Flash shows  looks at the sector’s progress in 2019 and how it responded to the continued political and economic conditions. Sales in...

Catalogue launched for first 2020 auction

Two properties that are both close to regional airports are among the 51 lots that Acuitus will be selling at its first auction of the year on February 12th. Hi...