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Auction Data for July 2014

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Monthly News Update

Overall Statistics July 2014

Auctions Held in the UK

194

Total Lots Offered

4,239

Total Lots Sold

3,062

Percent Sold

72.2%

Total Realised

£539,239,280

 

Auction Data for July 2014

 

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Essential Auction News

David Sandeman, Managing Director

Welcome to the August newsletter that looks back at auction activity in July and preceding periods. July is traditionally one of the busiest months in the auction calendar, and last month was no exception with over 4,200 lots offered across 194 auctions - a 7.8% gain on July 2013.

The number of lots sold at auction increased by 4.4% to 3.062 lots, generating total revenues of £539.2M. This was yet another substantial gain on last year (15.4%), whilst similar rises are evident in the rolling quarterly and yearly figures.

I do hope you are now enjoying the summer break. As ever I would welcome any feedback you may have regarding the newsletter or the wider market in general.

Kind regards

David Sandeman
Managing Director
davids@eigroup.co.uk
01737 232 289

National Auction Analysis

Residential lots offered and sold both increased in July, up by 9.1% and 5.7% respectively, and after several months of double-digit rises the total amount raised shows a more moderate gain this month of 5.1%, to £341.8M.

Conversely, the commercial market enjoyed a huge leap in revenues - up 38.8% to £197.3M, yet actual sales fell by 0.5% in July to 595 lots.

 

Total

Last Month

Last Quarter

Last Year

July 2014

July 2013

Increase

May 2014 - July 2014

May 2013 - July 2013

Increase

August 2013 - July 2014

August 2012 - July 2013

Increase

Lots Offered

4,239

3,931

7.8%

10,523

10,202

3.1%

35,101

34,125

2.9%

Lots Sold

3,062

2,932

4.4%

7,940

7,700

3.1%

27,157

25,988

4.5%

Percent Sold

72.2%

74.6%

-3.2%

75.5%

75.5%

0.0%

77.4%

76.2%

1.6%

Total Raised

£539,239,280

£467,408,989

15.4%

£1,355,809,035

£1,161,355,893

16.7%

£4,187,900,588

£3,622,531,744

15.6%

 

Residential

Last Month

Last Quarter

Last Year

July 2014

July 2013

Increase

May 2014 - July 2014

May 2013 - July 2013

Increase

August 2013 - July 2014

August 2012 - July 2013

Increase

Lots Offered

3,388

3,105

9.1%

8,492

8,114

4.7%

28,378

27,712

2.4%

Lots Sold

2,467

2,334

5.7%

6,438

6,129

5.0%

21,969

21,176

3.7%

Percent Sold

72.8%

75.2%

-3.2%

75.8%

75.5%

0.4%

77.4%

76.4%

1.3%

Total Raised

£341,860,650

£325,249,890

5.1%

£924,626,805

£805,693,694

14.8%

£2,916,259,218

£2,576,709,308

13.2%

 

Commercial

Last Month

Last Quarter

Last Year

July 2014

July 2013

Increase

May 2014 - July 2014

May 2013 - July 2013

Increase

August 2013 - July 2014

August 2012 - July 2013

Increase

Lots Offered

851

826

3.0%

2,031

2,088

-2.7%

6,723

6,413

4.8%

Lots Sold

595

598

-0.5%

1,502

1,571

-4.4%

5,188

4,812

7.8%

Percent Sold

69.9%

72.4%

-3.5%

74%

75.2%

-1.6%

77.2%

75%

2.9%

Total Raised

£197,378,630

£142,159,099

38.8%

£431,182,230

£355,662,199

21.2%

£1,271,641,370

£1,045,822,436

21.6%

 

 

Regional Auction Analysis

As is usually the case, variations across all the measurable parameters can be seen across the regions.

East Anglia

Total

May 2014 - July 2014

May 2013 - July 2013

Increase

Lots Offered

393

283

38.9%

Lots Sold

326

217

50.2%

Percent Sold

83%

76.7%

8.2%

Total Raised

£46,951,800

£32,380,800

45.0%

 

Residential

May 2014 - July 2014

May 2013 - July 2013

Increase

Lots Offered

303

209

45.0%

Lots Sold

254

166

53.0%

Percent Sold

83.8%

79.4%

5.5%

Total Raised

£27,405,600

£20,305,300

35.0%

 

Commercial

May 2014 - July 2014

May 2013 - July 2013

Increase

Lots Offered

90

74

21.6%

Lots Sold

72

51

41.2%

Percent Sold

80%

68.9%

16.1%

Total Raised

£19,546,200

£12,075,500

61.9%

 

East Midlands

Total

May 2014 - July 2014

May 2013 - July 2013

Increase

Lots Offered

809

851

-4.9%

Lots Sold

607

628

-3.3%

Percent Sold

75%

73.8%

1.6%

Total Raised

£76,770,109

£72,535,950

5.8%

 

Residential

May 2014 - July 2014

May 2013 - July 2013

Increase

Lots Offered

656

694

-5.5%

Lots Sold

501

516

-2.9%

Percent Sold

76.4%

74.4%

2.7%

Total Raised

£55,199,359

£51,014,950

8.2%

 

Commercial

May 2014 - July 2014

May 2013 - July 2013

Increase

Lots Offered

153

157

-2.5%

Lots Sold

106

112

-5.4%

Percent Sold

69.3%

71.3%

-2.8%

Total Raised

£21,570,750

£21,521,000

0.2%

 

London

Total

May 2014 - July 2014

May 2013 - July 2013

Increase

Lots Offered

1,036

940

10.2%

Lots Sold

826

804

2.7%

Percent Sold

79.7%

85.5%

-6.8%

Total Raised

£367,518,300

£289,860,500

26.8%

 

Residential

May 2014 - July 2014

May 2013 - July 2013

Increase

Lots Offered

925

819

12.9%

Lots Sold

729

699

4.3%

Percent Sold

78.8%

85.3%

-7.6%

Total Raised

£282,327,200

£237,306,750

19.0%

 

Commercial

May 2014 - July 2014

May 2013 - July 2013

Increase

Lots Offered

111

121

-8.3%

Lots Sold

97

105

-7.6%

Percent Sold

87.4%

86.8%

0.7%

Total Raised

£85,191,100

£52,553,750

62.1%

 

North-East

Total

May 2014 - July 2014

May 2013 - July 2013

Increase

Lots Offered

924

977

-5.4%

Lots Sold

657

721

-8.9%

Percent Sold

71.1%

73.8%

-3.7%

Total Raised

£53,328,690

£57,647,309

-7.5%

 

Residential

May 2014 - July 2014

May 2013 - July 2013

Increase

Lots Offered

839

879

-4.6%

Lots Sold

595

644

-7.6%

Percent Sold

70.9%

73.3%

-3.3%

Total Raised

£42,085,300

£46,071,060

-8.7%

 

Commercial

May 2014 - July 2014

May 2013 - July 2013

Increase

Lots Offered

85

98

-13.3%

Lots Sold

62

77

-19.5%

Percent Sold

72.9%

78.6%

-7.3%

Total Raised

£11,243,390

£11,576,249

-2.9%

 

North-West

Total

May 2014 - July 2014

May 2013 - July 2013

Increase

Lots Offered

1,513

1,668

-9.3%

Lots Sold

1,076

1,266

-15.0%

Percent Sold

71.1%

75.9%

-6.3%

Total Raised

£116,393,497

£120,523,040

-3.4%

 

Residential

May 2014 - July 2014

May 2013 - July 2013

Increase

Lots Offered

1,179

1,297

-9.1%

Lots Sold

848

990

-14.3%

Percent Sold

71.9%

76.3%

-5.8%

Total Raised

£67,865,317

£77,990,705

-13.0%

 

Commercial

May 2014 - July 2014

May 2013 - July 2013

Increase

Lots Offered

334

371

-10.0%

Lots Sold

228

276

-17.4%

Percent Sold

68.3%

74.4%

-8.2%

Total Raised

£48,528,180

£42,532,335

14.1%

 

North-West Home Counties

Total

May 2014 - July 2014

May 2013 - July 2013

Increase

Lots Offered

430

385

11.7%

Lots Sold

351

297

18.2%

Percent Sold

81.6%

77.1%

5.8%

Total Raised

£114,676,750

£84,063,550

36.4%

 

Residential

May 2014 - July 2014

May 2013 - July 2013

Increase

Lots Offered

313

285

9.8%

Lots Sold

255

217

17.5%

Percent Sold

81.5%

76.1%

7.1%

Total Raised

£69,070,850

£45,889,200

50.5%

 

Commercial

May 2014 - July 2014

May 2013 - July 2013

Increase

Lots Offered

117

100

17.0%

Lots Sold

96

80

20.0%

Percent Sold

82.1%

80%

2.6%

Total Raised

£45,605,900

£38,174,350

19.5%

 

Northern Ireland

Total

May 2014 - July 2014

May 2013 - July 2013

Increase

Lots Offered

288

175

64.6%

Lots Sold

231

124

86.3%

Percent Sold

80.2%

70.9%

13.1%

Total Raised

£16,015,600

£7,169,000

123.4%

 

Residential

May 2014 - July 2014

May 2013 - July 2013

Increase

Lots Offered

250

156

60.3%

Lots Sold

201

108

86.1%

Percent Sold

80.4%

69.2%

16.2%

Total Raised

£13,266,100

£5,765,500

130.1%

 

Commercial

May 2014 - July 2014

May 2013 - July 2013

Increase

Lots Offered

38

19

100.0%

Lots Sold

30

16

87.5%

Percent Sold

78.9%

84.2%

-6.3%

Total Raised

£2,749,500

£1,403,500

95.9%

 

Scotland

Total

May 2014 - July 2014

May 2013 - July 2013

Increase

Lots Offered

282

244

15.6%

Lots Sold

150

116

29.3%

Percent Sold

53.2%

47.5%

12.0%

Total Raised

£10,352,360

£9,626,096

7.5%

 

Residential

May 2014 - July 2014

May 2013 - July 2013

Increase

Lots Offered

223

186

19.9%

Lots Sold

115

82

40.2%

Percent Sold

51.6%

44.1%

17.0%

Total Raised

£6,033,360

£4,647,340

29.8%

 

Commercial

May 2014 - July 2014

May 2013 - July 2013

Increase

Lots Offered

59

58

1.7%

Lots Sold

35

34

2.9%

Percent Sold

59.3%

58.6%

1.2%

Total Raised

£4,319,000

£4,978,756

-13.3%

 

South-East Home Counties

Total

May 2014 - July 2014

May 2013 - July 2013

Increase

Lots Offered

1,157

1,117

3.6%

Lots Sold

938

884

6.1%

Percent Sold

81.1%

79.1%

2.5%

Total Raised

£198,164,371

£177,689,550

11.5%

 

Residential

May 2014 - July 2014

May 2013 - July 2013

Increase

Lots Offered

926

845

9.6%

Lots Sold

751

668

12.4%

Percent Sold

81.1%

79.1%

2.5%

Total Raised

£130,958,071

£109,887,401

19.2%

 

Commercial

May 2014 - July 2014

May 2013 - July 2013

Increase

Lots Offered

231

272

-15.1%

Lots Sold

187

216

-13.4%

Percent Sold

81%

79.4%

2.0%

Total Raised

£67,206,300

£67,802,149

-0.9%

 

South-West

Total

May 2014 - July 2014

May 2013 - July 2013

Increase

Lots Offered

800

727

10.0%

Lots Sold

616

546

12.8%

Percent Sold

77%

75.1%

2.5%

Total Raised

£123,660,660

£91,889,450

34.6%

 

Residential

May 2014 - July 2014

May 2013 - July 2013

Increase

Lots Offered

575

519

10.8%

Lots Sold

434

377

15.1%

Percent Sold

75.5%

72.6%

4.0%

Total Raised

£77,123,050

£56,796,450

35.8%

 

Commercial

May 2014 - July 2014

May 2013 - July 2013

Increase

Lots Offered

225

208

8.2%

Lots Sold

182

169

7.7%

Percent Sold

80.9%

81.3%

-0.5%

Total Raised

£46,537,610

£35,093,000

32.6%

 

Wales

Total

May 2014 - July 2014

May 2013 - July 2013

Increase

Lots Offered

725

688

5.4%

Lots Sold

533

526

1.3%

Percent Sold

73.5%

76.5%

-3.9%

Total Raised

£48,142,794

£47,717,610

0.9%

 

Residential

May 2014 - July 2014

May 2013 - July 2013

Increase

Lots Offered

536

497

7.8%

Lots Sold

402

394

2.0%

Percent Sold

75%

79.3%

-5.4%

Total Raised

£29,836,794

£32,822,350

-9.1%

 

Commercial

May 2014 - July 2014

May 2013 - July 2013

Increase

Lots Offered

189

191

-1.0%

Lots Sold

131

132

-0.8%

Percent Sold

69.3%

69.1%

0.3%

Total Raised

£18,306,000

£14,895,260

22.9%

 

West Midlands

Total

May 2014 - July 2014

May 2013 - July 2013

Increase

Lots Offered

1,199

1,064

12.7%

Lots Sold

935

814

14.9%

Percent Sold

78%

76.5%

2.0%

Total Raised

£110,935,004

£96,525,603

14.9%

 

Residential

May 2014 - July 2014

May 2013 - July 2013

Increase

Lots Offered

973

838

16.1%

Lots Sold

776

654

18.7%

Percent Sold

79.8%

78%

2.3%

Total Raised

£76,287,754

£67,015,003

13.8%

 

Commercial

May 2014 - July 2014

May 2013 - July 2013

Increase

Lots Offered

226

226

0.0%

Lots Sold

159

160

-0.6%

Percent Sold

70.4%

70.8%

-0.6%

Total Raised

£34,647,250

£29,510,600

17.4%

 

Yorkshire and The Humber

Total

May 2014 - July 2014

May 2013 - July 2013

Increase

Lots Offered

967

1,083

-10.7%

Lots Sold

694

757

-8.3%

Percent Sold

71.8%

69.9%

2.7%

Total Raised

£72,899,100

£73,727,435

-1.1%

 

Residential

May 2014 - July 2014

May 2013 - July 2013

Increase

Lots Offered

794

890

-10.8%

Lots Sold

577

614

-6.0%

Percent Sold

72.7%

69%

5.4%

Total Raised

£47,168,050

£50,181,685

-6.0%

 

Commercial

May 2014 - July 2014

May 2013 - July 2013

Increase

Lots Offered

173

193

-10.4%

Lots Sold

117

143

-18.2%

Percent Sold

67.6%

74.1%

-8.8%

Total Raised

£25,731,050

£23,545,750

9.3%

 

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