What do wedding dresses, tyre recycling machinery and three barns in a farmer’s field have in common? Not immediately obvious but they are all items Biddle & Webb’s asset valuation team have been asked to value. We supply specialist asset valuations and inventories to predominantly landlords and their advisors usually solicitors or accountants, so they…
Category: property valuation
How should one value a property – or is it just licking your finger?
I have discovered that the property market is awash with self-proclaimed experts. Recent Biddle & Webb auction successes confirm what, in reality, we already know: in a crowded saleroom, it is ultimately the buyers who set the price when the gavel falls. Our recent sale of an end terrace house on Moor Green Lane is…
Why we never accept cash offers like estate agents
On Saturday 12th October we auctioned two more fantastic properties in Birmingham and we are delighted to say both properties sold! However, it is the story behind the first property that we think is of interest. I came into the process after members of the family had almost agreed to market the property located on…
What will we find next?
As part of my role within the probate team at Biddle and Webb, I prepare inventories and valuations for deceased estates, and also assist with court of protection valuations. We have recently undertaken clearance of the sellable items from a deceased estate in Henley-In-Arden. In the process we have retrieved a vintage Fordson tractor, uncovered…
Who do we work for? Vendor or buyer…
As public auctioneers we act as a middleman between two customers: the vendor and the buyer, and we believe it is important to protect the interests of both parties – but how do we do this? For our vendors, we ensure a confidential, efficient and approachable service. For our buyers we have a transparent sales…
Probates
Probate valuations are a very important service we offer at Biddle & Webb. A probate has to be undertaken with professionalism, sensitivity, organisation and speed from start to finish. So we start with the initial first telephone call or sometimes e-mail, either from a Solicitor or Executor to an estate. The most frequently asked questions…
The Complete Property Service
Last week saw me making calls to a plumber and a locksmith. Something that might surprise you, but the recent cold weather has caught a few people out and has caused some of our probate solicitor a few headaches. As a problem solver offering a comprehensive property service, I was happy to help. The frost…
Why use a High Street Agent?
If you sold your property at £200,000 with an online agent, you would pay around £1,000. But a traditional estate agent charging 1 per cent or 1.25per cent commission would cost £2,000 or £2,500 respectively plus VAT. However, it pays to look beyond the headline figures, because some sellers using online firms do not ‘save’…
Why We Love Birmingham
I’m Sybilla Rose one of the Directors of Arkade Property. Arkade Property originally set up its business in Solihull but transferred to the Jewellery Quarter in 2005 when the founders Andrew Kay and Beatriz Rose fell in love with the charming peculiarities of the area, and what an interesting place it is. The Jewellery Quarter…
Transparent & Fair Property Auctions
Here’s a thought. If you consign a property to Biddle & Webb we will charge you a fee. You might think this is hardly the most earth shattering statement and therefore this blog is going to a rather short read. However the more I have looked at the property auction world, the more I see…