The first thing to do before a property auction is to calculate the expenses and think whether you are ready for the bid. If once the reserve has been met the seller is officially obliged to sell the property to the highest bidder. The auctioneers are masters at gradually pushing up the price. Bids tend to go up in usually £5,000 jumps, then £1,000 and at last £500 with the auctioneer charming every final penny out of the bidder. If your bid is victorious, then you should have to sign a legally required contract immediately after the auction and pay ten per cent of the closing price on the spot - using either a cleared cheque or a banker's draft. Cash would not be accepted.

The two golden rules for the buyers are
*First, get an answer to all questions that you have before the auction.
*Second, at the sale, set your own limit and stick to it. If you think you'll get carried away by the process, then send someone else to bid on your behalf. Or else you could place a proxy bid that will fix the amount you are prepared to pay. Always try to attend an auction before you begin bidding yourself.

Buying any property at an auction is so different from the more conventional process of buying. The property may be a repossessed house, or it could be in a state of disrepair. So, what and all should you consider before buying from a property auction? Buying an asset at an auction is an extremely exciting, and potentially very profitable, means of buying a property. It avoids all of the regular lengthy purchasing procedures that you usually have to endure, along with the risk of the entire thing falling through out the eleventh hour.

With auction, as soon as hammer falls, then the property is yours. However, it is not something to be considered lightly, and it certainly pays to have done some revision on the process, in order to get into a position to break up a potential bargain. Thus locating a property auction. First thing you need to find out is when and where there is an auction taking place. You could do this by scouring the assets papers and magazines, or by speaking directly to the relevant estate agents.

Property is a major investment sector, especially for the large-scale institutional investors like pension funds and insurance companies. All kinds of investment markets are cyclical in nature. Investing in property was hindered for many years by legislation. But recently the UK investment view has changed that property has become again a favour as an investing means for small investors. There are many reasons for this: