Successful night under the hammer at Munster Property Auction
SUCCESS was certainly on the cards again for The Munster Property Auction last Thursday night, September 19th, as the company sold 13 out 16 lots at their public auction event in The Rochestown Park Hotel in Cork, with the remaining 3 lots currently under offer. Lots offered on the night included investment properties, commercial buildings, sites and family homes from across Munster including Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Clare, Waterford and Tipperary.
Patrick Convey, Company Director, noted “the success of our auctions is down to the extensive marketing campaign we undertake in Ireland and abroad in the lead up to the auction while also working in close partnership with our network of 40 local partner estate agents from throughout the province. We are also the only auction company in Ireland who do not have any entry or marketing fees to enter a property into auction, so the pressure is on us to ensure we get results for our clients.”
Some lots of note at their recent auction are: - An enclosed site with no planning permission at Ballineanig in Ballyferriter, Co. Kerry was offered for sale in partnership with Fitzgerald & Associates, Dingle. Ballineanig was subject to strong interest in the lead up to the auction event and the property was successfully sold for €19,000 via www.munsterpropertyauction.ie.
In Cork City an impressive 7 bed pre Victorian residence was sold in partnership with Property Partners matt Fallon, Cork City. ‘Aras Tara’, Blackrock had strong interest in the lead up to the auction and the vendor accepted a bid of €830,000 prior to the event on September 19th. In Fermoy, Co. Cork a business premises located in the town sold for €91,000 in partnership with Property Partners Dick Barry, Fermoy.
Elsewhere in Co. Clare a renovation project was sold in partnership with Arthur and Lees, Ennis. This 4 bed fire damaged house is located on the Lahinch Road, Ennis and was sold for €29,000. In Kilmallock, Co. Limerick a 3 story, mixed use building was sold for €51,000 in partnership with Carroll Auctioneers. While in Allihies, Beara Peninsula in partnership with J. J O’Sullivan, Castletownbere, a rural 3 bed terraced house was offered for sale. No. 5 Church View was subject to strong interest and was successfully sold at the fall of the gavel for €55,000.
The Munster Property Auction are now taking entries for their final auction of the year on November 30th along with their ongoing online auctions. Previous years have shown that September to November are particularly strong months for selling residential and commercial property and the auction team are keen to speak to property owners who are considering selling before the end of the year.
Contact The Munster Property Auction on 021 234 9696 to arrange for a free property valuation or for more information visit www. munsterpropertyauction.ie.
Next Public Auction: November 30th, The Rochestown Park Hotel in Cork at 7pm. Registration starts at 6.30.