How to Buy & Sell at Auction | Learn from the experts
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For many the auction room and its associated protocols remain an environment unfamiliar to many property investors - which is a great shame as presents a major product sourcing opportunity.
The aim of this session is to dispel the myths and mystique - highlight the opportunities - and answer the questions you were perhaps reluctant to ask. So bring your questions and concerns but leave your cynicism at the door.
Holding the gavel at this session is Essential Information Group's founder David Sandeman.
David is joined by a panel of experienced auction industry practitioners that includes Dominic Farrell (Distressed Assets), Stuart Collar-Brown (NAVA Propertymark) and Andy Keenher (Hilltop Capital Partners).
Speaker Profiles
Managing Director | Essential Information Group
David purchased his first property at auction in 1984 and has been involved in auctions ever since. In 1990 he set up the Essential Information Group ltd to report on every auction held in the UK.
E I Group provides its clients with information on every property coming to auction by way of database searches and email ‘elerts’- and maintains full information on past lots also.
David is highly respected as one of the UK's auction specialists and is regularly interviewed by the national media for comment on the property auction market. He works closely with Auctioneers to promote the industry.
President | NAVA Propertymark
Stuart assumed his current role with NAVA Propertymark in November 2024.
Prior to this his 15+ years in the industry has been spent mainly with Auction companies - a list that includes Rocket Auctions, My Auction Ltd, Pattinson Auctions, Countrywide and Auction House.
Stuart is a qualified auctioneer.
Director | Distressed Assets
Dominic Farrell has a degree in Economics and also a Masters. He attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and reached the rank of Major before retiring to concentrate on property full-time, having built a portfolio while serving. He was decorated in the Operational Honours List 2001.
Dominic became involved in distressed assets during the Credit Crunch/Financial Crisis of 2008. He’s been in this market ever since and his journey, philosophy and method are outlined in the Amazon Number 1 bestseller Property Auctions: Repossessions, Bankruptcies and Bargain Properties, first published in 2023. It is also available in Audible/Audio. He and his wife Claire (an experienced property and construction solicitor) run courses to fast-track investors' knowledge and expertise. Meet them both at stand no10.
Head of Capital Advisory | Hilltop Capital Partners
Andy Keehner has over 25 years’ experience in originating, managing and re-structuring specialist real estate financial solutions, having previously worked at Recognise Bank, Catalyst Property Finance, Cynergy Bank, United Trust Bank and Positive Lending.
Andy is a CeMAP qualified mortgage professional with a unique ability for problem solving and finding bespoke solutions. This he has had from a young age having been a British junior chess champion.
His focus is to deliver capital solutions to existing and new Hilltop clients, offering bridging, commercial and buy to let loans in sync with the core lending business.