Bond Wolfe Birmingham reviews

We do not use fake reviews, and if you were to read through the reviews you would know that what you are saying is false. We don't understand why you would jump to this conclusion with zero evidence. There can often be costs associated with an auction purchase (as is the case for most auctioneers across the Country) and these are added to the legal pack by the solicitor, on instruction from the vendor. We do not prepare the legal packs, and these charges are not associated with ourselves so we cannot provide invoices or receipts. That would be down to the vendor to provide any documentation. The costs in the legal pack are fixed so the buyer is aware in advance of bidding what they will be required to pay and can adjust their maximum bid accordingly. If you would like to make a complaint, please feel free to email our Managing Director who would be happy to report back to you and answer any of your concerns. Kind regards, Bond Wolfe

Hi Zia, We were sorry to hear about the situation you found yourself in with this property, but it is a legal matter and we tried our best to assist you at the time. The £22,000 charge relates to an overage clause which was passed over from when the client purchased the property. We discussed this with the client but they were not prepared to remove the charge as they had already paid it out themselves and it was detailed in the legal pack prior to the auction. As for the property being in the wrong name, this was not anything we were aware of and it only became apparent when your solicitor raised it. I believe the solicitors are investigating this matter.

Hi Neil, Thank you for your positive review, we really appreciate it!

Hi Ben Thank you so much for recommending Bond Wolfe Auctions. We are delighted that you received such a fantastic service. James is a credit to our team and it's great to hear such positive feedback. Kind regards, Bond Wolfe Auctions

Thank you Sukh, we appreciate you leaving a review.

Thank you Simon, it was a pleasure to work with you. We will pass this review on to James.

Hi Sean, Thank you for your review, we will make sure to pass your kind words on to Damien.

Thanks, Mohammed. Your feedback is much appreciated.

Thank you for your review Ms Robinson, we're glad you had a good experience with us.

There can often be costs associated with an auction purchase (as is the case for most auctioneers across the Country) and these are added to the legal pack by the solicitor, on instruction from the vendor. We do not prepare the legal packs, and these charges are not associated with ourselves so we cannot provide invoices or receipts. That would be down to the vendor to provide any documentation. The costs in the legal pack are fixed so the buyers is aware in advance of bidding what they will are required to pay and can adjust their maximum bid accordingly. We totally dispute your allegation regarding bidding ourselves, we have over 2,000 people register to bid for each auction and over 25,000 people watching the auction live. Due to the situation with having to move everything online because of the current restrictions caused by Covid-19, there can sometimes be technical difficulties which are normally resolved very quickly. It is nothing to do with bidding ourselves and you are just making up wild accusations as you are not even present to know the actual situation. If you would like to make a complaint, please feel free to email our Managing Director who would be happy to report back to you and answer any of your concerns. Kind regards, Bond Wolfe Auctions

The legal pack for each property is prepared by the vendor's solicitor. If you would like to contact us to confirm which property you are referring to we will happily pass on their contact details so you can discuss the matter with them direct. As pointed out to you previously the guide price for each property is an indication of the reserve price, being the minimum price the property can sell for. The reserve price is always set within a bracket guide price or +10% of a single figure guide price. Our extensive marketing campaign can generate significant interest in a property. This can create competitive bidding, with the property selling for in excess of the guide price and being the maximum price someone is prepared to pay for it on the auction day. Some vendors purchase properties on the open market with the view to selling them immediately by auction (known as flipping). With competitive bidding in the auction room, the property can often sell for more than they paid for it but sometimes they can make a loss and this is the risk they are prepared to take. We aim to offer an honest and transparent service to all our vendors and purchasers. We don't force anyone to attend our auctions so if you aren't happy with the process then maybe look to purchase on the open market. Alternatively please contact us and we would be happy to discuss any aspect of your concerns with you in greater depth. Kind regards Bond Wolfe Auctions Team

Sorry to receive your review, we presume you are connected to Mr Bhogal as most of your comments and wording are exactly the same. We therefore respond to you in exactly the same way. Most of your comments are incorrect, you have made presumptions based on looking at a few legal packs without gaining the full facts. We therefore totally dispute your allegations. Glover Priest act for a number of clients but they do not act on every property. We offer over 200 lots in each auction, you have only looked at a selection of the legal packs on which you have based your allegations. We can assure you that every client instructs their own Solicitor (they can only take instructions from their client) and there is no collaboration between ourselves and Glover Priest or any other solicitor. The legal packs are prepared by the seller's solicitor on instruction from their client and they are uploaded to our website as soon as they arrive in the office. We aim to get them online at least 1 week prior to the auction. They can often include costs in addition to the purchase price (as is the case for most auctioneers across the county). Whilst the sales commission or conveyancing costs relating to the sale might be payable to us/the solicitor, any buyer or seller premiums are paid to the seller and are in no way anything to do with us or the solicitor. On what evidence have you based this serious allegation as it is incorrect and you seem to just be making things up to tarnish our reputation! As you are accusing us of lying and profiteering, this matter will be referred to the Police. In order to help the situation with costs, we have now capped the maximum level of costs that a seller can include in the contract. If you would like to discuss your concerns in person and find out the truth then please do not hesitate to contact us. We would be happy to discuss our processes and procedures with you in full detail in order to address any concerns. Kind regards, Bond Wolfe Auctions

Thank you for providing your feedback. We are proud of our extensive marketing campaign which generates a lot of interest in the properties and a competitive bidding environment. The properties will always sell for the maximum price someone is prepared to pay on the auction day and due to the interest that can sometime be in excess of the market value. It's worth noting that there will always be an under bidder (or two) who was also willing to pay a similar price. The market is very buoyant at the moment so if you have any properties your are considering selling, then now might be a good time to think about selling them by auction. If we can answer any further questions or be of assistance in the future, please do not hesitate to contact us. Kind regards, Bond Wolfe Auctions

Hi Jessica, We wholeheartedly dispute your allegations. Buying at auction is open and transparent, the legal packs are available for you to read prior to bidding at auction and to obtain legal advice as part of your pre-auction due diligence. You pre-registered to bid at the auction and you are in total control of which property/properties you wish to bid on and the price you are prepared to pay. There can often be costs associated with an auction purchase (as is the case for most auctioneers across the Country) and these are added to the legal pack by the solicitor, on instruction from the vendor. We do not prepare the legal packs, and these charges are not associated with ourselves. That would be down to the vendor to provide any documentation. Kind Regards, Bond Wolfe

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There are a wide variety of people who buy from our auctions from first time buyers to regular property investors, because they like the certainty that on the fall of the gavel they have legally exchanged contracts and the property is theirs. We have lots of advice on our website about buying at auction and when conducting viewings or speaking to people on the phone, we always recommend that everyone completes their pre-auction checks to include viewing the property, getting a survey (if required) and reading the legal packs as they can include additional costs. The legal packs are available to download free of charge from our website, and if a buyer is unsure then they can ask a Solicitor or representative to read it on their behalf or even speak to the vendor’s Solicitor for any clarification. The details that have been omitted from the legal pack are removed by the seller’s Solicitors prior to the pack being provided to us, for GDPR purposes. We would be unable to provide them with the vendor’s personal details. We have a number of very happy clients and we are grateful to everyone who has left us a 5 star review. I can assure you that these are genuine reviews and none of them have been left by members of our team. If you would like to discuss any aspects or your concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact a member of our team on 0121 312 1212. Kind regards, Bond Wolfe Auctions

Hi David, We are sorry for your situation however, when you purchase a property at auction you legally exchange contracts on the fall of the gavel with a fixed completion date and we cannot be held responsible if you fail to abide by the terms and did not complete in time. The completion date is set by the seller not ourselves and is clearly set out in the contract/special conditions of sale which you agreed to prior to bidding. Completion is dealt with between your solicitors and the seller’s solicitors, so any delay would not have been caused by ourselves. Also, you would have been served notice by the seller’s solicitor, giving you an additional set time period to complete (usually 7-10 days but this can vary depending on the terms of the contact) which we can only presume you missed and still did not complete. The deposit monies are transferred to the sellers solicitor straight after the auction day ready for completion, so again it is not ourselves that kept your deposit and these are paid to the seller by way of compensation. This is actually a very serious matter and the seller has every right to sue you for other costs should they wish to do so. We are a highly reputable company and dispute all of your allegations which are untrue and misleading. We suggest you seek some legal advice from your solicitor who will be able to confirm that the legal process is the same for all auctions across the country. We do not want anyone to find themselves in this position and urge everyone thinking about buying at auction to do their homework prior to bidding and ensure they will be in a position to complete on time. We have a lot of advice on our website about buying at auction and our auction team are happy to talk anyone through the process.

Thank you Chris, we're happy to help! We'll make sure to pass your comments on to James.

There are a wide variety of people who buy from our auctions from first time buyers to regular property investors, because they like the certainty that on the fall of the gavel they have legally exchanged contracts and the property is theirs. We have lots of advice on our website about buying at auction and when conducting viewings or speaking to people on the phone, we always recommend that everyone completes their pre-auction checks to include viewing the property, getting a survey (if required) and reading the legal packs as they can include additional costs. The legal packs are available to download free of charge from our website, and if a buyer is unsure then they can ask a Solicitor or representative to read it on their behalf or even speak to the vendor’s Solicitor for any clarification. The details that have been omitted from the legal pack are removed by the seller’s Solicitors prior to the pack being provided to us, for GDPR purposes. We would be unable to provide them with the vendor’s personal details. We have a number of very happy clients and we are grateful to everyone who has left us a 5 star review. I can assure you that these are genuine reviews and none of them have been left by members of our team. If you would like to discuss any aspects or your concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact a member of our team on 0121 312 1212. Kind regards, Bond Wolfe Auctions

Dear Monika I can assure you that most auctioneers across the country have additional costs in their legal packs. We are offering 215 lots in our next auction and our records show that you haven’t read any of the legal packs. I can 100% guarantee you that the legal packs are prepared by the vendor’s solicitors and we upload them as soon as they arrive in our office. We request them as soon as we are instructed and ask for them to arrive at least 1 week in advance of the auction. This is way shorter than some auctioneers and, with the auction still over a week away they will continue to arrive over the next few days. If you want to contact us with a list of properties, we can provide you with the contact details for the individual solicitor who has prepared each pack. As we act for clients on multiple properties, it could be that the legal packs have been prepared by the same solicitor and therefore look identical and have similar fees. We pride ourselves on our honesty and integrity and costs levied by the client’s aren’t a reflection of our staff or our service. We continually advise all potential purchasers to read the legal packs and draw their attention to any additional costs. This is included on our guide to buying at auction and FAQs on our website, when speaking to people on the phone, on posters at the viewings, on our email updates, announced by the auctioneer and on TV screens throughout the auction. Please feel free to give us a call if you would like to discuss this in further detail. Kind regards, Bond Wolfe Auctions

The guide price for each property is an indication of the reserve price, being the minimum price the property can sell for. The reserve price is always set within a bracket guide price or +10% of a single figure guide price. Some vendors purchase properties on the open market with the view to selling them immediately by auction (known as flipping). With competitive bidding in the auction room, the property can often sell for more than they paid for it but sometimes they can make a loss and this is the risk they are prepared to take. As it is a legal exchange of contracts on the auction day, the sale would proceed regardless if it was sold at a profit or loss. The contract would never be pulled by the vendor as you have suggested, and the only time a property is relisted is if the purchaser didn’t complete within the timescale. I’m not sure which property you are referring to, but we aim to offer an honest and transparent service to all our vendors and purchasers and would be happy to discuss our processes further to address any concerns. Please contact us direct on enquiries@bondwolfeauctions.com or call 0121 312 1212. Kind regards, Bond Wolfe Auctions

Dear Tom Aston Villa Football Ground has been the venue for Birmingham auctions for over 15 years, and whilst we were expecting a busy day, it’s impossible to predict how many people will arrive at the auction at the same time. Obviously for health and safety reasons there are number restrictions, this is controlled by the security staff at Aston Villa, and everyone was able to enter the auction once the room eased off a bit. Delaying or postponing the auction wouldn’t have helped as the capacity in the room would have remained the same and would have just prolonged the wait in the queue. With such a record turnout and probably being the busiest auction in the Country, our vendors have been delighted with the results we achieved. Kind regards, Bond Wolfe Auctions