Auction House has won two major national trophies at the prestigious annual Negotiator Awards in London this week.

It collected the awards for ‘Residential Auction House of the Year’ and ‘Franchisor of the Year’, at the ceremony held at the Hilton Hotel in Park Lane. Almost 700 people attended the gala event on Tuesday 5 November 2013 where the trophies were presented by comedian, Hugh Dennis.

The company beat off stiff competition. from thousands of entries by estate agents, letting agents, auctioneers and service companies across the country, to take the top awards. The judges described Auction House as having introduced a market leading concept into the property sector with great speed and initiative, at a time when the housing market was suffering from the aftermath of the credit crunch.

Commenting on the ‘Residential Auction House of the Year’ award, Founding Director, Roger Lake, said, “In just over six years we have expanded the business from a single auction room in Norwich to 33 spread throughout England, Scotland and Wales. We are now the UK’s largest and most successful residential auctioneer, based on lots sold. We have become a market leader thanks to a team which has doggedly pursued excellent customer service and achieved an impressive sales success with a high standard of professionalism.”

On a night when only 23 awards were made, Auction House scooped a second trophy for ’Franchisor of the Year’. This was presented to the innovative team based at Auction House UK’s head office.

Roger Lake added, “This marks an incredible achievement for the auction industry too. Auction House was chosen ahead of letting agents and estate agents operating a franchise model. It adds to our profile, providing additional recognition, which could benefit all auctioneers.

“Auctions have seen steady growth over the last four years with more and more sellers being attracted by the speed, certainty and real simplicity of the auctions sale system. Auction House has delivered consistently at a success rate of an average of 80% over the last three years, which is remarkable given the depressed state of the property market over that period.”