Buyers at SDL Auctions Cheshire and North Wales’ auction at Chester Racecourse were clearly keen on the variety of properties on offer.

The properties sold ranged from a cottage to a mixed use retail unit with accommodation above, to a maisonette and an apartment.

There was keen bidding for a freehold investment property in the busy market town of Abergele in Clwyd. 2 Market Street is a retail outlet with a two storey apartment above in a prime high street location. When the hammer fell, it sold for £104,500. It had a *guide price of £75,000-£95,000.

A cottage in Bangor requiring full modernisation and refurbishment throughout proved equally popular. The two bedroomed property at 10 Water Street in Llanllechid on the edge of the Snowdonia National Park sold for £57,500. It had a guide price of £40,000-£60,000.

A two bedroomed apartment in Widnes at 21 Holly Farm Court in Upton Rocks was billed as an ideal first time buyer or investment lot. This well maintained property is ready to move into and attracted a winning bid of £83,000, from a guide price of £68,000+.

A well presented two bedroomed maisonette, Flat 1 Central Court in Ffrith, near Wrexham, sold for £58,000. It had a guide price of £55,000+.