UK Auction Houses

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This directory profiles 173 UK auction houses across all 12 regions, from national property auctioneers to local salerooms, and the wider market is close to 2,000 once every specialist and online-only saleroom is counted. Each profile below compares buyer's premiums, Trustpilot ratings, specialisms and sale formats, and property auctioneers link through to their live lots and sold results.

Directory updated 12 August 2026.

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London(27)

Acuitus

Commercial Investment · Retail Property · Portfolios

Premium: Buyer's fee applies

3.4

Allsop

Commercial Investment · Residential Auctions · Ground Rent Portfolios

Premium: Buyer's admin fee applies

3.2

Auction House London

London Residential · Buy-to-Let · Mixed-Use

Premium: Buyer's fee applies

3.6

Barnard Marcus Auctions

London Residential · South East Property · Investment

Premium: Buyer's fee £1,200 + VAT

3.5

Barnards Auction Rooms

Decorative Arts · Furniture · General

Premium: 22% inc. VAT

3.8

Barneby's

Art Discovery · Valuations · Market Data

Premium: 24% inc. VAT

3.5

Berry Bros & Rudd Wine Auctions

Fine Burgundy · Bordeaux · Vintage Port

Premium: 20% + VAT

4.5

Bonhams

Motor Cars & Automobilia · Asian Art · Jewellery & Watches

Premium: 27.5% up to £12,500, then 25%, then 20% (plus VAT)

2.1

Brompton's

Fine Violins · Cellos · Antique Bows

Premium: 22% + VAT

4.7

Chiswick Auctions

Interiors & Design · Wine · Modern British Art

Premium: 25.2% inc. VAT

4.3

Christie's

Old Masters & Modern Art · Important Jewellery · Wine & Spirits

Premium: 26% up to £700k, then 20%, then 14.5% (plus VAT)

1.8

Christie's Wine Department

Fine Wine · Rare Whisky · Spirits

Premium: 26% + VAT tiered

1.8

Countrywide Property Auctions

National Residential · Investment · Mixed Use

Premium: Buyer's fee from £1,000 + VAT

3.8

Criterion Auctioneers

London House Clearance · Jewellery · Interiors

Premium: 24% inc. VAT

4.2

Dix Noonan Webb

Military Medals · Ancient Coins · Banknotes

Premium: 24% inc. VAT

4.3

Forum Auctions

Rare Books · Works on Paper · Photographs

Premium: 25% + VAT

4.5

GVA Property Auctions

National Commercial · Investment · Mixed Use

Premium: Buyer's admin fee

3.2

Humberts Auctions

National Property · Commercial · Residential

Premium: Buyer's fee applies

3.3

Lambert Smith Hampton Auctions

National Commercial · Investment · Retail

Premium: Buyer's fee applies

3.1

Network Auctions

East London Property · Residential Investment · Unconditional Sales

Premium: Buyer's fee £1,500 + VAT

4.3

Philip Arnold Auctions

North London · General Sales · Furniture

Premium: 24% inc. VAT

4.3

Phillips

Contemporary Art · Design · Luxury Watches

Premium: 26% up to £600k, then 21%, then 14.5% (plus VAT)

2.3

Roseberys London

Asian Art · Contemporary Art · Silver & Jewellery

Premium: 27.6% inc. VAT

4.1

Savills Auctions

Prime Residential · Commercial Investment · Development Land

Premium: Buyer's admin fee applies

Sotheby's

Contemporary Art · Rare Books & Manuscripts · Important Watches

Premium: 26% up to £1M, then 20%, then 14.5% (plus VAT)

1.6

Spink & Son

World Coins · Stamps · Orders & Decorations

Premium: 24% inc. VAT

4.0

Strettons

London Residential · HMO & Investment · Mixed-Use Lots

Premium: Buyer's fee £1,200 inc. VAT

3.8

South East(22)

Andrew Smith & Son

Hampshire Livestock · Rural Property · Farm Sales

Premium: Buyer's fee varies

3.7

Auction House South East

Kent Property · Sussex Residential · Investment

Premium: Buyer's fee applies

4.0

Bellmans

Country House Sales · Interiors · Jewellery

Premium: 24% inc. VAT

4.2

Brighton & Hove Auctions

Brighton Antiques · Interiors · Jewellery

Premium: 24% inc. VAT

4.0

Brown & Merry

Hertfordshire Property · Rural · Residential

Premium: Buyer's fee applies

3.5

Burstow & Hewett

Country House · Sussex Art · Period Furniture

Premium: 22% inc. VAT

3.7

Canterbury Auction Galleries

Kent Art · Period Furniture · Silver

Premium: 24% inc. VAT

4.1

Clive Emson Auctioneers

Kent & Sussex Property · Coastal Property · Land

Premium: Buyer's fee applies

4.0

Connells Property Auctions

Southern England Property · Residential · Investment

Premium: Buyer's fee applies

3.4

Dreweatts

English Furniture · Country House Sales · Rare Books

Premium: 26% inc. VAT up to £500k

3.5

Eleys Auctioneers

Surrey Antiques · General Sales · Furniture

Premium: 22% inc. VAT

3.9

Ewbank's

Entertainment Memorabilia · Fine Art · Jewellery

Premium: 25.2% inc. VAT

4.3

Fox & Sons Property Auctions

Hampshire Property · Retirement Homes · Investment Property

Premium: Buyer's admin fee applies

3.4

Gorringes

Sussex Art · Period Furniture · Books & Maps

Premium: 24% inc. VAT

3.8

John Nicholson's

Surrey Antiques · Fine Art · Jewellery

Premium: 24% inc. VAT

4.0

Mallams

Oxford Art · Asian Ceramics · Silver

Premium: 24% inc. VAT

3.9

Silverstone Auctions

Competition Cars · Classic Ferraris · Motorsport

Premium: 12.5% + VAT

4.2

Special Auction Services

Vintage Toys · Teddy Bears · Collectibles

Premium: 24% inc. VAT

4.5

Stride & Son

Sussex Antiques · Period Furniture · Paintings

Premium: 22% inc. VAT

3.7

Swan Fine Art Auctioneers

Oxfordshire Antiques · Paintings · Furniture

Premium: 24% inc. VAT

4.2

Sworders

20th Century Design · Asian Art · Fine Art

Premium: 26.4% inc. VAT

4.0

Tooveys

Antiquarian Books · Maps & Prints · Antiques

Premium: 24% inc. VAT

4.2

South West(25)

Aldridges of Bath

Bath Antiques · Furniture · Jewellery

Premium: 22% inc. VAT

4.0

Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood

Marine Art · West Country Antiques · Silver

Premium: 24% inc. VAT

4.0

Bristol Auction Rooms

Bristol Antiques · House Clearance · Jewellery

Premium: 24% inc. VAT

4.3

Charterhouse Auctioneers

Classic Cars · Sporting Memorabilia · Toys

Premium: 24% inc. VAT

4.4

Cheltenham Auction Rooms

Cotswolds · Antiques · Art

Premium: 24% inc. VAT

4.2

Clevedon Salerooms

General Antiques · Jewellery · House Clearance

Premium: 24% inc. VAT

4.5

Cooper & Tanner

Somerset Property · Livestock Auctions · Farm Sales

Premium: Buyer's fee applies

3.9

David Lay Auctions

Cornish Art · Newlyn School · Country House

Premium: 22% inc. VAT

4.1

Dominic Winter Auctioneers

Antiquarian Books · Historical Documents · Maps

Premium: 24% inc. VAT

4.4

Gardiner Houlgate

Vintage Guitars · Watches · Vinyl Records

Premium: 24% inc. VAT

4.5

Greenslade Taylor Hunt

Somerset Property · Agricultural Equipment · Country Antiques

Premium: 22% inc. VAT

3.6

Hampton & Littlewood

Devon Property · Rural Land · Residential

Premium: Buyer's fee applies

3.6

Holloways

General Antiques · Furniture · House Clearance

Premium: 22% inc. VAT

4.3

Kivells

Devon Livestock · Farm Property · Agricultural

Premium: Buyer's fee varies

3.9

Lawrences of Crewkerne

West Country Art · Country House · Books

Premium: 25.2% inc. VAT

4.0

Manheim Auctions

Commercial Vehicles · Fleet Disposal · Vans

Premium: Buyer's fee varies

2.8

Moore Allen & Innocent

Cotswold Property · Country Antiques · Land

Premium: 22% inc. VAT

3.8

Rendells

Dartmoor Estate Sales · Livestock · Country House Contents

Premium: 21.6% inc. VAT

4.1

Stags Property Auctions

Devon & Cornwall Property · Rural · Residential

Premium: Buyer's fee applies

4.0

Stroud Auctions

Cotswold Antiques · General Sales · Furniture

Premium: 22% inc. VAT

4.0

Symonds & Sampson

Dorset Property · Farm Sales · Land

Premium: Buyer's fee applies

3.7

Tayler & Fletcher

Cotswold Antiques · Period Furniture · General

Premium: 22% inc. VAT

3.8

Tayler's Auctions

Honiton Lace · Devon Art · Antiques

Premium: 22% inc. VAT

4.1

Whitton & Laing

West Country Art · Antiques · Paintings

Premium: 22% inc. VAT

3.8

Woolley & Wallis

Asian Art · Silver & Objects of Vertu · Garden Statuary

Premium: 26.4% inc. VAT

4.2

East of England(11)

Anglia Auctions

Norfolk General · Furniture · Clearance

Premium: 22% inc. VAT

3.9

Anglia Car Auctions

Classic Cars · Barn Finds · Vintage Commercial

Premium: 10% + VAT

4.3

BCA Auctions

Used Cars · Fleet Sales · Salvage

Premium: Buyer's fee £300 + VAT

3.2

Bishop & Miller Auctioneers

Suffolk Antiques · Jewellery · Fine Art

Premium: 24% inc. VAT

4.5

Brown & Co

Farm Dispersals · Agricultural Land · Machinery

Premium: Buyer's fee varies

3.6

Cheffins

Vintage & Classic Cars · Farm Machinery · Fine Art & Antiques

Premium: 24% inc. VAT

3.9

Durrants Auctions

Norfolk & Suffolk Antiques · Rural Property · General Sales

Premium: 21.6% inc. VAT

3.5

Keys Fine Art Auctioneers

Norfolk Art · Furniture & Interiors · Silver & Jewellery

Premium: 24% inc. VAT

4.0

Lacy Scott & Knight

Country House Sales · Agricultural · East Anglian Art

Premium: 22.8% inc. VAT

3.7

Reeman Dansie

Militaria · Essex Art · Jewellery

Premium: 24% inc. VAT

4.0

Rowley's Fine Art

Equestrian Art · Sporting Pictures · Antiques

Premium: 24% inc. VAT

4.2

East Midlands(15)

Auction House East Midlands

East Midlands Residential · Ex-Council Housing · Commercial Units

Premium: Buyer's fee applies

4.0

Bagshaws

Livestock Markets · Farm Property · Rural Land

Premium: Buyer's fee varies

3.9

Bamfords Auctioneers

Sporting & Wildlife Art · Peak District Sales · Ceramics

Premium: 22% inc. VAT

4.2

Gildings

Classic Motorcycles · General Antiques · Automobilia

Premium: 22% inc. VAT

4.1

Golding Young & Mawer

Lincolnshire Art · Period Furniture · Silver

Premium: 22% inc. VAT

3.8

Grantham Auction Rooms

Lincolnshire Antiques · Furniture · General

Premium: 22% inc. VAT

4.0

Hansons Auctioneers

Celebrity Sales · Antiques · Jewellery

Premium: 25% inc. VAT

4.5

John Pye Auctions

Customer Returns · Government Surplus · Vehicle Salvage

Premium: 23% inc. VAT (online)

4.0

John Pye Government

Police Surplus · MOD Equipment · HMRC Seizures

Premium: 23% inc. VAT

4.0

John Taylors

Lincolnshire · General Sales · Property

Premium: 20% inc. VAT

3.9

Mellors & Kirk

Victorian & Edwardian Furniture · Local Art · Jewellery

Premium: 24% inc. VAT

4.4

Northampton Auction Centre

General Auctions · Vehicles · Clearance

Premium: 20% inc. VAT

3.6

Ritchie Bros Auctioneers

Construction Plant · Mining Equipment · Transport

Premium: 12% + VAT (varies)

3.8

SDL Property Auctions

National Property Auctions · Timed Online · Conditional Sales

Premium: Buyer's fee from £1,500 + VAT

4.5

Thomas Mawer & Son

Lincolnshire Art · Silver · Furniture

Premium: 24% inc. VAT

4.0

West Midlands(13)

Aston Knowles

Birmingham Residential · Investment Property · West Midlands Land

Premium: Buyer's fee applies

3.8

BBR Auctions

Antique Bottles · Pot Lids · Breweriana

Premium: 20% inc. VAT

4.6

BPI Auctions

Factory Clearance · Insolvency Stock · IT Equipment

Premium: 20% + VAT

3.9

Fellows Auctioneers

Luxury Watches · Fine Jewellery · Vintage Jewellery

Premium: 24% inc. VAT

4.6

Fieldings Auctioneers

Black Country Antiques · General Sales · Jewellery

Premium: 24% inc. VAT

4.5

Halls Fine Art

British Watercolours · Silver & Jewellery · Welsh Border Antiques

Premium: 22% inc. VAT

4.1

John Goodwin Auctioneers

Worcestershire Antiques · Property · Furniture

Premium: 22% inc. VAT

3.9

Locke & England

Warwickshire Art · Furniture · Silver

Premium: 24% inc. VAT

3.9

Perry & Phillips

Shropshire Property · Livestock · Farm Sales

Premium: Buyer's fee applies

3.5

Philip Serrell Auctioneers

Antiques Roadshow Presenter · General Antiques · Furniture

Premium: 22% inc. VAT

4.4

Potteries Auctions

Staffordshire Pottery · Royal Doulton · General

Premium: 22% inc. VAT

4.1

Richard Winterton Auctioneers

Staffordshire Pottery · Militaria · Fine Jewellery

Premium: 24% inc. VAT

4.7

Thompson's Auctioneers

Rural Clearance · Agricultural · General

Premium: 20% inc. VAT

3.8

North West(18)

Adam Partridge Auctioneers

Cheshire House Sales · Fine Art · Period Furniture

Premium: 24% inc. VAT

4.4

Auction House North West

Northern Residential · Terraced Portfolios · Land

Premium: Buyer's fee applies

4.1

Capes Dunn

Oriental Ceramics · Victorian Art · Manchester School

Premium: 25.2% inc. VAT

3.9

Cato Crane

Liverpool Art · Maritime Antiques · Jewellery

Premium: 22% inc. VAT

4.0

Edward Symmons Property Auctions

Merseyside Property · Retail Units · Residential Investment

Premium: Buyer's admin fee

3.5

Frank Marshall & Co

Cheshire Antiques · Property · Furniture

Premium: 22% inc. VAT

3.8

Geoff Moss Auctions

Plant Hire Disposal · Construction · Agricultural

Premium: 15% + VAT

3.6

H&H Classics

Classic Cars · Vintage Motorcycles · Automobilia

Premium: 12.5% + VAT

4.4

Maxwells Auctioneers

General Antiques · Furniture · Jewellery

Premium: 24% inc. VAT

4.2

Mitchells Auction Company

Lake District Art · Furniture · Jewellery

Premium: 22% inc. VAT

4.0

Penrith Auction Mart

Livestock · Sheep · Cattle

Premium: Buyer's fee varies

3.7

Penrith Farmers & Kidd's

Livestock · Lake District Property · Agricultural

Premium: Buyer's fee varies

3.8

Pugh & Company

Northern Property · Investment Lots · Commercial

Premium: Buyer's fee applies

4.2

Robert Kay & Associates

Lancashire Property · Antiques · General

Premium: 22% inc. VAT

3.6

Smythe's

Cumbria Antiques · Furniture · General

Premium: 20% inc. VAT

3.8

Sutton Kersh Auctions

Liverpool Property · Merseyside · Investment

Premium: Buyer's fee applies

4.0

Warrington Auctions

General Sales · Furniture · Clearance

Premium: 22% inc. VAT

3.9

Wright Manley

Cheshire Property · Agricultural · Land

Premium: Buyer's fee applies

3.7

North East(5)

Anderson & Garland

Northern Art · Silver · Coins & Medals

Premium: 24% inc. VAT

4.3

Boldon Auction Galleries

Tyneside Antiques · Furniture · General

Premium: 24% inc. VAT

4.3

Corbitts of Newcastle

Stamps · Coins · Postal History

Premium: 20% + VAT

4.4

Thomas Watson

Victorian & Edwardian · Regional Art · Furniture

Premium: 22% inc. VAT

3.9

Vickers & Hoad

Durham Antiques · Furniture · General Sales

Premium: 21.6% inc. VAT

4.0

Yorkshire and the Humber(12)

Auction House West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire Residential · Terraced Housing · Commercial

Premium: Buyer's fee applies

4.2

David Duggleby Auctioneers

East Coast Property · Antiques · Marine Art

Premium: 22% inc. VAT

4.0

Dee Atkinson & Harrison

Yorkshire Art · Agricultural · Country House

Premium: 22% inc. VAT

4.0

Eddisons

Commercial Property · Insolvency · Machinery

Premium: Buyer's fee varies

3.7

Elstob & Elstob

North Yorkshire Antiques · Fine Art · Furniture

Premium: 22% inc. VAT

4.0

Euro Auctions

Heavy Plant · Construction Equipment · Agricultural Machinery

Premium: 12.5% + VAT

4.1

Hartleys Auctioneers

Yorkshire Art · Silver · Furniture

Premium: 24% inc. VAT

4.2

Mark Jenkinson & Son

Sheffield Property · South Yorkshire · Investment

Premium: Buyer's fee applies

3.9

Mark Littler Auctions

Rare Whisky · Fine Wine · Spirits

Premium: 18% + VAT

4.8

Morphets of Harrogate

Yorkshire Art · Period Furniture · Silver & Jewellery

Premium: 24% inc. VAT

4.1

Tennants Auctioneers

Country House Contents · Asian Art · Militaria & Medals

Premium: 24% inc. VAT

4.3

Wilkinson's Auctioneers

South Yorkshire · General Sales · Furniture

Premium: 22% inc. VAT

4.1

Scotland(12)

Aberdein Considine Auctions

Aberdeen Property · North East Scotland · Residential

Premium: Buyer's fee applies

3.6

Auction House Scotland

Scottish Residential · Commercial · Land

Premium: Buyer's fee applies

3.9

Bonhams Edinburgh

Scottish Paintings · Jewellery · Whisky

Premium: 27.5% + VAT tiered

2.1

Dundee Auction Rooms

Tayside Antiques · General · Furniture

Premium: 22% inc. VAT

3.8

Great Western Auctions

Glasgow House Contents · Antiques · General Sales

Premium: 24% inc. VAT

4.1

Love Auctioneers

Scottish Antiques · General Sales · Furniture

Premium: 22% inc. VAT

4.0

Lyon & Turnbull

Scottish Art & Paintings · Decorative Arts · Rare Books & Maps

Premium: 26% inc. VAT

3.7

McGregor Auctions

Highland Property · Estate Sales · Agricultural

Premium: 22% inc. VAT

3.8

McTear's

Scottish Art · Whisky · Jewellery

Premium: 25.2% inc. VAT

4.1

Savills Scotland Auctions

Scottish Property · Country Estates · Commercial

Premium: Buyer's fee applies

Stirling Auctions

Central Scotland · Antiques · General

Premium: 22% inc. VAT

4.0

Thomson Roddick Auctioneers

Border Antiques · Agricultural · Scottish Art

Premium: 22% inc. VAT

3.8

Wales(7)

Auction House North Wales

North Wales Property · Residential · Investment

Premium: Buyer's fee applies

3.8

Auction House South Wales

Welsh Valleys Property · Coastal · Residential Investment

Premium: Buyer's fee applies

4.2

John Francis

West Wales Property · Rural Land · Coastal

Premium: Buyer's fee applies

3.7

Peter Francis Auctioneers

Welsh Country House · Ceramics · Period Furniture

Premium: 22% inc. VAT

3.9

Rogers Jones & Co

Welsh Art & Landscapes · Country House · Silver

Premium: 24% inc. VAT

4.0

Swansea Auction Rooms

South Wales · General Sales · Jewellery

Premium: 22% inc. VAT

4.1

Welsh Country Auctions

Welsh Antiques · Country Furniture · General

Premium: 22% inc. VAT

4.3

Northern Ireland(6)

Auction House Northern Ireland

NI Residential · Belfast Property · Investment

Premium: Buyer's fee applies

3.7

Bloomfield Auctions

Belfast Antiques · General Sales · Jewellery

Premium: 22% inc. VAT

4.0

O'Reilly's Auction Rooms

General Sales · Furniture · Estate Clearance

Premium: 20% inc. VAT

3.6

Ross's Auctioneers

Irish Art · Silver · Belfast Antiques

Premium: 22% inc. VAT

3.8

Wilsons Auctions

Vehicle Auctions · Government Asset Recovery · Property

Premium: 15% + VAT

3.5

Wilsons Property Auctions

NI Property · Commercial · Land

Premium: Buyer's fee applies

3.5