UK Auction Houses

173 auction houses across the UK. Compare buyer's premiums, ratings, and specialisms.

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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