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Meet the Property Auctions team

3 specialists bring the purchase together, from spotting an opportunity to understanding the legal position and funding completion.

Dominic Farrell

Property investor, author
and course host

Dominic buys, develops and sources property, with experience of distressed assets and auction opportunities since 2008.

He holds a BSc in Economics and an MBA (Defence), and is the author of Property Auctions: Repossessions, Bankruptcies and Bargain Properties, now in its 4th edition.

Your focus: sourcing, valuation and buying strategy.

Claire Farrell

Property and construction
solicitor

A practising solicitor with 25 years’ experience, Claire is also a property investor and Senior Lecturer in Property and Construction Law at Leeds Beckett University.

Previously Director of Legal at Balfour Beatty Construction, she explains the documents, obligations and legal questions that matter before you commit.

Your focus: legal packs, title issues and contractual risk.

Josh Lee

Mortgage and bridging
finance specialist

A CeMAP qualified specialist with The UK Adviser, Josh brings the funding perspective to your auction purchase.

Understand how bridging finance and mortgages can fit a deal, the questions to ask before bidding and why a realistic exit plan matters.

Your focus: funding, affordability and the route to completion.

Real properties and the figures behind them

Learn from student and client successes

These historical examples show how the approach has been applied in practice. We use real purchases to discuss pricing, timing, local evidence and the decisions behind a deal.

47% and 46% mortgage valuation increases

6 months. No refurbishment.

2 client purchases, with later mortgage valuations increasing from £75,000 to £110,000 and £65,000 to £95,000.

The examples illustrate opportunities both before and after an auction, and the importance of the purchase price.

Read the client accounts

60% mortgage valuation uplift in 8 months

£75,000 to £120,000

A purchase secured before auction, followed by a £120,000 mortgage valuation after 8 months, with no refurbishment.

Hear below how attending the course changed the student’s approach, including his decision to walk away from an earlier purchase.

Watch the student’s account

A 2026 purchase

Bought before auction for £135,000

A 4 bedroom property with 2 bathrooms, a conservatory and a large plot. The case study shows local sale prices of £200,000 to £240,000 for comparison.

The purchase price is part of the story. The course helps you assess comparable evidence alongside condition, the legal position, finance and the total cost of buying.

These are individual historical examples. Mortgage valuation increases are not realised profits, and local sale comparisons are not a valuation of the subject property. Purchase costs, finance and other expenses affect the eventual return. Individual results vary.

Short lease auction tactics

Explore how the lease position can affect the purchase price, finance and exit strategy. Bring the lease terms, title documents and proposed costs together before deciding whether an auction opportunity works for you.

Hear the experience directly

From the course to a real purchase

Listen to the decisions behind the numbers and how the training influenced the approach to buying.

A practical route from research to completion

What you will learn

Follow 8 stages of an auction purchase. Bring the investment case, legal checks and funding together before you decide whether to proceed.

Before you book

Your course questions