Over £1 million worth of criminal’s assets to be sold at Wilsons Auctions Newport
Unreserved Government Auction on Wednesday 16th January will feature a range of luxury goods.
Wilsons Auctions Newport is preparing for its upcoming Unreserved Government Auction and Government Property Auction which will see assets, including a £20,000 Audemars Piguet watch seized from a million pound drug gang, going under the hammer on Wednesday 16th January.
A number of luxury goods, seized under the Proceeds of Crime Act, will be auctioned with no reserve from 7.30pm. Bidders will have the chance to purchase high value watches by Rolex, Audemars Piguet, Breitling and Cartier.
Lots will also include a Land Rover Range Rover, high-value bicycles from Boardman and Cannondale as well as personalised number plates.
Designer shoes by Christian Louboutin, Giuseppe Zanotti, Gucci and Louis Vuitton will also be going under the hammer along with designer bags and accessories by Mulberry, Louis Vuitton and Gucci.
This month, part of the Government Property Auctions, Wilsons Auctions Newport will be auctioning government instructed property across the UK with guide prices ranging from £115,000 to £325,000. Bidders will have the opportunity to purchase property from a two-bedroom semi-detached in Derby to a ground-floor apartment in Romford, London as well as a four-bedroom terrace house in Littlehampton, West Sussex.
The auction will be available to a worldwide audience through Wilsons Auctions’ online bidding facility, LiveBid and will take place alongside Newport’s already established weekly car auctions.
Wilsons Auctions’ Head of Asset Recovery, Aidan Larkin said, “We are kicking off the New Year with another fantastic Unreserved Government Auction & Government Property Auction in our Newport branch. Bidders will have the chance to purchase from a large number of luxury goods from Rolex watches and high-end cars to a Mulberry handbag and designer shoes, not to mention property across the UK. This is a great opportunity to purchase high-value goods for an affordable price and with no reserve the items go to the highest bidder at the fall of the hammer!
“Wilsons Auctions is proud to facilitate government auctions each month. The role we play in realising these important assets is vital to our clients as well as the process in raising the money which ultimately goes straight back into the public purse. In recent years we have been responsible for returning in excess of £100 million back into the public purse.” he added.
Wilsons Auctions is more than just an auction company, managing the whole asset realisation process for a number of government agencies and over 40 law enforcement agencies across the UK and Ireland.
A family owned business, Wilsons Auctions was formed in 1936 in Northern Ireland and has grown to become the largest independent Auction Company in the British Isles with sites in the Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales.
Physical viewing of Lots will be available at Wilsons Auctions Newport ahead of the auction. All Lots can be viewed at any time online with additional images available on request. Specific Land & Property viewing dates can be found on the Wilsons Auctions website.
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