SUNDERLANDS & Thompsons started off their auction season with six property lots being successfully sold under the hammer at Hedley Lodge, Belmont.

Selling to a full room, auctioneer Richard Hyde commented: “It shows that there are still a lot of buyers out there looking to purchase property and confidence seems to be growing.”

The prices achieved at the sale were: ■ 3 Oakland Terrace – £70,000, ■ Land at Snodhill, Dorstone (8.33 acres) – £64,500, ■ Land at Snodhill, Dorstone (5.96 acres) – £41,000, Land at Hoarwithy (6.31 acres) – £38,000, Land at Hoarwithy (2.96 acres) – £24,000, Land at Hoarwithy (20.61 acres) – £90,000 Sunderlands & Thompsons hold regular auctions throughout the year, with the next auction date being May 21, which will include two farmhouses, cottages and parcels of land.

Further details are available at st-hereford.co.uk or contact the agents on 01432 356161.