FOLLOWING the success of more than £5.4 million raised at the May auction, Ward & Partners Auctioneers is anticipating similar success with its catalogue of 76 lots to be auctioned on July 31 at the Ramada Hotel, Hollingbourne, near Maidstone.

“We are excited about the very diverse lots on offer," said Kevin Gilbert, auctioneer. “They range in value from a few thousand to almost £400,000 plus.”

Kent County Council is offering a detached Victorian house which requires improvement and renovation. It has four bedrooms and occupies a good sized plot on the edge of West Malling. The guide price is £100,000 plus.

At East Farleigh, with a guide of £80,000-£100,000, Lone Cottage is being offered on behalf of executors. It requires total refurbishment or alternatively could be redeveloped, subject to consents.

At Charing, Coppins Corner is a detached property on a one and a half acre plot. It has suffered subsidence and provides a restoration project or perhaps a redevelopment opportunity. It has a guide price of £170,000 plus.

The Woodpecker Country Hotel, at Womenswold, near Canterbury, has a guide price of £380,000 plus. It has 10 bedrooms, each with en-suite facilities, as well as a spacious lounge, dining room, playroom and reception office.

At Wateringbury, Phoenix House, an Edwardian detached property, currently arranged as ground floor offices and a first floor three-bedroom flat, is to be offered with a guide price of £200,000.

A colour catalogue is avilable from any Ward & Partners office, or on line at www.wardandpartners.co.uk/auction, or by telephoning the catalogue request line on 0906 558 1288.