What’s been selling under the hammer in 2026 - and what to expect in H2
Savills Auctions boss Robin Howeson runs through the firm's first-half numbers and explains why ‘certainty in uncertain times’ is keeping the auction room busy.
Robin has over ten years experience dealing with the auctioning of multiple asset classes across a wide range of values.
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