Government ministries and departments make their own arrangements for disposing of items. Some of these are disposed of via auctions, and some are sold by other means, for example by companies who are specialised in this field.
Police and Government Auction Sources UK contains website links, locations and telephone numbers of a range of auction houses that dispose of items on behalf of the government.
Various government agencies have the power to seize goods from businesses and the general public. These items could have been seized having been acquired as proceeds of crime, or for a host of other reasons.
For example HMRC may employ bailiffs to seize people’s property if they haven’t paid their tax bill. One of the sources in our guide has a relationship with HMRC and sells items on their behalf to realise unpaid tax bills.
Government auctions may often contain newer items for sale than you will find in the more traditional auctions that are listed.
This is because sometimes the government sets up temporary organisations (for example, following a national emergency). After the work is complete, it will often close, leaving computers and other equipment surplus to requirements that needs to be disposed of quickly and cheaply.
The principal element of the product is an e-book which includes the sources for police, government, car and property auctions.
Our calendar shows key auctions taking place during the current week by auction houses found to deal with items on behalf of the police
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This complementary e-book (PDF download) gives you an insight into how you can bag bargains at abandoned storage unit auctions.