Deceased Estate Auctions Sydney
Our managed, end-to-end service will increase your financial return for items in a deceased or living estate
How we can Assist
Deceased Estate Auctions in Sydney
The death of a friend or family member can be incredibly difficult, and even more so for the executor of the last will and testament who has extra important responsibilities to manage. Transitioning your elderly loved one into aged care can also be emotionally painful, and worse for family members who have crucial responsibilities such as financial power of attorney, all the while dealing with the loss of a loved one.
In either circumstance, your loved one’s estate and their possessions need to be organised, and a decision made for each of them: should they be gifted to family members, sold for a financial return, or if they don’t hold any value, disposed of? At Property Clearance, we know how tiring this can be, and we offer customised services to take care of the entire process, so that you have the time and space to grieve.
These are the main methods that we use when helping with deceased estate auctions:
In many cases, auctions aren’t the most effective way to sell an item, and lots of items won’t actually be accepted by them. We sell your loved ones possessions using the method that we think will achieve the highest financial return for the estate. This includes:
- Online or on-site auctions
- Retail outlets
- Selling in person
- Internet sales channels
- Private sales to our broad network of buyers
We have been using these sales channels for many years, and we know which items are best suited to each avenue to get the best return for you and your family.
Businesses that provide deceased estate auction services are usually limited to just one selling method: auctions. They may take high value items like vehicles, fine art, and antiques, but this is just a fraction of your loved one’s possessions, and you have to decide what to do with the rest.
At Property Clearance, we manage every single item in your loved one’s home. Our goal is to achieve the highest possible return for everything in the estate, and we complete this process with the respect and care that your loved one deserves.
We can manage as much as you require to clear your living or deceased estate. If you are in another state, we can organise everything by video call, phone, or email, which includes collecting the keys to the property and working through your loved one’s estate.
The executor or administrator of the will usually have the responsibility of managing a deceased estate, and the financial power of attorney takes care of a living estate. Both of these important roles carry legal responsibilities, which includes identifying, safeguarding, and cataloguing every single asset in the estate. This can be a difficult and time-consuming process, which is why we are happy to take care of the process for you, and let you focus on your other important responsibilities at hand.
In some cases, items may not be cost effective to sell, but are still in perfectly good condition and can be valued and used by another person. We identify every item that falls under this category, and ask you whether you’d like us to donate it through our Pass-it-Forward program. This program allows us to pass on these items to people in the local community, allowing them to be useful and valued by someone again.
To ensure that the estate is managed quickly and profitable for you, we have a 8-12 week turnaround time for the majority of items. Why this may seem quite a long period, we do this to ensure that all items removed from the property have been sold and funds returned back to you.
Our process for living or deceased estate auctions
We create a customised approach for every estate, to ensure respect for the legacy of your loved one.
We have a 10 to 20 minute conversion to familiarise ourselves with our unique situation, and a clear understanding of how we can assist you.
We create a service outline that includes how we will manage the items and prepare the property for sale.
We arrange a collection of the property’s keys, and start respectfully working through your loved one’s estate. This often takes between 3 to 5 days, with regular updates to you through our Onsite Site Manager as we work through the property.
When every item is catalogued, we start selling those that are appropriate using the most cost-effective sales channel.
We will arrange transfer of funds for items that have been sold through our comprehensive sales process which is usually 8-12 weeks, ensuring all possible items have been sold. We methodically record all items that are sold from the property and are proud to offer this unique service to our clients.
FAQs – Deceased Estate Auctions Sydney
We manage every single item, which includes silverware, jewellery, fine art, and collectibles. We have the experience and contacts to achieve a sound second-hand market price for every item we sell.
We do sell items through estate auctions in Sydney, but only if they make sense for the item being sold and if it gets a good return. In some cases, there may be a more effective selling channel for the item, in which case we’ll use that instead and use our discretion in this area which avenue to take on your behalf.
Similarly to content auctions, we can sell items through estate furniture auctions, but we only do so if we believe that the furniture will get the best possible price through the auction. Otherwise, we use a more effective selling method.