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JHWalter prides itself on being a forward thinking company. One could almost say Unique. After all we do provide "Individual Service for Unique Property". Part of our Individual Service is to engage as often as possible with all arms of the media be it television, radio or newspapers,periodicals and magazines in addition to our own in house publication - Property and Business which can be found on this site under JHWalter Publications.
By placing your business with JHWalter be it Property, Auction, Sustainable Resource Management, Professional Services or Machinery Auction you will know that JHWalter will try and find an innovative solution to your needs. Listed below are just some of the many interesting items that have appeared in the media relating to the activities of JHWalter on behalf of clients. Where possible we have included web site link so that you don't just have to take our word for it!
Blast Off For On-line Auctions
Ever thought of selling your house on eBay - the on-line auction house? Until very recently, you might have thought you'd have about as much chance of success as you would with one of those desperate handwritten "For Sale" notices taped to the inside of car windows. However, the latest experiences of a firm of chartered surveyors might make you change your mind. JHWalter, of Lincoln, last week reported "a crazy response" to its eBay sale of 13 Royal Observer Corps nuclear bunkers in the north of England, and now believes internet property auctions could revolutionise the housing market.
For further information: www.telegraph.co.uk
Bunker Auction Nets £170,000
An online auction of underground nuclear bunkers has raised over £170,000. The 13 decommisioned bunkers, including five across Yorkshire, were offered for sale on the Internet site eBay. Each single-roomed shelter was built in the 1950s and designed to house a three-man observation team during a possible Cold War attack. The shelters, which were built 15 feet below ground, were put up for sale by a telecommunications company after it bought them from the Ministry of Defence.
For further information: news.bbc.co.uk
Cold War Bunkers For Sale
Three decommissioned Cold War bunkers are going on sale in the East Midlands for £3,000 each. Chartered surveyors JHWalter in Lincoln is handling the sale of the properties, which were designed for three-man teams from the Royal Observer Corps. The bunkers are 15 feet underground in secluded fields near Sibsey and Horncastle in Lincolnshire and near Kelham in Nottinghamshire.
For further information: news.bbc.co.uk
Bidder Rush To Net Nuclear Bunkers
Disused nuclear bunkers in Cumbria and Northumberland are proving a hit with website bidders hoping to net a slice of Cold War history. Two bunkers in Cumbria and one in Northumberland are being offered for sale on the Internet site eBay. They are among 13 being sold by an auction on the web. At 1400 BST on Monday, the bunker at Hawkshead, Cumbria was proving the most popular of all 13, with almost 30 bids, the highest of which is for £7,767.
For further information: news.bbc.co.uk
Bunker Set for a New Boom
It would be a tough sell for even the most silver-tongued estate agent. The downsides include no electricity or water and the front door is a concrete hatch in the corner of a muddy field. But on the plus side, it's cheap, and you're guaranteed never to be bothered by the neighbours. The former Cold War nuclear bunker in a field off Bolton Road, in Atherton, is one of 13 decommissioned bunkers to be auctioned this week, and estate agents reckon it could be the perfect pad for someone looking to get away from it all.
For further information: www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Cold War History Up For Sale
Disused nuclear bunkers in Cumbria and Northumberland are expected to be sold for several thousand pounds. They are among 13 being sold by an auction on the internet. Two Cumbrian bunkers at Hawkshead and Flookburgh and Stannington in Northumberland, were built in the 1950s at the height of the cold war. They were designed to house a three-man monitoring team 15ft below the surface.
For further information: news.bbc.co.uk
So You Want To Live In . . . A Nuclear Bunker
You're joking, of course!? Not at all. During the past year, enquiries about nuclear and civil defence bunkers have shot up. Those still available are going fast.
For further information: www.independent.co.uk
