Consumer Property Guides
Art and antiques
A useful RICS guide on how to buy and sell art and antiques at auction. Art and antiques auctions have been a successful method of buying and selling fine art for centuries and a barometer of the market at local, national and international level:
- Buying at auction
- Selling at auction
- What happens on the day
If you are thinking of buying or selling fine art or antiques at auction, it may be in your interests to ensure the auctioneer is an RICS member.
Members can be identified by the letters FRICS, MRICS or AssocRICS after their name.
The advantages of using an RICS member are:
- They give you clear, impartial and expert advice
- They act in your interest
- They are tightly regulated and have strict codes of conduct to protect you - including proper insurance
- RICS members have to update their skills and knowledge throughout their careers, so you can rely on their expertise
- You are further protected by a complaints service
For more information
For an unrivalled selection of the latest books covering property, construction and land issues please visit www.ricsbooks.com.
If you want to find independent, impartial advice from a qualified professional with good local knowledge, contact us.
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Pages in Consumer Property Guides
- 1. Available guides
- 2. You are here Art and antiques
- 3. Boundary disputes
- 4. Buying a home
- 5. Compulsory purchase
- 6. Extending your home
- 7. Flooding
- 8. Letting a property
- 9. Party Walls
- 10. Property auctions
- 11. Property surveys
- 12. Renting a property
- 13. Right to light advice
- 14. Selling your home
- 15. Subsidence advice

