Auction engine
Auction catalogue & lot setup
Run a proper online auction, not a glorified enquiry form.
Used by: Agency staff and bidders
Kestrel Platform — Lot 1 setupAgent
- Guide price
- €320,000
- Reserve (confidential)
- €345,000 — met
- Increment
- €2,000 above €350,000
- Vendor
- Estate of J. Rosemount
- Solicitor
- Harrow & Vane Solicitors
- Closing
- 24 Sep 2026, 11:20 (5-min extensions)
Documents
- Legal pack v3 — 14 acknowledgements
- BER certificate v1
- Special conditions v2 — 9 of 14 acknowledged
How this works
Builds the sale: lots, guide prices, confidential reserves, bidding increments, vendors, solicitors and the legal pack for each lot.
Who uses it
Auctioneer · Auction administrator
Step by step
- 1A sale is created with a date, registration deadline, deposit percentage and buyer fee.
- 2Lots are added, each with guide price, a confidential reserve visible only to the auctioneer, and an increment tier table.
- 3Vendor and solicitor details are attached to each lot for the contract stage.
- 4Legal packs and special conditions are uploaded as versioned documents.
- 5The catalogue is published and the public lot pages go live with countdowns.
Data captured
- Sale settings: date, deadlines, deposit, fees
- Per-lot guide, confidential reserve, increment tiers
- Vendor and solicitor records, versioned document set
Emails it sends automatically
- Catalogue published announcement to registered buyers
Why it matters commercially
Auction becomes a service the agency can sell, with the compliance work already built in.
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