Pictured above: Bigwood director Jonathan Hackett

Two stunning city centre apartments come under the hammer at the next Bigwood auction in Birmingham on Thursday, March 10, at the Aston Villa ground.

The auction is set to be the largest ever held in Birmingham and probably the largest outside London with a massive 136 lots going under the hammer.

A fourth floor one bedroom apartment in Broadway Plaza, the former Children's Hospital at Five Ways, off Ladywood Middleway, has panoramic views of the city and is described as "in nearly brand new condition". It has a guide price of £80,000-£90,000.

The other opportunity is No 1, Royal Arch Apartments, Floor 9 of the prestigious Mailbox development, a leasehold residential investment.

The three bedroom unit has a current gross income of £17,400 a year, and is on offer at £200,000-£225,000.

Bigwood director Jonathan Hackett said: "For the right purchaser these two properties, in the heart of the Second City, represent something special.

"The price of both is attractive and we expect plenty of interest."

A number of homes in attractive locations across Birmingham are also up for auction.

No: 75 Alcester Road, Moseley, is a mid-terraced property with five-bedrooms. It is being sold, with a new 125 year old lease, guide price £140,000.

A freehold detached investment opportunity is 131 Acheson Road, Hall Green, which takes in a building plot to the side. It has a current gross income of £4,628 pa. The guide price is in excess of £180,000.

Two more upmarket addresses are 31 Western Road, Sutton Coldfield, a freehold semi-detached, currently converted into two self-contained flats, with a guide price of £175,000-£200,000 and 16 Amberley Road, Olton, Solihull, a vacant freehold four-bedroom, mid-terrace, which though it has undergone fire damage, is a snip at £78,000-£82,000.

And there are a host of attractive Black Country homes in the auction.

No: 5A/5B Park Crescent, Wolverhampton, is a ground floor flat and freehold interest, with a guide price of £85,000. It overlooks the city's attractive West Park.

No: 2 Castle View, Dudley, is a vacant freehold semi-detached two-bedroom cottage with a guide price of just £35,000-£39,000.

At 43 Warstones Road, Penn, Wolverhampton, there is a detached bungalow, guide price £94,000-£98,000.

A three-bedroom property at 182 Essington Road, Essington, Wolverhampton, has a guide price of £55,000-£59,000.

A former site of a Sons of Rest community centre - once a major network - is up for sale. At Hackett Close, Woodcross, Wolverhampton, it has a guide price of £30,000. There is outline planning permission for the erection of two detached bungalows.

Meanwhile 2 Beacon Drive, Walsall is an imposing detached five-bedroom property, with a guide price of £275,000-£280,000.

At the bargain basement end is 1 Brougham Street, Lozells, Birmingham, a derelict end terraced with a guide price of just £25,000-£30,000.

And there is an excellent investment opportunity for those specialising in purchasing ground rents - there are 12 lots featuring 43 properties.

For more details or for a catalogue, contact Bigwood on 0121 456 2200 or visit www.bigwood.uk.com .The auction starts at 11am.