A complaint to the securities Standards Authority ( ASA ) has led to Savills making changes to the reserve and guide prices given on its website . The complainant claiming listed reserve prices were misleading and the ASA confirmed the issue had been informally resolved . Meanwhile , Allsop reported auctions totalling £ 425 ##m ( $ 604 ##m ) with a success rate of 79 % for 2017 . This total is down £ 7 m but with a slightly better success rate than 2016 , which the company said was encouraging given the high price levels that year before fair duty increases took effect .
A complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has led to Savills making changes to the reserve and guide prices given on its website. The complainant said listed guide prices were misleading and the ASA confirmed the issue had been informally resolved. Meanwhile, Allsop reported auctions totalling £425m ($604m) with a success rate of 79% for 2017. This total is down £7m but with a slightly better success rate than 2016, which the company said was encouraging given the high activity levels that year before stamp duty increases took effect.