Overview
- The auctioneer died peacefully on Wednesday with his family beside him, according to reports first carried by KentOnline.
- He became a fixture on BBC's Homes Under the Hammer for more than 20 years, bringing real auction rooms and deals to daytime viewers.
- Colleagues including host Martin Roberts and former presenter Lucy Alexander posted tributes, calling him a legend and the doyen of auctioneers.
- Emson built Clive Emson Land and Property Auctioneers into a firm spanning southern England, with his son James now serving as managing director.
- He received an MBE in 2019 for work with vulnerable young people in Kent through groups such as the Young Lives Foundation and YMCA Maidstone.