Giles County, VA tax sales
How tax deed sales work in Giles County, seat of Pearisburg: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
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- Next sale
- No auction is currently on the calendar.
- Format
- County site
- Registration
- Bidding is handled by Linkous Auction Group.
- County office
- (540) 921-1240
On this page
How Giles County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Giles County Treasurer's Office, with the auction itself officiated by Linkous Auction Group
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- No auction is currently on the calendar.
- Registration
- Bidding is handled by Linkous Auction Group.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Bidding is handled by Linkous Auction Group. Registering in the salesroom takes a photo ID, and the firm asks bidders to arrive about an hour before the auction starts. Online bidders register through the Linkous Auction Group catalog and mobile app, which run on BidWrangler, so open an account and get approved ahead of the sale. Read the terms posted with each Giles County lot for the deposit, payment deadline and closing method, and remember that a Virginia judicial sale is not final until the Circuit Court confirms it.
Sale format and venue
Giles County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Giles County tax sale 2026 searches, use the county-run sources below rather than a copied parcel list, and confirm the parcel, registration cutoff, deposit, and payment deadline against the county before you bid.
Get the advertised list
Use Delinquent tax property list as of 03/31/2026 (PDF) for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Sale day
No auction is currently on the calendar. Bidding runs on County site; check posted sale dates, registration status, and bidding windows there.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Giles County Treasurer's Office, with the auction itself officiated by Linkous Auction Group as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Giles County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Delinquent tax property list as of 03/31/2026 (PDF). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
Bidding is handled by Linkous Auction Group. Registering in the salesroom takes a photo ID, and the firm asks bidders to arrive about an hour before the auction starts. Online bidders register through the Linkous Auction Group catalog and mobile app, which run on BidWrangler, so open an account and get approved ahead of the sale. Read the terms posted with each Giles County lot for the deposit, payment deadline and closing method, and remember that a Virginia judicial sale is not final until the Circuit Court confirms it.
Check the state rules that change the bid
Read the Virginia due-diligence checklist before bidding. Redemption, liens that survive a tax deed, title cleanup, and payment deadlines can change what a parcel is worth.Set a walk-away number
Work out what the parcel is actually worth with the rural land value estimator, then turn it into a ceiling with the tax deed max-bid calculator.
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County offices
Tax sale office
County notes
- Giles County posts its tax sale notices on the Treasurer's Sale of Delinquent Properties page, which also carries an email signup for judicial sale notices. Signing up there beats waiting for a newspaper advertisement.
- The 2026 delinquency notice states that on May 1, 2026, or as soon thereafter as may be effected, actions will be commenced under Virginia Code 58.1-3965 to sell the listed parcels for unpaid Giles County real estate taxes.
- Appearing on the delinquent list does not mean a parcel is going to auction. The Treasurer's notice says the listed properties meet the criteria for the judicial sale process, and many owners pay before a suit is filed.
- Real estate taxes fall due June 5 and December 5. An unpaid balance takes a 10 percent penalty, and interest runs at 10 percent a year from August 1 on the first half and January 1 on the second half, which is what builds up on a parcel before it becomes sale eligible.
- Linkous Auction Group, 2790 Roanoke Street, Christiansburg, VA 24073, (540) 251-5254, has officiated the county's sales. Its calendar mixes live salesroom auctions with online bidding through its BidWrangler powered catalog and app, so check the format posted with a given Giles County sale.
- Giles County assessment records are searchable at giles.cama.concisesystems.com, linked from the Treasurer's sale page, which is the quickest way to pull the parcel behind a map number on the delinquent list.
Virginia rules
- Redemption
- An owner listed in the published notice, or the owner's heirs, devisees, successors, and assigns, may redeem the real estate at any time before the date set for the judicial sale by paying into court everything due. The right ends when the sale happens; Virginia gives no redemption window after the hammer falls and no redemption window after the deed is recorded. Partial payment does not redeem the property and does not suspend, invalidate, or moot the suit. The treasurer may instead suspend the sale by entering an installment agreement with the owner running no more than 72 months, and an owner who defaults on such an agreement cannot enter a second one for the same property for three years. The same before-the-sale-only cutoff applies on the nonjudicial track under 58.1-3975. What does exist after the sale is not redemption but a challenge: a party served only by publication may petition for a rehearing for good cause within 90 days of the order confirming the sale.
- Deed deposit
- No statewide deposit percentage exists. Article 4 leaves the terms of sale to the special commissioner and the confirming court, so the deposit is whatever the advertised terms of that sale require. Read the terms of sale published with each auction and confirm accepted funds with the commissioner before bidding.
- Surplus proceeds
- The former owner and the owner's heirs, devisees, successors, or assigns are entitled to the surplus received from the sale above the taxes, penalties, interest, reasonable attorney fees, costs, and any liens chargeable on the parcel, and the burden is on the claimant to prove entitlement. If no claim is made within two years after the date the sale is confirmed, the clerk pays the money to the locality that received the sale proceeds. On the nonjudicial track, excess proceeds sit in an interest-bearing escrow account held by the treasurer, a claimant has two years from the date of sale to schedule a hearing in circuit court, and unclaimed money goes to the locality's general fund.
A tax deed does not convey marketable title. Most buyers file a quiet title action before they can resell or insure the property. See the due diligence guide.
Frequently asked questions
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Verified Aug 23, 2026 against official county and state sources.
Tax Sale Atlas publishes educational information about public tax sale processes. This is not legal, financial, or investment advice. Rules, dates, and fees change; confirm with the county office before you bid.
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