King and Queen County, VA tax sales
How tax deed sales work in King and Queen County, seat of King: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
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- Next sale
- September 10, 2026 at 11:00am.Thursday · 2026
- Format
- County site
- Registration
- The sale is simulcast, so you may bid in the courtroom or online.
- County office
- 804-785-5978
On this page
How King and Queen County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Taxing Authority Consulting Services, PC, Special Commissioner of Sale appointed by the King and Queen County Circuit Court, with Big Red Auctions as auctioneer
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- September 10, 2026 at 11:00am.
- Registration
- The sale is simulcast, so you may bid in the courtroom or online.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
The sale is simulcast, so you may bid in the courtroom or online. Online bidders must register and be approved by Big Red Auctions at bigredauctions.hibid.com, where registration and bidding are free. The high bidder owes a deposit of 25 percent of the bid or $1,000, whichever is greater, capped at $20,000 per parcel, plus a 10 percent buyer's premium subject to a $150 minimum. Bids under $1,000 are paid in full at the auction. In person bidders pay the deposit and premium at the close of the auction by personal check, cashier's check or money order, and no cash is accepted. Online bidders have seven days to send certified funds, cashier's check, money order or wire, payable to County of King and Queen. The balance and recording costs are due within fifteen days of the court confirming the sale. You may not bid if you owe the county delinquent taxes or are a defendant in a pending delinquent tax matter. Bidding questions go to Brad Smith at Big Red Auctions, (804) 577-7449.
Sale format and venue
King and Queen County tax sale list and auction calendar
For King and Queen 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 Parcels in the Special Commissioner's sale for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Sale day
September 10, 2026 at 11:00am. 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 Taxing Authority Consulting Services, PC, Special Commissioner of Sale appointed by the King and Queen County Circuit Court, with Big Red Auctions as auctioneer as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in King and Queen County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Parcels in the Special Commissioner's sale. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
The sale is simulcast, so you may bid in the courtroom or online. Online bidders must register and be approved by Big Red Auctions at bigredauctions.hibid.com, where registration and bidding are free. The high bidder owes a deposit of 25 percent of the bid or $1,000, whichever is greater, capped at $20,000 per parcel, plus a 10 percent buyer's premium subject to a $150 minimum. Bids under $1,000 are paid in full at the auction. In person bidders pay the deposit and premium at the close of the auction by personal check, cashier's check or money order, and no cash is accepted. Online bidders have seven days to send certified funds, cashier's check, money order or wire, payable to County of King and Queen. The balance and recording costs are due within fifteen days of the court confirming the sale. You may not bid if you owe the county delinquent taxes or are a defendant in a pending delinquent tax matter. Bidding questions go to Brad Smith at Big Red Auctions, (804) 577-7449.
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
- The county seat is King and Queen Court House, and the Treasurer's office sits at 242 Allen's Circle, Suite H, open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Two further lines reach the county for tax questions, (804) 769-5004 and (804) 785-4420 (sources: kq_treasurer, kq_delinquent).
- Real estate taxes are due December 5. A 10 percent penalty is added December 6, and interest runs from January 1 at 8 percent a year (source: kq_delinquent).
- The Treasurer refers delinquent accounts to Taxing Authority Consulting Services, reachable at (866) 951-0742 or [email protected], with payments taken at pay.taxva.com. That same firm serves as the court-appointed Special Commissioner who conducts the tax sale, so it is the office to call about both a payoff and an auction (source: kq_delinquent).
- The county website carries no sale calendar or bidder list. The operative notice is the Special Commissioner's auction page at taxva.com, which publishes the parcel table, the terms of sale and a downloadable auction booklet (sources: kq_delinquent, tacs_kq_sale).
- The sale proceeds from decrees of sale entered in the King and Queen Circuit Court, so parcels reach the auction block only after a suit in equity concludes (source: tacs_kq_sale).
- A 10 percent buyer's premium, with a $150 minimum, is added on top of every winning bid, so budget above the hammer price (source: tacs_kq_sale).
- Taxing Authority Consulting Services posts a downloadable auction booklet carrying the full parcel table, tax map numbers and the complete terms of sale (source: tacs_auction_booklet).
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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