A former church in Leeds, now converted into 16 self-contained flats, is set to go under the hammer in the coming weeks, and the listing offers a useful case study in how Britain's stock of redundant religious buildings continues to feed the residential investment pipeline. Auctioneers have described the property as having 'real potential', language that in the auction trade typically signals either a value-add opportunity for a hands-on investor or a fully-let income play being offered at a guide price designed to attract competitive bidding. Either way, the sale is worth examining closely because it sits at the intersection of three forces reshaping the UK property market: the ongoing repurposing of ecclesiastical and other alternative-use buildings, the resilience of the auction sector as a source of value, and the particular dynamics of the Leeds rental market.