THE PROPERTY SEARCH – How it works

1. First Meeting - No Obligation

The first step is to arrange a meeting to discuss your requirements and how our service may be tailored to suit you. We advise on market conditions and how to maximise what is achievable for you budget within your chosen areas. Once instructed we will be your single point of contact and will oversee the entire process, liaising with Estate Agents, Solicitors, Surveyors and other professionals.

2. Area Tour:

We like to go on a tour of preferred or suggested areas before the search commences. This usually entails a driven tour through selected areas providing an overview of property styles and values, local amenities and identifying the positive and negative aspects of each area.

3. Prepare a Search Brief:

Each client will have specific and unique requirements, so we work closely to create a comprehensive search brief. We take great care to consider individual lifestyle requirements, and based on that information we advise on the most suitable areas, style and types of property.

4. Active Search:

It takes about 14 days to carry out our initial research; we then become increasingly targeted and will continue until the perfect property is found. Mindful of the new HIPS legislation of April 2009 we ensure that every property we view has a HIP in place, but that doesn't mean we can't proactively source property on behalf of our clients or view properties that are not on the open market. Our exhaustive approach to the search and long-standing relationships with agents who value our committed purchasers as well as the confidence and efficiency we bring to the buying process keeps ahead of the competition.

5. Convenient Viewings:

We will arrange all viewings to suit you. We can collect you from the ferry or from your home/work and accompany you on all viewings advising on the negatives as well as the positives on each property.

6. Negotiation:

Negotiation is a main area of skill and expertise. Results demonstrate that more often than not our service becomes self-funding. It is essential to establish a considered opinion of value before starting negotiations in order to give you confidence in the price you ultimately pay. Once you have selected a property we will provide comparable evidence discuss tactics and handle the negotiation on your behalf. In light of the current market conditions our reputation means that if the vendor has more than one bid to consider our influence and contacts can prove critical in tipping the balance in our clients favour, if the market is quieter our expertise will help bring negotiations to a successful conclusion.

7. Reporting:

We keep in regular contact to ensure that your search maintains the correct focus, along with discussing current market conditions, regular reviews of your search progress to date and any conclusions drawn.

8. Oversee Conveyancing:

Once a deal is agreed we proactively manage all parties and oversees the entire process on your behalf. The aim is to ensure that the deal proceed to completion as swiftly as possible.

We can refine our services to suit your requirements, please call us to discuss.