From the first brief to the keys, and beyond. Independent advice at every stage of buying and owning a property, from defining the client’s needs and budget to negotiating the purchase and shaping the property once it is theirs.
Pre-Purchase
Brief and Strategy
A clear brief, budget, ownership route and timetable, agreed before the search begins.
Feasibility Studies
An assessment of a property’s potential, refurbishment budget and timeline, before an offer is made.
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Acquisition
Property Search
On- and off-market searches through our relationships with selling agents.
Structuring and Cost Plan
The full cost of buying and owning the property, compared across every ownership route.
Negotiation and Completion
Negotiating on the client’s behalf and managing the transaction through to completion.
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Post-Purchase
Design Team Selection
Shortlisting and benchmarking architects, designers and contractors.
Art and Furnishings
Introductions to trusted art advisers and dealers.
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Long Term
Property Oversight
Selecting and supervising managing and letting agents.
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How We Work
For most disciplines, we draw up a shortlist, chair interviews, compare fees and keep the work on a single timetable. The client appoints each firm directly. For regulated services (insurance, succession planning and mortgages), we introduce the client to authorised firm but take no part in the advice itself.
Independent
We represent the buyer and no one else. Our advice is not influenced by a seller, an agent or a commission.
Market Access
We have established relationships with selling agents across the country, giving clients access to properties on and off the market.
Legal Training
Our founders bring legal training and experience to every transaction. We read the detail, identify risks early, and know which questions to ask. We do not give legal or tax advice. That is provided by the client’s own solicitors and tax advisers, whom we coordinate.
True Cost,
Before an Offer
Before an offer is made, we model the full cost of buying and owning each property through each available ownership route. The client’s tax adviser then reviews the figures.
Discretion
We never publish client names, properties or prices. Information is shared only with those who need it, and every partner firm works under a confidentiality agreement. Some details, such as Land Registry records, are public by law, so at the outset we explain to each client what will and will not become public under each ownership route.