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Why should you trust us and what will it cost?

Our whole business relies upon trust and satisfied customers, so we have constructed a way of working that allows clients to feel confident that we are working hard to advance their interests.

Firstly, we are an independent company, we are not estate agents in sheep’s clothing. We work solely for our clients and show no preference for one estate agent over another. Secondly, apart from our retainer fee, you pay nothing more if you do not purchase a property. Right at the start of our relationship we will speak to you and gain a clear understanding of what you require from us, we will then send a written confirmation of this to you so you have a written contract that makes clear what is to be achieved for the fee.

We want you to be so impressed by our results that you use us again and tell your friends to use us. The worst result for us is to push you into unwise and hasty investments that you regret at a later date.

Retaining Fee; £500
We believe a good consultant should not be afraid to advise against purchasing if it is not in your best interest, therefore our retainer fee is not dependant upon a purchase. Upon the payment of the basic consultancy fee we start working for you. The retaining fee is deductible from the success fee if you ultimately purchase a property.

Success Fee; 1.5% of purchase price
The success fee will be payable upon completion of your property purchase, minus the retaining fee.
(Thus if you use our services to buy a £150,000 cottage in the Lake District you would initially pay the retaining fee of £400 and upon us finding you the perfect property at that price you would pay us 1.5% of the purchase price of £150,000 – which would be £2250 (total fee) minus the retaining fee of £400 which would result in a final payment of £1850.)

Rental Relocation; For those clients wishing to relocate to a rental property we charge a retaining fee of £400 plus one month’s rent.

Clients wishing to use us for multiple property purchases will receive a 15% discount for the second property and all services thereafter. We will also refund any client 10% of their fee for every new client they recommend to us that results in a new client using our services and paying a success fee (this offer applies only to those clients paying the standard success fee rate of 1.5%, people receiving other forms of discount will not be eligible).

You may wish to use our services in a way we have not imagined so do not hesitate to tell us just what you want and we will negotiate a fee.

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