Provide professional advice that guides clients towards the right decision.
Considerations:
- Leaseholds versus freeholds
- Preferences for houses or flats (apartments)
- Proximity to schools, hospitals, transportation, shopping, local amenities and work
- Security, privacy, views, noise and parking
Commence the search once personal and financial requirements are agreed.
Procedures:
- Search for properties both on and off market
- Create a multiple listing of available properties
- Preview properties
- Undertake a comprehensive price analysis
- Show shortlisted properties to client
- Accompany client on viewings
Ensure the acquisition and move are trouble free.
Services:
- Liaise with solicitors and surveyors
- Negotiate terms and conditions of the tenancy agreement
- Negotiate terms and conditions of the purchase contract
- Assist with renovation, decoration and professional cleaning
- Transfer utility accounts and introduce domestic help
- Attend inventory check-in and check-out
Fees are structured to eliminate conflicts of interest.
- If required an initial search fee is agreed in advance
- Rental commission is fixed
- Purchase commission is calculated at 1% of the agreed sales price and is payable on completion
- Property management is available by special arrangement.