Looking to buy or rent a Country, Equestrian, Executive, Farm, Waterside or Hotel property?
In England, Wales or The Channel Islands?
Acting exclusively for the Property BUYER or RENTER, Sands Home Search will find the property you are searching for.
Whether you have £500,000 or £5 million to spend, the key reasons for using our property search service are as follows:-
1. We expect to find you a property which you would not have found without our help. Perhaps because it was not on the open market or because it was being privately or confidentially marketed.
Over 50% of properties sourced for our clients last year had NOT reached the open market.
2. We expect to agree a lower purchase price than you would have achieved without our professional representation and local property market knowledge.
We achieved an average 12% reduction from asking price for our clients last year.
3. We will manage the whole process of search, selection, offer negotiation and acquisition, to ensure that you are successful in securing the right property for the lowest possible purchase price.
4. We are regularly contacted by property owners keen to sell their properties privately to save having to instruct and pay Estate (selling) agents fees.
We receive on average 3 to 4 calls per day from property sellers keen to sell their properties directly.
5. Estate (Selling) Agents tend to treat the few enquiries from Professional Property Search Consultants more seriously than the numerous enquiries from unrepresented property buyers. Therefore we tend to hear of new properties entering the market first!
6. We have an enviable property search success rate to date which we intend to maintain.
7. We will never act for more than one client with the same search criteria which ensures that there is no conflict of interest.
What our clients say
"We know that we would not have been able to find this property on our own as it was being privately marketed and not on the 'open market'"
"Without your help we would probably still be undertaking the daily chore of fruitlessly contacting the estate agents!"
"I didn't realise what a difference it could make to have somebody working round the clock for me when hunting for property. Previously I had always chosen the traditional route of contacting estate agents who never seemed to pay much attention to what I wanted."
"I am really grateful for your persistence and diligence in renegotiating the price following the survey, as in some ways by then I had become too emotionally attached to the house to deal with this aspect in a level headed way."
Case Study - Property Search Campaign
The case study detailed below is a recent property search campaign that we have undertaken for a client. Whilst no two property searches are the same, it is our view that this property search campaign is indicative of the work involved and the outcome that we would expect to achieve on behalf of our client(s).
| Search Requirement
A London based client wanted to find a Grade II listed country property located in the South West suitable for both own use and as a holiday rental property. Minimum 4 bedrooms, peaceful location, within 15 minutes drive of the beaches. Maximum budget: £550k. |
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| Jun 2003 | Search commenced |
| July 2003 | Over 300 properties were sourced from our property agents database (containing over 2,500 estate agents), direct contacts, internet research, local networking and from reviewing all national and local property advertising. 30 properties were pre-screened by us on behalf of our client and from these a shortlist of 8 properties was prepared. A two day viewing itinerary was organised for our client. |
| Aug 2003 | Two properties were short listed for final viewings by the client and a further viewings schedule was arranged by us. The client decided on one of the properties and following an agreement on the price negotiation strategy to be adopted, it was left to us to make a formal offer on behalf of the client and to manage the offer process. |
| Sep 2003 | The property had been on the market for offers in excess of £575k, but we were successful in getting an offer accepted at £525k, subject to survey. |
| Oct 2003 | The survey results showed that some repairs were needed due to damp damage and sub-standard electrical work. We were successful in getting the offer price reduced by a further £6k to £519k. |
| Nov 2003 | Contracts were exchanged, with completion scheduled for the end Jan 2004. |
Timing
Typically from the date of receiving your instructions to proceed, we would expect a client to have completed on the purchase of a property within three to six months from the date we commenced their property search.
Fees
We like to think that we undertake each client's property search with the same levels of determination and energy that our clients would devote to their own property search or to their own businesses for that matter.
We will spend a considerable amount of time in searching for suitable property for you and therefore we ask for an initial Registration Fee of £499.
In addition we charge a success fee of 1% of the purchase price plus 15% of the saving that we are able to negotiate on your behalf between the asking price and the eventual purchase price for any property you exchange contracts to purchase an interest in.
We appreciate that some prospective clients prefer to sign up to a 'fixed' price/percentage which is known and agreed in advance by both parties. In this instance our success fees would be 1.5% of the purchase price.
All fees are subject to VAT.
Interested in finding out more?
Please complete the enquiry form and we will arrange for one of our property search consultants to contact you to discuss our service and your specific requirements in more detail.