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Five services that can be taken individually or run together as a complete buyer match. Every one of them ends with something written down that you keep.

What we offer

Built around the way buyers actually decide

Most buyers do not need more listings — they need fewer, better-understood options. Each service below removes a specific kind of uncertainty.

Buyer Requirement Profiling

A structured conversation, followed by a written brief, that turns a general sense of what you want into something a search can be measured against.

  • Budget range, deposit and mortgage position
  • Target areas, commute and school needs
  • Property type, size and condition appetite
  • Lifestyle priorities and firm deal-breakers

Property Research

A current picture of what is genuinely available in your areas, assembled from live sources and public records rather than recollection.

  • Live availability across your chosen areas
  • Local amenities, transport and catchment checks
  • Public records, planning and environmental information
  • Every source recorded so you can verify it

Option Comparison

The options that survive research are compared against one another on your criteria, with the trade-offs made explicit.

  • Side-by-side comparison on your own criteria
  • Trade-offs labelled rather than smoothed over
  • Prioritised ranking with your weightings applied
  • A reserve list in case first choices move or fall through

Shortlist Presentation

A finished document that you can take to viewings, share with family and work through in your own time.

  • Shortlist presented as a single, readable document
  • Advantages and drawbacks listed side by side
  • Suggested viewing order and what to look for
  • A decision memo capturing the open questions

Buying Process Support

Once you have chosen, we help you keep track of what happens next, what is expected of you and when it is due.

  • Plain-English explanation of each stage
  • Reminders at the key deadlines
  • A checklist of documents you will be asked for
  • Questions answered as they arise

Additional Search Rounds

If the first round does not produce the right options, we can widen the area, adjust the brief and run it again at a reduced rate.

  • Revised brief, agreed in writing
  • New areas or property types added
  • Fresh availability and local checks
  • Discounted rate for existing clients
What you receive

Every piece of work ends in a document

Nothing is delivered verbally and left to memory. Here is what lands with you.

A written buyer brief

The single document that defines what we are searching for, and the benchmark every option is measured against.

Research notes with sources

Where each fact came from, so you can check anything you want to check for yourself.

A comparison framework

Your criteria applied consistently to every option, including the ones that fall away.

A shortlist and decision memo

The options worth viewing, in a suggested order, with the open points to raise when you get there.

Fees

Charged per piece of work, never on results

Fees start at £45 for a buyer requirement profile and rise to £195 for a complete buyer match. There is no commission and nothing is payable when you buy.

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Not sure which service you need?

Tell us where you are in the process and we will say which piece of work will actually help — even if that means none of them.