Services
Whether you are buying or selling, you have an interior architect at your side.
I offer seven services, and they all have one thing in common: I read the property from the inside, not from the listing text.
Selling
I present your home to my own buyer list first; if it goes on the open market, I prepare the presentation as an interior architect would. On day one we discuss price against comparable sales.
What I do
- Market appraisal based on comparable sales, with written reasoning
- Room-by-room preparation list, styling before the shoot
- Presentation to my buyer list; off-market sale if you prefer
- Weekly written update: who viewed, what they said
Buying
I filter the homes that fit you and explain each one's light, layout and shortcomings before the viewing. Fewer viewings, better matches.
What I do
- Shortlist by budget, timing and lifestyle
- Light and layout reading of every home before the viewing
- Offer and negotiation strategy
- Valuation, mortgage and title follow-up
Lettings
I match the home and the tenant, and draw up a clear written tenancy agreement. I record the handover with photographs.
What I do
- Rent comparison against similar homes
- Tenant referencing
- Tenancy agreement and check-in report
- Handover photos and inventory list
Market appraisal
I compare your home with comparable sales and with competing listings on the market. You see the reasoning behind the number.
What I do
- Comparable sales
- Competing listings and their time on market
- Adjustments for position, floor, orientation and occupancy
- Written summary; the bank valuation is separate
Preparing for sale
Most homes need no major work. With an interior architect's list we get the home ready to show buyers at its best.
What I do
- Room-by-room preparation list
- Small touches: lighting, tidying, decluttering
- Styling on the day of the shoot
- An idea of what the home could become, to share with buyers
Reading as an interior architect
At the viewing I look at damp, cracks, noise and which wall could come down. I give you what I saw in writing before you make an offer.
What I do
- Layout and light reading
- Damp, cracks, sound, plumbing and wiring
- Which wall comes down, which room grows
- Rough budget range for works
Commercial property
I spent years on restaurant, office and school sites. Whether you are looking for a shop, a restaurant or an office, or letting one, I read the space against what the business needs.
What I do
- Fit for the business: layout, frontage, ceiling height and access
- Plumbing, ventilation and electrical capacity
- A rough budget range and timescale for the fit-out
- Rent comparables and the lease
Process
From first meeting to title deed
First meeting and brief
We talk about what you want, your budget and your timing, until we can both describe the home you are looking for in one sentence.
Reading and shortlist
I shortlist the homes that suit you. I describe the light, the layout and the drawbacks of each before the viewing.
Offer and negotiation
Together we prepare an offer based on comparable sales. Where the home is my own listing, I tell you at the start that I represent the seller.
Deed and handover
I follow up on the valuation, the mortgage and the deed paperwork. The process is my responsibility until you have the keys.
Meeting
Let us talk first.
Whether you are buying, selling or simply want to know what your home is worth, half an hour is enough. You choose the topic and the day; I confirm the time.
