Making Sure That Property Really Is The Dream Home You Want
Finding a property is just part of the process of buying. Once you have found a property that you are interested in many would say that it becomes even more important to have someone acting with your best interest in mind. It is easy to get carried away with how much you like a property being encouraged by the estate agent to put in an offer as soon as possible and wanting to get a sale agreed, but this is when a person who is not emotionally involved and is unbiased can really help.
I offer a number of services linked to the purchase such a Potential Property Analysis Report, Planning Potential Reports and a service that investigates the road and area around the property you are considering buying. By using these services you get that unbiased view and further information that will help you decide on how you want to proceed when moving forward to making an offer and agreeing to purchase a property.
The Right Property – Potential Property Analysis Report
The Property Potential Analysis Report looks at a property before an offer is put in or sale agreed. It is unbiased and includes:
An analysis of local properties that have sold recently and the sales history of the property you are considering
An assessment of the local area and property. This covers school options and ratings, previous sales, local amenities, connectivity, crime rate etc.
A Property Potential Brief that looks at any planning history for the property, planning constraints that may affect the property and Permitted Development options.
This gives an unbiased look at the local area, property market and potential of the property that you are considering and will allow for an objective decision about how to move forward.
The cost of this service is just £165.00 and is extremely good value considering how big a financial purchase a property is.
Planning Potential Brief
This report gives basic planning details on a property that you may be interested in buying so that you can consider if there is any potential in the property. This information includes details of any planning history found on the property and any planning constraints that may affect the property such as flood zones etc.
This information will allow a buyer to consider whether the property has the potential to grow with them over the years.
There will also be information on Permitted Development Rights available for the property and how these can help you to carry out a number of projects on a property without going through the lengthy planning process.
The information in these reports gives an understanding of the potential of a property and are not a guarantee to getting planning permission etc but are very useful for showing what may be possible.
This Report costs £35.00 and can be carried out on any property in England and Wales.
Home Buyer Area Survey
This service is available either in the research part of a property search or once a property is being considered as a potential new home.
With this service I will knock on the doors of an agreed number of properties around the home you are considering buying a property in. I will introduce myself as a Buying Agent carrying out a survey on how satisfied they are with the local area.
I will then have a set number of questions that I will endeavour to have answered which are based on what the homeowner thinks of the area.
The answers received from the questions will also help to paint an opinion of the area not from an Estate Agent selling a property, or a person selling their home, but from residents living locally giving you an unbiased opinion of the area you are looking to move to.
This service for towns and areas or broken down as small as the client requires with just a postcode sector or road/street.
This is an in-person service and is available in the CM postcodes and many of the RM and IG postcodes. I am happy to carry out a survey throughout most parts of North and East London along with parts of Hertfordshire with an extra charge for travelling.
The cost of this service depends on the size of the survey but will cost between £40-£90.00. The survey area and size will be agreed along with the price before any work is carried out.
Property Buying Detective
This is a fully individual and bespoke service that is offered to those that want to really check out whether it is the right property for them.
As we know, the property listings you read on the property portals are written by an Estate Agent that is trying to show the property in its best light and to make it as attractive to potential buyers as possible. They work solely for the person selling the property and rightly so, as that is the person that is paying their fee.
This can mean that some information, although true, may not seem quite as it does with a property. An example could be the property advertised as a 10-minute walk from the station. Does it really take 10 minutes. Does that include a walk through an unlit alleyway that you would never contemplate after dark or is it downhill all the way on the way to work, and a mountain path that feels like it takes an hour when coming home after a hard day at work!!
A the Property Buying Detective I will look at all the different areas that may not make a property as appealing at first glance to you. We will then work out a plan of action for putting your mind at rest about these different potential issues.
Along with the other services already mentioned I am happy to go out and walk around the area, speak to local people, do the walk to the station or high street. I will visit your property at agreed times to confirm that it how you expect it to be without any nasty surprises.
I am not able to be everywhere and my opinion on something is still subjective, but you will know that you are getting an opinion from someone who is unbiased about your property move and working on your behalf and for no-one else. This service is not in any way designed to put you off of buying a property but more to put your mind at rest that it is the right property for you.
The price of this service will depend on exactly what services and time you require but all costs will be agreed before work is undertaken. A local property Detective walkaround of the area is likely to cost between £50 and £80 and all prices will be agreed before any service is carried out.
Get In Touch
For further information on either of these two services or any other Buying services that I offer, feel free to call me on 07973 863820, email tonycarter@kwuk.com or use the form below.
However Much Help You Need – I Am Here To Help
Whever you are short of time and would see the great benefits of having someone go out and find that perfect property, you want to check to make sure your plans on renovations are likely to get through planning or are not certain about an area and would like someone to investigate, I am here to help with an unbiased approach while being on your side. Give me a call and lets have a chat about how I may be able to help on 07973 863820 or email tonycarter@kwuk.com .
