Hitting a deadline!

Balcombe, East Sussex

Sophie Hatcher
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The Brief

Finding the forever home!

Our clients wanted to find their forever family home. They were yearning for space to entertain and space to have family fun. The wild countryside was important to them, walks from the back garden were essential, potential for family to stay, good commute options and speedy access to school drop offs.

How we helped

No stone left unturned...

I knew our clients were keen to get cracking – they were ready to buy …. in agent speak ‘they were motivated’! Through all of this they were adamant that they were only looking for the absolute right house and knew being in a strong position could wait for this.

As soon as they signed up we put together a list of all potential options that were available on the market and off the market. This included houses they had considered before, ones they’d passed by on websites, houses below budget that might have potential to extend and houses over budget that might reduce in price.

They are a detail led couple and I needed to make sure that we had all the information ready for every property to be considered. We set about booking in a few days of viewings. The right property was identified, a second viewing arranged in the same day as the first viewing. A strategy agreed and a negotiation started.

To make the process even more intense we had the potential to significantly reduce our clients Stamp Duty if we completed the purchase before the removal of the ‘Multi Dwellings Relief’!! This only happened through team work from the client, the solicitors and good representation from the vendors’ agent and of course us!

We created a winning team.

Clients say:

"When we first started looking for a house to purchase we were warned it might take 18 months or so to find the right property. In fact, with Sophie’s assistance we had found our dream home and moved in within the space of 6 weeks (the unpacking of the moving boxes actually took longer than the conveyancing!). Sophie was brilliant from start to finish: as we were both working full-time, she planned the viewings with military precision, including using a working spreadsheet through which we could identify and note the strengths and weaknesses of each prospect. This helped us to be decisive and avoid wasting time viewing properties that weren't appropriate. I was particularly impressed with the calm way Sophie helped us through the inevitable 'hiccups' in the conveyancing process, and her assistance in overseeing the surveys when we couldn't be onsite. This was our first experience using a buying agent and I have subsequently (and wholeheartedly) recommended Sophie to a number of friends and colleagues. We are thrilled with our new home and looking forward to making many years of happy memories here."
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Sophie Hatcher

+44 (0)7887 687246
Whilst at Newcastle University, Sophie began her career as part of the regional Red Bull marketing team.  Her route to...
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