Valuation
An hour at the property. We give you a range and the evidence behind it, and we will say if we think you should wait.
Atelier / Selling
Selling with us
1.4% plus tax on a sole agency, nothing payable until completion. We take on around forty instructions a year and turn down more than we accept.
Preparation
Photography, floor plan and a written description. We pay for these and do not charge them back if the sale falls through.
Quiet launch
Registered buyers first, for two or three days, before anything is publicly advertised.
Viewings
Always accompanied by us, never unattended, and we report back after each one whether the feedback is flattering or not.
Offers to completion
We check proof of funds before recommending anything, then chase both sets of lawyers weekly until the keys change hands.
What it costs
| Item | Charge | When |
|---|---|---|
| Sole agency commission | 1.4% plus tax | On completion |
| Joint sole agency | 1.9% plus tax | On completion |
| Multiple agency | 2.4% plus tax | On completion |
| Photography and floor plan | No charge | Never billed |
| Portal advertising | No charge | Never billed |
| Withdrawal after launch | No charge | Never billed |
There is no upfront fee, no marketing pack to buy, and no charge if you withdraw. Our agreement is twelve weeks, renewable, and you can leave at the end of it with two weeks notice.
What we do not do
- We do not overvalue to win an instruction and then push you down in six weeks. If another agent has quoted you far more, ask them for the comparable evidence.
- We do not send unaccompanied buyers to your house.
- We do not have an in-house mortgage arm and take no referral fee from any broker, surveyor or lawyer. If we recommend someone it is because they were good last time.
- We do not take on more than we can show properly, which is why the number is about forty a year.
Questions sellers ask
Median across our 2025 sales was 63 days from launch to exchange, with a range of 14 to 210. Coastal property is slower and more seasonal. Anything above $5m is slower again simply because there are fewer buyers.
Usually not. You rarely get the money back and buyers at this end of the market are buying the architecture. Fix what is broken, clear what is cluttered, and clean the glass. Those three cover most of it.
Yes, at our cost, after the quiet launch period. Roughly a third of our sales in the last two years went to a registered buyer before the property reached a portal at all.
Under a sole agency agreement the commission is still due if you sell during the term to anyone we introduced. If you find a buyer entirely independently, tell us and we will discuss it rather than pointing at the contract.
No. We sell, and we do not manage lettings. If you need a letting agent we will give you two names and take nothing for the referral.