Ideal Property specialises in finding properties across London & The South East to buy and to rent

The experience and professionalism of Ideal Property is unrivalled – so we offer a free, no obligation meeting before committing to your property search, to understand your needs and your motivations and demonstrate to you how Ideal Property can be an invaluable asset to you in your property search

Ideal Property’s home search specialist begins the intensive research on your behalf; contacting and visiting (as needed) all the relevant estate agents, developers, auction houses, private owners and other likely sources in your target area

Estate agents know that every client of Ideal Property is in a first class buying position and we are usually trusted with privileged inside information about property which is about to be marketed

During the entire search the specialist will be keeping in close touch with you to keep you informed of progress and to ensure the search moves forward with your requirements being of the most importance. Feedback is essential at this stage, and we communicate regularly with clients to ensure useful and relevant information can help Ideal Property be more effective

We keep in close contact with you during this distillation stage, which usually takes 8-10 days

One of the advantages of using Ideal Property is that the client does not need to make unnecessary trips to view unsuitable properties on the strength of inaccurate or incomplete estate agent particulars

The Ideal Property counsellor will do all the previewing on your behalf so you never waste your valuable time. When previewing, it is our practice to take digital photos of property and these are immediately available to the client by e-mail

Once we have selected and discussed with the client, properties which seem suitable, we arrange a mutually convenient time for you to view them. We will chauffeur or accompany you around the selection – the most eagerly anticipated and involving part of the process

Usually the first day of viewing brings the most focus and insight to the client and this is usually a very exciting and useful day. It is so important that you provide your feedback and reaction to what you see on these tours. This process cycle is then repeated as often as necessary until a suitable property is found

It is at this stage that the client notices that their search has become very focussed and they feel confident with everything start to fall into place. We aim to show you as many properties as we can that fit your likely criteria but we will fit the appointments in with you and we are happy to arrange appointments at weekends and evenings as requested

Once we have targeted a potentially suitable property we will then discuss it with you and advise you on the best method to use in order to achieve the best outcome for you

This includes establishing the seller’s motivation – this might typically include first establishing the seller’s position and the level and seriousness of any interest expressed so far. This is where we can often save you money

We also conduct extensive research into the history of the selected target property to ensure we all understand the purchase context, and we can also carry out extensive local research and look at similar properties that have sold and are on the market in the area, as well as taking into account prevailing property market conditions at the time

Even in situations where a seller has other bids to consider, our professional approach, advice and negotiation can gain valuable advantage and concessions for our clients

Our proven ability both to save money and to make sure that our clients get the property they want, often in competition and emotionally fraught circumstances, are the key to success

We will also co-ordinate the more practical side of the process, and where required, introduce you to a wide choice of professionals, including solicitors, architects, chartered surveyors and financial advisors as well as builders, interior designers, landscape gardeners and removal firms

Once the offer is accepted the buying process starts. Using our professional position as facilitators, Ideal Property can liaise with the individual owners, estate agents, financial advisors and lenders, surveyors and any other professionals involved directly in your transaction as well as any indirectly related transactions in your chain

This can help move the process more smoothly and quickly. We will go through the survey in detail with you drawing your attention to the areas of impact on your decision, or on the price

Once contracts have been exchanged, Ideal Property can ensure that the process continues to completion smoothly. Upon completion we will ensure that the keys are ready to collect and that the property is vacant.

We like to be available on the day of completion to lend a supportive hand and help with those mundane things that perhaps only get remembered as you move in!

The experience and professionalism of Ideal Property is unrivalled – so we offer a free, no obligation meeting before committing to your rental property search, to understand your needs and your motivations and demonstrate to you how Ideal Property can be an invaluable asset to you in your search for a rental property

We enable our clients to be fully prepared for the search with a thorough briefing on areas, amenities, calculating journey times to work and of course schooling

We ensure we advise carefully on the property itself, its price and the factors that might ensure that the offer we make is the correct one, taking into account the landlord’s circumstances and motivation. Most importantly we look to reduce the rent payable by you as much as possible

We will take ensure we are in control of the process to ensure the offer made is formulated correctly. An agent may wish to drive prospective competing tenants into paying more and we find it is often possible to make an offer that is lower by adjusting / using other factors in a tenancy contract to appeal to the landlord’s sense of security. We take into account such important matters as ‘break clauses’ and ‘options to renew’

We can also help with ensuring that the type of lease or tenancy is the right one for you. One type of popular lease agreement which can dramatically reduce the tenants cost and have substantial advantages for a landlord is a Premium lease but this isn’t suitable or possible where a property is mortgaged to particular lenders