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The Property
A two bedroomed period flat on a popular street in London Fields with a 50 ft south facing garden.
The Brief
- London Fields, Hackney, Bethnal Green
- Two to three bedrooms
- High ceilings and light filled space very important
- Characterful building with large open rooms
- Outside space a must
- Budget of £1,000,000
The Story
The perfect property for this client had to tick a lot of boxes: a characterful conversion with high ceilings and plenty of light, as well as a garden for growing things. It also needed to work for potential multi-generational living, with as few stairs as possible and space to build a garden room for his mother in the future.
The spring market in E8 was highly competitive and his schedule meant trying to keep on top of his property search was incredibly difficult, let alone being able to be first in the door for the most sought-after properties.
Our close relationships with local agents gave us access to the right property off-market, and we made sure our client was prioritised when it attracted multiple offers. Once the sale was agreed, several issues emerged that required specialist surveys and careful negotiation. With our client travelling extensively, we managed the whole process, keeping on top of the detail and ensuring problems that would have seemed insurmountable to most first time buyers were instead hurdles that felt straightforward to overcome and got the sale through.
What the client said
"Buying a home is the single most significant financial decision you will ever make. It is an incredibly intimidating and fraught process. I was so happy to have Jamie guide me through it. He not only helped me refine what I was looking for, he helped me better understand the market and opened my eyes to properties I would have never encountered or considered. In the end he helped me find my dream flat – off market, so I could have never found it on my own – which fit the brief I gave him so perfectly it was uncanny. On top of that he managed to negotiate the price down sufficiently that I ended up saving more money than his fee. I couldn't honestly recommend him more. If he was a professional matchmaker, I'd be married now too."