YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED FROM LONDON,UK,CAPE TOWN SOUTH AFRICA COUNTRY,EQUESTRIAN,FARM & WATERSIDE PROPERTY SEARCH,HOUSE,HOME SEARCH & RELOCATION AGENTS, SANDS HOME SEARCH COMPANY, finding prime property for sale in London,UK Country, Cape Town South Africa and specialising in Country, Equestrian, Farm, Waterside properties and also Rural, Farm, Period, Listed, Manor, Country Estate, Smallholding, Golf estates, security estates, & beach front property for sale, rent or to buy in London, the UK Country Market & Cape Town South Africa for the Property Buyer/Renter/Corporate Relocator

"Persistent and determined. You seemed to know just when to get tough with the selling agents"
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UK Office :
+44 (0)1425 462 549

South Africa Office :
+27 (0)76 222 7518

TOP 100 Country Property Sales

Sands Home Search act for prime property buyers throughout London, the UK Country House & Farm market & Cape Town & other sought after locations throughout South Africa. To view a selection of previous acquisitions, please click on the links below:-

Client Case Studies
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The Tukal, Beaulieu, New Forest

Spring Farm Oast, East Sussex

Alder Carr House Farm, North Yorkshire

Panorama Road, Sandbanks

Q. What type of properties do you specialise in finding, negotiating and acquiring for clients?
A. Typically London, Country, Equestrian, Farm, Rural, Listed, Period and Waterside properties £1million +.

Q. What makes you different from other buying agents/home search companies?
A. We are not generalists but rather we exclusively specialise in the upper end of the market. Typically clients need a minimum purchasing budget of £1m for UK Country House purchases and in London, clients need a minimum budget of £2m. In South Africa, Clients need a minimum of R5million.

Q. Are you estate agents?
A. No. Estate Agents act for the seller which is why the unrepresented buyer is very exposed in the market. We act exclusively for the buyer to find and secure the best properties at the lowest possible price ahead of the competition.

Q. Don't estate agents also do this?
A. No. Estate agents fees are paid by the seller and they therefore act in the interests of the seller to gain the highest price for the properties they sell, our services are paid for by the buyer and we negotiate to gain the best possible price for our clients. Interestingly, estate agents see us as a source of quality buyers and renters.

Q. Do you have access to properties that we cannot find on our own?
A. Yes. Many of the transactions that we are involved with take place in the private market, where a large proportion of the UK's most sought after properties change hands without ever reaching the open market. In addition we will also directly canvass and contact owners of potential properties which are not on the open market on behalf of our clients. (Click here to find out how you can access our database of confidentially available property for sale in London, The UK Country House Market & Cape Town/South Africa.)

Q. How do you get access to the best properties from this private market?
A. As one of the leading buyers' agents most of the selling agents know us through experience and the numerous deals that we have been involved with. This means that our clients are treated as serious purchasers and are therefore able to receive details of and to view highly sought after/ confidentially marketed properties, which are often not made available to the unrepresented buyer. (Click here to find out how)

Q. How do you handle client confidentiality?
A. It is often a prerequisite that confidentiality is maintained at all times. A large proportion of our clients and the sellers that we deal with are very high profile and simply will not tolerate any risk that their affairs become public knowledge. We have existing confidentiality agreements in place with a number of private sellers and selling agents and this is often a key reason why the unrepresented buyer never gets to hear of the best properties.

Q. How much does the Sands Home Search service cost?
A. To ensure no conflict of interest, our fees are only ever paid for by the property buyer - we never accept fees from the property seller.
In the UK - Our fees comprise an initial retainer fee (£1,000 + VAT) plus a % of the purchase price payable on exchange. Please contact us to discuss further.
In South Africa - Our fees comprise an initial retainer fee (R 15,000/£1,000 + VAT) plus 3% of the purchase price payable when the offer to purchase has been agreed. Please contact us to discuss further.

You may be interested to know that last year our clients saved four times more than the fees we charged and 60% of properties acquired were sourced 'off-market'; meaning the majority of our clients got to purchase properties which they would not have found without our assistance.

To benefit from the Sands Home Search service, please contact us :

Telephone

UK Office : +44 (0)1425 462 549

South Africa Office +27 (0)76 222 7518

Email

Email: inbox@sandshomesearch.com

Website

www.sandshomesearch.com

Office Address

UK Head Office
Sands Home Search, 12 Winston Road, Churchdown, Gloucester. GL3 2QZ

South Africa Office
Sands Home Search, Leopard Rock, 47 Price Drive, Constantia, Cape Town. 7806

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If you are looking for the highest quality property in London, the UK Country or Cape Town South Africa– we can definitely help.