A family had already moved to Guildford and were enjoying life there in a rental property. Their children were settled at a local school, the commute worked well, and they felt rooted in the community. But after a year of searching on their own, they still hadn’t been able to find a home to buy. With their rental term approaching renewal, they were increasingly keen to secure something permanent.

They knew what they liked, where they wanted to be, and what their budget was but everything they loved sat just beyond their price range. After months of searching, they were beginning to lose hope that the right house existed for them at all.

We revisited the houses they had previously liked and took them on another tour to understand, with fresh eyes, what truly mattered and where compromise might be possible. We identified specific roads that aligned with their priorities and carried out a targeted search, reviewing past listings and quietly approaching owners. We uncovered a pre-market opportunity and carried out two viewings before any other buyers had stepped through the door.  This gave us time to cost up building works and research planning constraints so that they could make internal alterations.  We then put forward an offer fully informed of development potential and costs

Negotiations were delicate and stretched over several weeks, but ultimately we secured the house at a price they could afford, with the additional works factored in. They moved in just as their rental term ended, stepping seamlessly into a home that finally offered the stability and future they had been searching for.