Thackeray House, Culford Gardens

The Client

A repeat client.

The Challenge

Our client was looking for a secure rental investment to add to his portfolio of properties. We were tasked with finding a property that would rent easily in a desirable location. Our client is a professional sportsman and therefore had very little time to view properties and seek out potential opportunities.

The Perfect Conclusion

Black Brick successfully agreed the purchase at £125,000 below the asking price despite interest from another buyer.

Kings Road

The Client

A Indian Buyer

The Challenge

Our clients were an international family wanting a London Pied a Terre with good entertaining space inside and outside, which did not require any modernisation. It was important that they were near shops, bars and restaurants as they wanted to make the most of their time in London.

The Perfect Conclusion

We sourced a newly developed two bedroom apartment with two terraces and agreed the purchase substantially below the asking price. Saving for our client 8.9%.

Elystan Place

The Client

A British buyer

The Challenge

Our clients parents were looking to buy their daughter a London property. Our challenge was trying to keep all parties happy!

The Perfect Conclusion

We secured a newly developed 3 bedroom terrace house in a prime Chelsea address. Through tough negotiation, we also managed to save an impressive 11% from the asking price, a saving of £300,000.

Flood Street

The Client

An Indian Investor

The Challenge

Our client was looking for a flat for his daughter to use, but it also had to be a good investment opportunity.

The Perfect Conclusion

We sourced this charming 2 bedroom property that required some refurbishment. Despite fierce competition from 2 other buyers we managed to secure the flat; saving £25,000 off the asking price. Our relationship with the estate agent meant that we were able to get this property under offer and off the market quickly and exclusively.

Coleridge Square

The Client

An African Buyer

The Challenge

Our client had previously bought a flat in a development in Fulham without advice. He was extremely disappointed that his flat had not rise in value, despite the rest of prime central London increasing. He wanted us to find him a family home, but was also very focused on not making the same mistake twice and wanted to buy something which would have better prospects for capital appreciation.

The Perfect Conclusion

We sourced a 4 bedroom house in one of London’s most prestigious gated developments in Chelsea – King’s Chelsea. We secured the property for our client before it hit the open market and before any marketing materials were produced. Houses rarely come onto the market in this development, where there are just 11 houses.

Cheyne Court

The Client

An African Buyer

The Challenge

Our overseas client was looking for a London property but did not have the time to track the market and preview multiple properties. They wanted to purchase in the Chelsea area which is a particularly competitive and difficult are of the market to negotiate.

The Perfect Conclusion

Black Brick successfully agreed the purchase of this three bedroom mansion flat a short walk from the Kings Road. The building benefits from gated security and a full-time porter service. The property was purchased for under £1,000 per square foot with similar flats in the same building currently selling for between £1,800 – £2,000 per square foot in today’s market.

Seymour Walk

The Client

A South African Buyer

The Challenge

Our client was looking to buy a family house in Chelsea, close to the King’s Road, but did not want to spend more than £2 million.

The Perfect Conclusion

After long negotiations we managed to secure the property with a significant 10% saving from the asking price. Post purchase, we introduced our client to expert interior designers and landscape gardeners to help transform the property into their ideal home.

Blore House, Kings Chelsea

The Client

A Portuguese Buyer

The Challenge

Our clients wanted to buy a secure flat in London for their two daughters to use whilst studying. The property also had to be big enough to accommodate the whole family.

The Perfect Conclusion

We identified a fabulous 4 bedroom flat, on a high floor with good views in King’s Chelsea, one of Chelsea’s most sought after gated developments.

Bailey House, Kings Chelsea

The Client

An Italian Investor

The Challenge

Our clients were looking to buy an investment flat in London, in an area and building which would rent easily.

The Perfect Conclusion

We identified a 3 bedroom flat in King’s Chelsea, which we know is popular with corporate tenants. Within a few days of completing, we had found a tenant and the flat was successfully let out producing a 4.5% yield.

Chelsea Square

The Client

A South African Buyer

The Challenge

Our client knew exactly where he wanted to live and had his heart set on Chelsea Square. Ideally he wanted a house which backed onto the communal gardens, but these rarely ever come onto the open market, so initially he retained us on our Negotiation Only Service to secure him one of the side houses on the square.

The Perfect Conclusion

We managed to identify the perfect house for our client, south facing and backing directly onto the garden square, so we switched properties. Lengthy negotiations finally resulted in us saving our clients £3 million from the asking price. Our clients have subsequently added a huge amount of value to the property through refurbishment and the house is now easily worth well in excess of £15 million.

Old Chelsea Mews

The Client

A French buyer

The Challenge

Our client wanted a family home in London as his children were being educated in the UK. Security was paramount for our client as this property was to be a second home.

The Perfect Conclusion

We successfully acquired a rarely available mews house in the heart of Chelsea in a secure, gated development. We also managed to negotiate 15.2% from the asking price, saving our client £1.1 million.

Benham House, Kings Chelsea

The Client

An African Buyer

The Challenge

Our clients were looking for a secure flat in London with facilities. They had to have a gym, a swimming pool, parking and a porter and would not compromise on this.

The Perfect Conclusion

We identified Kings Chelsea as the ideal development for our client. It benefits from 24/7 security, gym, pool, tennis courts, parking and is set in 11 acres of beautiful manicured grounds.

Cadogan Gardens

The Client

A British Buyer

The Challenge

Our client was looking for a flat in London, with high ceilings, in a prime location but also wanted a good deal.

The Perfect Conclusion

We identified the perfect flat in Cadogan Gardens, which was not on the open market, with over 11 foot high ceilings, a share in the freehold and despite a rising property market, we managed to successfully negotiate £495,000 from the asking price

Callow Street

The Client

A US Buyer

The Challenge

Our American client was looking for a 2 bedroom London home where she did not have to do any refurbishment. Unfamiliar with the buying process in the UK, we educated our client and guided them right the way through the process.

The Perfect Conclusion

We sourced a 3 bedroom newly refurbished house with a roof terrace. Not only did we manage to negotiate for the furniture to be included in the sale price, we saved our client £150,000, a 12.5% reduction from the asking price.

Sydney Street

The Client

A British Buyer

The Challenge

Our client had been looking on their own for some time, well over a year, and had become increasingly frustrated with the market and lack of suitable properties.

The Perfect Conclusion

After being retained, we successfully identified a property and exchanged contracts within 4 weeks. We not only sourced a suitable property, but we also managed to secure the property, saving 17% from the asking price.