Client sings our praises in Moneywise

Client sings our praises in Moneywise

5 July 2007

Emma Backhouse had been looking for her perfect property in London for six months with fiance, James Cotton, but simply could not find it.

Desperate to buy her dream home in London while it was still within her financial grasp, Emma followed a friend's advice and started looking into using a professional homefinder company.

"A friend of mine who had used a homefinder and bought a £1 million home and was charged a ridiculous 3.5% of the purchase price in fees."

But Emma found that this wasn't always the case. After searching online she found BDI Homefinders UK, and company representative Tracy Kellett came to meet her one Sunday.

"Although I saw several properties with Tracy, I opted for the second one that was a two bedroom garden flat near Battersea Park in south London," says Emma.

BDI Homefinders was also able to reduce the price of the property from £330,000 to £321,000. "We exchanged contracts and left the rest of the work to BDI Homefinders.

BDI charged a fixed £1,500 plus VAT to search for your home, regardless of how long it takes. When the property is bought BDI will then take 1.25% of the purchase price plus VAT.

"But it was worth every penny," says Emma, "especially as they were responsible for knocking £9,000 off the asking price. We saved nearly double what they charged."

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If you would like a BDI Homefinder to help you to find and buy a home, call Tracy Kellett at BDI Home Finders UK today on 0845 603 6110 or contact Tracy by e-mail.