Property sourcing · Residential · Commercial · Land · UK wide
Special Touch Properties sources land, residential and commercial property for investors and high street brands across the UK. Tell us what you want, and we find it, check the numbers and bring you deals that stand up.
What we do
Buy it, sell it, let it or host it. You deal with the same people each time.
Buyers and sellers
Whether you have a property to sell or you are looking to buy, we see it through from the first conversation to completion day.
Tenants and landlords
Homes and premises to rent, and a lettings service for owners who want a good tenant and a property that is looked after.
Guests and hosts
Furnished places to stay by the night or by the week, listed on Airbnb. Owners can hand us a property and we host it for them.
About us · Our mission
At Special Touch Properties, we’re more than a property company. We’re a family, and from the moment you work with us, you become part of it.
Whether you’re investing or searching for the right land, residential or commercial space, we bring together the latest modern technology with a personal touch you won’t find anywhere else. Every partner and team member we work with has been carefully vetted and shares our ethos: honesty, care and doing right by you.
We make you feel special, because you are. Your goals matter to us, and your success is our success. We care about where you’re heading and we’re proud to help you get there.
You’re never on your own. We stand side by side with you on each and every deal, from the first conversation to the final handshake and beyond.
Special Touch Properties: Family values. Modern service. Always by your side.
Property sourcing
Give us a brief with the type of property, the area and the budget. We search on-market, off-market and at auction, check the numbers, and only bring you what stands up.
Building plots and development sites, with planning permission or subject to planning.
Plots · Sites · STPP
Houses, flats and blocks, to live in or to hold as an investment.
Houses · Flats · Buy-to-let · HMO
Shops, offices, industrial units and mixed-use buildings, freehold or leasehold.
Retail · Office · Industrial · Mixed use
Every sourced deal comes with a pack like this, plus comparables, a rental valuation and an exit plan. Figures are illustrative. Returns are never guaranteed, and your own advisers should check every number.
For investors
For landlords and limited companies who run property as a business. We source commercial and semi-commercial buildings with the numbers checked.
Residential investment
Costs cover management, insurance, repairs and certificates. Mortgage interest and tax are left out, so use this as a first filter only.
Buy, refurbish, refinance
We find a property that needs work, buy it below its finished value, refurbish it, and refinance on the new valuation. That releases most of the money you put in, so it can go into the next deal while you keep the property and its rent.
BRRRR is buy, refurbish, rent, refinance, repeat. The property is let first, so the refinance is valued with a tenant in place. The money it releases goes straight into the next purchase, and we line up that next deal for you so your portfolio keeps growing.
Lenders usually want six months of ownership before refinancing, and the new valuation is never guaranteed.
For landlords
Landlords can let their property to us on a company let or management agreement of three to five years. We pay a fixed rent every month, whether or not the property is occupied, and look after the property and the tenants or guests.
Every agreement is in writing and checked against your mortgage, insurance and any HMO licensing.
Commercial investment
Our main commercial focus is shops with flats above: a business on a longer lease downstairs and homes upstairs, so two kinds of income come from one building. We also take on retail, office and light industrial units with a clear plan.
Commercial sourcing for brands
We work for high street companies that are opening new stores. Send us your requirements and we find units that match, including some that never reach the open market. We then help negotiate the lease.
Towns and catchments, floor area in sq ft, frontage, use class, footfall and the brands you want nearby.
Sq ft · Frontage · Class E · Footfall
Landlords, agents, shopping centre owners and our own contacts, on and off market, in every region.
High street · Retail parks · Centres
Shortlists with photos and figures, viewings, heads of terms, rent-free periods and landlord works.
Heads of terms · Rent free · Fit-out
Fees
Every job has a signed agreement. Our fee is shown on every deal pack and is never hidden in the price.
£6,500 or 2.5% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, paid on exchange of contracts. Deal packs are free to registered investors.
Tenant find for [x] weeks' rent, or full management at [x]% of the rent collected.
No fees for landlords. We agree a fixed monthly rent of £[amount] for a term of [3–5] years.
[x]% of booking income, with cleaning charged to guests per stay.
A success fee when a lease completes, or a monthly retainer for ongoing store-opening programmes. We agree it in writing before we start.
[x]% of the sale price, or a fixed fee agreed at valuation.
Case studies
Each case study shows what was bought, what it cost, what it earns now, and what the client said. The three below are worked examples of the deals we look for. They will be replaced with real completed deals, with the client's permission.
A first-time landlord wanted a hands-off rental with a good yield. We found a dated terrace below market value, ran a new kitchen, bathroom and rewire, and brought the EPC from E to C.
7.4% gross yield on the total cost, let to a family within three weeks of the works finishing.
A limited-company investor wanted income from more than one kind of tenant. We sourced a corner shop on a ten-year lease with two empty flats upstairs, refreshed the flats and let both.
10.8% gross yield, with the shop rent alone covering the mortgage.
An experienced landlord wanted a higher-income property near a hospital. We sourced a family house, managed the conversion to five en-suite rooms, and handled the HMO licence and fire safety.
15.5% gross yield, fully let to working professionals.
Examples are illustrative and not past results. Returns are never guaranteed. Gross yield is annual rent divided by the purchase price plus works.
How it works
Use the form below. Say what kind of property or deal you are looking for.
We contact you to understand the property, the budget and the timing.
Searching, checking the numbers and bringing you deals that match.
Contact
Fill in as much as you know. A name and one way to reach you is enough to start. Investors: add your budget, areas and how you're buying, and we'll only send deals that match.