Property sourcing, answered

Property sourcing is finding investment property for a buyer, checking the numbers and negotiating the deal. Special Touch Properties searches on-market, off-market and at auction, then brings investors only the deals that stand up, each with a deal pack.

Our sourcing fee is £6,500 or 2.5% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, paid on exchange of contracts. The fee is agreed in writing before we start and shown on every deal pack. It is never hidden in the price.

Our home patch is Essex and Kent, and we source deals across England and Wales. For high street brands we search for units across the UK.

We look where motivated sellers are: property auctions, probate and estate sales, repossessions, empty and run-down buildings, and off-market sellers we contact directly. Every lead is checked against recent sold prices nearby before we offer it to an investor.

Each deal pack shows the asking or agreed price, recent sold prices for similar homes nearby, the local rent and yield figures, a map, the main risks we found and our fee. The figures come from HM Land Registry and ONS data, and you should still have your own advisers check them.

We source land and development sites, houses and flats for investors, semi-commercial buildings such as shops with flats above, commercial units, and high street units for retailers and brands that are opening new stores.

No. Property values and rents can fall as well as rise, and every figure we give is an estimate based on public data. We show you how we worked each number out so you can check it.

Property sourcing is estate agency work in the UK, so a sourcer must belong to a property redress scheme, be supervised by HMRC for anti-money-laundering and be registered with the ICO. Our registration numbers are shown at the foot of every page.

Send us your brief using the enquiry form, or call Kenny on 07984 404044. Tell us the type of property, the areas, your budget and how you are buying, and we will only send you deals that match.