Independent Property Consultant
I need help buying
Most buyers think they've done their due diligence. The ones who call me are the ones who want to be certain.
When the numbers are big enough that a mistake isn't acceptable, you want someone genuinely in your corner from the start, not someone who finds out what went wrong afterwards.
In England and Wales, no one in the transaction is working for you.
The estate agent represents the seller. The mortgage broker is paid by the lender. Your solicitor handles the legal side, but they don't tell you whether it's the right property at the right price. The surveyor reports on condition, but not on value, not on the lease, not on whether the price reflects what the street has actually been achieving.
The average UK property sells for 4.5% below the asking price. On a £400,000 home, that's £18,000 left on the table by buyers who didn't negotiate, or didn't have anyone to negotiate for them. Nearly 1 in 4 agreed sales fell through in 2025, often because problems weren't identified early enough to deal with properly.
Buying is harder than it looks. Finding a property is the straightforward part. Understanding what it's actually worth, reading the agent's position accurately, spotting what the survey is going to find before you make an offer, managing the transaction so it doesn't collapse, that's where most buyers are entirely on their own.
What I do
I work for you. I'll help you understand what a property is genuinely worth, negotiate the best price, and stay on top of the process from offer to completion. If something goes wrong along the way, a survey issue, a chain problem, a seller getting cold feet, I'll deal with it.
Some clients bring me in from the start of their search. Others call when they're already mid-purchase and something doesn't feel right. Both are fine. I start from wherever you are.
I charge you directly. No referral fees, no commission from any agent or developer. My only interest is your outcome.
A buyer two days from exchanging on the wrong property.
James came to me two days before he was due to exchange on a flat in East London. He had done everything right. Solicitor instructed, survey done, mortgage offer in place. He just wanted a final independent view before he signed.
Within a few hours of reviewing the transaction, I had serious concerns. The survey had flagged issues that James had been told were minor. They weren't. The comparable sales data showed the property was priced at a level that the street had not achieved in over two years. And the lease, while technically acceptable, had service charge history that suggested significant upcoming costs the seller had not disclosed.
I told James what I'd found and what it meant in plain terms. He pulled out of the transaction.
Three months later he completed on a different property. Better condition, stronger comparable evidence, a clean lease. He paid £22,000 less than the first property would have cost him, before factoring in the repairs and service charge liability he had avoided.
"Daniel saved me from a very expensive mistake. I thought I had done my due diligence. He showed me what I'd missed."
- James R
When to call
You don't have to be in trouble to call me. But these are the kinds of situations where having someone genuinely independent makes the difference:
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You're buying above a price point where a mistake would be costly
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Something in the survey, the lease, or the legal pack doesn't quite read right
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You want to know what the property is actually worth before you make an offer, not after
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You're close to exchange and you want a final independent check before you commit
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The agent's explanations aren't adding up
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You've been through a failed purchase before and you don't want to go through it again