Home Search
One of the single most important aspects of relocating is finding a new home to rent or buy at the destination location.
Relocities Client Managers are locally based close to where the assignee is relocating, so they know the city and its suburbs, and will advise the assignee on the most suitable area that meets with their lifestyle, commute, and education needs.
The Home Search process
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After discussing each assignees property requirements we present them with an overview of the property market in their target area that will include:
1. Introduction to purchasing and renting property
2. What to expect from Realtors/Estate Agents
3. Area/Location summary. Both good and bad!
4. Location facilities such as schools, shopping medical facilities, sports and leisure.
5. Negotiating the price
6. Surveys and valuations (If necessary)
7. Financial options - mortgages, deposits, loans, taxes etc
8. Legal and contractual issues
9. Process summary and timescale report.
What we aim to do is create a property profile, a sort of home wish list, then we find it for your employee. We undertake far-reaching searches in the chosen area, inspecting properties then presenting them in our report that includes photographs and descriptions, condition and location for a selection of properties that most closely match their property profile.
We ask them to shortlist a few (perhaps 3 - 5) that we can view on their behalf, or if they are planning an Orientation trip view with them so they can make a final choice. Unless they prefer to do it themselves, we will negotiate the best purchase or rental price within the parameters that you and the assignee set.
We negotiate property purchases and rentals on a daily basis which gives us the experience to win the best deals for our Clients. Due to the volume of business we introduce we can usually negotiate lower agents fees (Legally, there are no tenant fees in the UK). We work with a wide range of suppliers who have to tender competitively for our business and we avoid unnecessary costs through planning and knowing how our suppliers operate.
If service providers such as lawyers, mortgage providers, shipping/removals or surveyors are needed we will introduce your employee to cost effective and professional practitioners who can be relied on.
Once terms have been agreed, Relocities carefully manages progress, reporting back to the employee at regular intervals. With your/their authorization we will liaise with all parties involved, ensuring any issues are kept to a minimum and resolved before they become problems.
Client Services Questionnaire
Relocities has a number of additional services to help make each relocation run as smoothly as possible. By providing us with as much information as possible at an early stage we are able to considerably speed the whole relocation process up by not having to keep asking numerous questions. To enable this, we have created a Client Questionnaire form that can be completed online or downloaded if preferred.
It really makes a positive difference for you and us all if either the employee or the employer has time to complete the questionnaire - thank you.
