Rent a property
Matching your requirements and lifestyle — from a structured brief through a planned day of viewings to lease negotiation and move-in.
Bespoke Prime London Living
One adviser, from the first viewing to the furnished home
We help internationally mobile families and senior executives secure the right home in Prime Central London — and settle in properly once they have it.
We work only for you
An estate agent sells inventory. We represent the client. That distinction shapes every recommendation we make — which street, which building, which terms to press for, and where a budget is better left unspent.
Searching for property in Prime Central London is time-consuming and often fruitless. Good stock is limited, competition is high, and it takes a long time to understand what represents fair value. Because we filter out everything that does not match your brief, your time is not spent on properties that were never going to work.
Three ways we are usually engaged
Most clients start with one and add the others as the move takes shape.
Purchase a property
Finding a good home or investment — pre-market access, due diligence on the risks that photographs hide, and negotiation on price and terms.
Furnishing
Sourcing and coordinating essential to complete furnishings, with trade access and a fixed service fee — so the house works from the first week.
A note from the founder
I live in Central London with my family. I have bought, rented, developed and furnished properties here and in the countryside, and I have moved six times between London, Berlin, Hamburg and Melbourne. I know what the weeks before and after a move actually feel like.
Before this, I advised Fortune 500 companies and their executives at A.T. Kearney and Siemens Consulting. That is where the structure comes from — the scorecard, the map work, and the written reports I prepare on a purchase. The rest comes from living here, walking these streets and knowing which ones work for a family.
Most of my clients are working when I am, so a good deal of this happens in the evening or at a weekend. That suits me — it is usually when there is time to think properly about a house.
Claudia NahrathFounder, Goldfinch Consulting
What our judgement looks like in practice
Clients are not buying a list of properties. They are buying someone who can say that this street is better than that one, or that this house will become frustrating after three months.
Beyond what a listing shows
Five things we routinely raise before a client commits:
- Who is actually responsible. Management responsibility is often left vague, and the maintenance risk sits with it — who fixes what, how quickly, and at whose cost. This is the point that most often turns a good house into a difficult one.
- What is happening next door. Scaffolding on neighbouring properties and when it is really due to come down. Basement construction nearby, and the months of drilling that come with it.
- What the photographs leave out. Appliance and utility shortcomings. Storage that is missing rather than merely tight — the omission that becomes a daily frustration within weeks of moving in.
- How the property is secured. Absent alarm systems, or security arrangements that nobody involved can quite explain.
- What the tenancy actually permits. Whether future viewings can be excluded while you are living there.
Negotiation is more than price
Terms we regularly negotiate alongside the headline figure:
- Lease flexibility and break clauses.
- Rental payment structure and advance-payment terms.
- Works and alterations requested before move-in.
- Storage adjustments and laundry arrangements.
- Deep cleans and changes to fittings.
- Reduced landlord intrusion rights.
- Timing protections and exclusion of future viewings.
School, home and settling in are one decision
For international families the housing decision is rarely just about the house. It is constrained by school place availability, the commute, the children’s ages, after-school activities and how quickly a new city starts to feel comfortable.
We understand how those factors interact, and we work alongside education consultants where a family already has one. Because we live here, the practical side follows naturally: utilities, banking and healthcare set-up, the right local contacts, and orientation in the area you have actually chosen.
A short introduction
Forty-five seconds on what we do and how we work. Nothing plays until you press play.
Read a full transcript of this video — the spoken narration and the on-screen text.
We are ready when you are
Please give us a call or drop us a line for a free consultation. We would be glad to hear what you are looking for.