The challenge. Wanted a London base for school terms; the family had four hard requirements and a six-week window.

How it ran. The brief was specific: school proximity, ground-floor garden access, a separate guest wing, and proximity to the Heathrow Express. We pre-screened forty mandates, walked fourteen, and bought the second viewed — at 6% under guide after a three-week negotiation. Completion was twelve weeks from first call.

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