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April 23, 2026
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How Do You Negotiate When The Asking Price Is Clearly Insane?
The majority of buyers are scared off by high asking prices. They assume that the seller is not serious or...
March 12, 2026
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London Property, Luxury real estate London, Negotiation advice and techniques, Property Prices
Is this the worst property purchase I have ever seen?
There are seven classic and expensive mistakes when buying property in London. Most people make at least one of them...
December 11, 2025
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Expensive mistakes, London Property, Luxury real estate London, Negotiation advice and techniques
The Most Expensive Mistake You Will Make When Selling a Property
In a recent interview, I was asked, why did I set up a property search company? “Because I was fed...
November 20, 2025
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London Property, Luxury real estate London, Negotiation advice and techniques, Property Prices
How can you find the best bargains in the London property market right now?
This market is frustrating for many buyers. The papers are full of stories about how this is a buyers’ market....
October 16, 2025
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London Property, Negotiation advice and techniques, Uncategorised
This is essential for a successful property purchase
Once upon a time a man and woman found their ideal home. They were thrilled. But it did not end...
June 26, 2025
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How do I find the best properties?, London Property, Negotiation advice and techniques, Uncategorised
A lovely flat near Sloane Square
My clients, a successful English businessman and his family, wanted a pied-a-terre within ten minutes’ walk of Sloane Square. Two...
May 15, 2025
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Negotiation advice and techniques, Uncategorised
Do you hate bidding against yourself in a negotiation?
One of the many reasons people ask me to help them find their homes and investments in London is to...
May 1, 2025
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Negotiation advice and techniques, Uncategorised
How can you make an effective “insulting offer” on a London property?
“Some buyers are putting in really stupid offers”, moaned the agent as he showed me an apartment yesterday. “What do...
April 3, 2025
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How do I find the best properties?, Luxury real estate London, Negotiation advice and techniques
Are Most New or Refurbished Homes Just Pigs in Lipstick?
How easy is it to be fooled into buying a bad property? Do you think it couldn’t possibly happen to...
February 20, 2025
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London Property, Negotiation advice and techniques
Will you make this massive mistake when buying a property in London?
I received the following email last week: “I’m rather confused. I really want to understand what influences prices in Belgravia as...
January 9, 2025
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Negotiation advice and techniques
Will you be the estate agents’ next “Negotiation Victim”?
Do you want to become an “estate agent victim”? Do you want to be the person who buys an average...
June 24, 2024
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London Property, Luxury real estate London, Negotiation advice and techniques