Established Homes
When you are buying or selling a home, it is vital to work in partnership with an estate agent that you trust to manage the whole process smoothly and professionally. Preston Bennett has an unparalleled knowledge of the property market in the area, which enables us to provide realistic valuations and sound advice to sellers according to their goals. We provide a fully professional marketing service to support your sale, including web-site, press advertising, PR and open days. When it comes to managing the sales process, we have an unrivalled reputation for professionalism and effective negotiation.
Helping you to buy
For buyers we provide up-to-date information on properties available through a range of media – by phone, via our website with an extensive online property database and through regular mailings. If you are moving into the area, you can take advantage of our vast experience to help pinpoint the optimum location for you, taking into account factors such as transport links, amenities, schools and places of worship. We can also provide information about local resources and companies to assist you with your move. Our proactive property teams are dedicated to providing each client with an exemplary personalised service. We also realise that homebuyers are busy people, and work hard to ensure that your property search is conducted in the most efficient way. Throughout the process, from initial viewings to offer and contract stage, we stay in touch, by fax, phone, email or SMS, keeping you informed every step of the way. Helping you to sell
To support the sale of your property, a team of 10 dedicated Established Homes negotiators provide a personal and comprehensive sales and marketing service. To ensure the most effective marketing strategy for your property we use a range of marketing resources including the preparation of full colour property details, advertising on our website and in local / national press, PR and open days to promote your sale. Our highly effective website is also linked to the leading property portals RightMove, Prime Location and Vebra, which together attract over 14.5 million visits from active homebuyers per month. Our sales personnel are fully up-to-date with all the latest legislation relating to the sale of properties, including the introduction and requirement for Home Information Packs and Energy Performance Certificates, to enable them to advise clients and provide the highest level of professional support throughout the sale process. Click here for information about HIPs. Flats
Whether you are a first-time buyer, in the market for a luxury penthouse or simply seeking to downsize, moving into a flat or apartment can be the perfect solution. Preston Bennett handles a wide range of properties, from period conversions through to new builds and can provide access to many potentially interesting properties in the area, as well as advice on transportation services, shops and recreational facilities. For homeowners or investors wishing to sell, Preston Bennett offers a comprehensive valuation and marketing service. Achieving a realistic valuation is paramount and with our extensive local knowledge and professional expertise, we have a proven track record in achieving successful sales for satisfied clients. In addition to advertising properties extensively, flats are publicised on our website and brought to the attention of thousands of potential buyers nationwide via the leading property portals RightMove, Prime Location and Vebra. As well as tapping into the relocation market, our marketing approach also successfully encompasses direct, targeted marketing to our large in-house database of active purchasers.
Fine Homes
Our dedicated Fine Homes Department, headed by Tony Stone, has considerable experience in the sale of high calibre Fine, Period and Country Houses, and offer a dedicated, bespoke and unique service to the owners and buyers of the finest homes in Middlesex, Northwest London and South Hertfordshire. In today’s fast moving, fluid and global property market, it is of paramount importance for an agent to be able to market a property in the best possible way, to the best possible audience of prospective purchasers. At Preston Bennett Fine Homes, we are acutely aware of this necessity and tailor our marketing campaign to suit the needs of our vendors and to best present the salient features of their properties. The wide range of our resources includes  An accurate and objective appraisal of a property prior to marketing
A detailed marketing report with advice on maximising the potential of the property
Creating an effective sales plan in line with your timescales and price objectives
Bespoke printed brochures incorporating floorplans and professional photography
Virtual tours
Highly visible advertising in a host of local newspapers
Regular advertisements in London and Regional newspapers such as The Ham and High, The Jewish Chronicle and The Evening Standard
Regular features in high quality London and Regional publications including Optima, Limited Edition, Fabric and The London Magazine.
National newspaper advertising in The Times, Sunday Times, Sunday Telegraph, Telegraph, Mail on Sunday and The Independent.
National magazine advertising in Country Life, Vogue, Tatler, GQ and House & Garden.
Our own dedicated property magazine to showcase Fine Homes, New Homes and Established Homes.
Global website marketing on primelocation.com to complement our web presence on prestonbennett.co.uk and rightmove.co.uk
Targeted direct marketing
Central London connections
National and regional media relations
Accompanied viewings, followed by regular feedback
Regular updates on market activity and strategy reviews
New Homes
A new home offers many benefits to prospective buyers - the thrill of being the first to own a property, an environment that completely fits your lifestyle and stage of life and, not least, a 10-year warranty. But finding your ideal home at the right price in the right location can be a challenge. Having been involved in both the development and marketing of new homes for many years, Preston Bennett leads the way in terms of providing personalised service and targeted information to prospective buyers. Due to our close links with local and national developers, Preston Bennett New Homes has built up an unrivalled reputation in the marketing of new developments in North/North West London, Middlesex, Hertfordshire and across the South East. This means we are able to offer a vast choice of new homes to buyers from starter homes to individually-designed family houses. Preston Bennett pride ourselves on our up-to-the-minute knowledge about planned developments in the area and our ability to provide expert guidance to prospective purchasers thinking about buying off-plan. A team of 10 New Homes specialists - headed by Director Sue Fisher, supported by Emma Weintroub RICS, plus Associate Director Lee Martin and Greg Kaye - are on hand to provide a truly personal service to both homebuyers and to the many developers that entrust the marketing of their new developments to Preston Bennett, because of our proven track record in this specialist field. 
Developer Services Preston Bennett provides a one-stop New Homes consultancy, from finding a suitable development site right through to marketing properties to homebuyers. If you require support with off-plan sales, management and the staffing of on-site sales centres, contract chasing and 'hand-overs', Preston Bennett is the estate agent you should be talking to. Our unique New Homes Consultancy Department - combining Chartered Surveyor expertise from Emma Weintroub and an unrivalled track-record in New Homes marketing - is a first for effective developer support. Advice on scheme optimisation to maximise sales returns, purchaser profiles, sales and marketing reports and the opportunities for investor acquisition, brokering and block sales are key features of the service and are provided from the earliest stage of all development projects. Our New Homes Department has access to a number of national and local databases, in addition to a wealth of in-house data, all of which can be immensely beneficial in the preparation of initial business plans and reports. Advice on specification and layout is also available to developers keen to improve the marketability of sites. Working in partnership with developer clients, we generate awareness of new developments through a range of proven marketing strategies, from web-site and database marketing, through to local and national advertising, special promotions and events. The scale of our operation bears testament to our success in delivering sales."
Lettings, Management and Overseas Homes
With an extensive portfolio of rental properties and a large applicant database, Preston Bennett & Stone provide a highly pro-active lettings and management service focused on achieving the maximum return on property investments. We also provide an international property finding and estate agency service. For Tenants, we offer
Help and advice on all aspects of renting
A dedicated office for Residential Lettings and Management
An excellent selection of quality properties in local areas, such as, Stanmore, Bushey Heath, Edgware, Harrow, Harrow Weald,
Borehamwood, Elstree & Radlett to include a number of brand new or almost new properties
Well trained members of staff to help them find the perfect
property, understanding the terms of the Assured Shorthold
Tenancy Agreement, informing the utilities of the new tenant’s details
For Landlords, we offer
A full Lettings and Management service
Professional help & advice on every aspect of the renting of your property or Investment
Quality tenants with a rent guarantee option, no commitment free appraisal of your property
An appropriate Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement
Regular inspections of your property with strict enforcement of tenancy clauses Arranging all ancillary work, such as Electrical, Plumbing,
Decoration, Professional Cleaning, Building Works, the purchasing of any Furniture or Furnishings Arranging Inventory check-in & out
Informing all utilities of change of tenant's details
As members of ARLA, the Association of Residential Lettings Agents - the only national professional self-regulating body solely concerned with lettings - Preston Bennett & Stone promote high standards throughout the private rental sector, and our membership confers a level of professionalism that potential tenants and landlords can rely on.
Planning, Land and Development
For those seeking to sell land, or alternatively, acquire suitable sites for residential or commercial development, anywhere in the U.K., Preston Bennett’s team of specialist consultants are on hand to provide expert services that can maximise the potential of your sale or investment.
Preston Bennett Land & Development has unparalleled knowledge of the local area and of the entire land acquisition, planning and development process, whether for individuals, companies or charitable concerns. Typical developments range from one-off bespoke houses to major schemes incorporating residential and mixed use residential/commercial elements. We have a proven track record in identifying new development sites for residential, commercial and mixed use schemes; assembling land; securing Planning Permissions and negotiating the sale of development sites (with or without Planning Permission) to our extensive clientele, which spans both national and local developer clients. Services summary: Planning and development appraisals of potential development sites
Land assembly
Sale and marketing of development land and property
Negotiation of the sale and purchase of residential land or property
Specialist planning services:
Planning advice and strategy on development opportunities
Planning Applications, Appeals and Expert Witness
Site promotion (LDF / development plans)
Negotiation of Planning Agreements
Public/Stakeholder Consultation
Full support service throughout the design, planning, development, build and marketing process, often in conjunction with Preston Bennett New Homes Department.
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