LET HOMECHASE Find Your Perfect Home In Beautiful Sussex
What We Do
Homechase is owned and run by Justin Summers, who inherited his passion for property from his award winning architect father. In the 1980s Justin began buying, renovating, and selling property for profit in London. Friends and colleagues asked for the secrets of his success, so he began helping them to do the same. Twenty years ago Justin relocated his young family to Hove, and he has been assisting like-minded people move to Sussex ever since.
We call ourselves property finders. Some refer to us as buyers agents or property sourcers. Once we have discussed your requirements our extensive network of industry contacts provides access to off market, pre market, and on market properties, be it for owner occupation or investment. We conduct the initial viewings to save you time, money, and disappointment. We’ll then arrange private viewings, virtual and/or in person, for you to see the more likely properties with us and help you to make an informed decision. Justin has a passion for negotiating and revels in obtaining the best possible price for his clients. (If you have already found a property we can provide a negotiation only service.) We then see the whole process through to completion.
We can organise tenants and provide a full management service if required. We have also started building a small portfolio of serviced accommodation for short-term rental in central Brighton. Contact us if you own a suitable property that you might like to rent to Homechase for this purpose. We can guarantee your rent for up to five years.
Step By Step
- Homechase sources all types of residential property for owner occupation or investment. Contact us to discuss your requirements.
- When you are happy to proceed you will sign our registration form and pay a £400 registration fee. Homechase is then retained as your sole search agency.
- Homechase begins the search for your new property, at which point you will be arranging finances and instructing a solicitor (we can help with this). If you have a property to sell it should be on the market by now.
- Homechase visits all the properties that could satisfy your requirements. Then we will take you on a private tour of the best ones. This process continues until we find the right property for you, up to a maximum of six months.
- We agree with you on an offer to put forward for your chosen property. Homechase will happily negotiate on your behalf. We can usually more than justify our fee at this point alone.
- Homechase can oversee all stages of the transaction (dealing with solicitors, lenders, estate agents, vendors, etc.) up to exchange of contracts, when our fee is payable: 1.25% of the purchase price or 10% of the difference between the original asking price and the final purchase price, whichever is higher, subject to a minimum of £2,000, less the registration fee.
- Homechase also offers additional follow up services. We can help with removals and storage, changing over utilities, gardening and landscaping, renovations and building work, and cleaning. We can organise tenants and tenancy agreements, short-term holiday lets, and a full management service.
FAQs
You should be ready to move and starting to look seriously. If you have a property to sell it should be on the market, ideally already under offer. You should have a clear idea of your preferred location and the type of property you want. You will probably need to instruct a solicitor and you may to arrange a mortgage. Homechase can help organise all of this.
Contact us by phone or email to discuss your requirements. Then complete our registration form and pay the £400 registration fee.
It proves to us, and the agents, developers, and owners we contact on your behalf, that you are serious. This assists us in sourcing off market and pre market properties. It also helps cover some of our initial expenses. The £400 is subtracted from your final fee on exchange of contracts.
No. Estate agents work for, and are paid by, the vendor rather than the buyer. They only sell and we only buy.
Estate agents treat us as fellow agents, which gives us the inside track to discover a vendor’s bottom line. An objective and unemotional approach, and decades of experience, enable us to secure the best possible price for our clients.
When we source property for owner occupation or investment we typically oversee the whole property buying process through to completion. However we can provide a negotiating only service it you have already found the property that you want to buy.
Homechase can also help with removals and storage, cleaning, changing over utilities, renovations, building work, decorating, gardening and landscaping, or just having someone on site.
Homechase offer a full management service for investment properties.
We have recently begun building a small portfolio of serviced accommodation properties in central Brighton. Please contact us if you have a property that you might like to rent to us. Typically we can guarantee your rent for a three to five year period.
Happy Clients
"Justin was a huge help in relocating our young family from Portugal to Brighton. He found us immediate rental accommodation until we found the perfect house to buy. His advice on areas to consider, and particularly his knowledge of the local schools, was invaluable. Homechase also provided an excellent, very competitive, removals service."
Dagny & David Coulson Interior Designer and Company Director
"Justin found the perfect investment property for me in central Brighton which I've successfully rented out ever since. He negotiated tirelessly on the price and helped me with the finances and legals and then assisted with building work. I've used Homechase ever since for small removals jobs. I've always found Justin friendly, patient, dedicated and professional."Lois Kirk Tattoo Artist
"Justin's knowledge of the local property market provided us with invaluable information and advice when we first considered relocating our young family from London to Brighton. Without his help we wouldn't have been able to find places for our children in the school of our choice. He was always friendly, patient and professional, and impressed us with his negotiating skills."
Caitlin McKenna Anthropologist & Integrative Therapist
"I cannot recommend Justin Summers highly enough. I’ve owned a rental property in the North Laine area of Brighton for many years and had a series of managers during that time. Justin answered my cry for help when I was looking to replace the managers I had at the time. He listens to my requests, sees that the property is well maintained, vets new tenants and oversees repairs. He finds good workmen and checks and oversees their work. He also gets
several quotes and submits them to me, before the work starts. This gives me peace of mind and confidence that my house is in good hands and taken care of. After many years with poor managers or management companies I feel fortunate to have someone like Justin Summers looking after my property and interests in Brighton!"
Nora Curran - Writer
"I've used Justin's services several times over the years to negotiate on London property deals, saving me a lot of money, time, and stress. He always manages to negotiate a very competitive price. He obviously enjoys the back and forth of the bargaining process and takes great satisfaction in obtaining the best possible price for his clients. I'm not sure exactly how he achieves the final purchase prices that he does, but I believe one of his secrets is that estate agents treat him as a fellow agent so they give him the bottom line in a way they won't to me."
Charlotte Black - Director of Creative Talent Networks
"I've known Justin for many years so I knew he was the right person to turn to for advice when I was finally ready to attempt my first property purchase. The advice he gave me throughout the process was absolutely invaluable. His wealth of experience in sourcing property enabled him to find the perfect flat for me in Hove that wasn't on the open market, at a price I didn't think was possible."
Audrey Taylor - Ladies Fashion Retailer
"I met Justin at a property networking event and asked him if he could find me a retirement flat, which he duly did, for an amazing price! Since then he's found me a couple more flats as investments. I have no idea how he obtains the discounted prices that he does. I don't hesitate in recommending Homechase to anyone considering buying property in Sussex."
Jack Berwitz - Entrepreneur
"When we started looking for a buy-to-let investment a friend recommended Homechase. Justin unearthed the flats we'd known were there but been unable to find. As well as finding us the right property - and negotiating a great price- Justin arranged all the tradespeople we needed. We've recommended Justin to several friends who've enjoyed equally impressive results."
Tim Bax - Creative Director
"I've used Justin's services several times over the years to negotiate on London property deals, saving me a lot of money, time, and stress. He always manages to negotiate a very competitive price. He obviously enjoys the back and forth of the bargaining process and takes great satisfaction in obtaining the best possible price for his clients. I'm not sure exactly how he achieves the final purchase prices that he does, but I believe one of his secrets is that estate agents treat him as a fellow agent so they give him the bottom line in a way they won't to me."
"I've known Justin for many years so I knew he was the right person to turn to for advice when I was finally ready to attempt my first property purchase. The advice he gave me throughout the process was absolutely invaluable. His wealth of experience in sourcing property enabled him to find the perfect flat for me in Hove that wasn't on the open market, at a price I didn't think was possible."
"I met Justin at a property networking event and asked him if he could find me a retirement flat, which he duly did, for an amazing price! Since then he's found me a couple more flats as investments. I have no idea how he obtains the discounted prices that he does. I don't hesitate in recommending Homechase to anyone considering buying property in Sussex."
"When we started looking for a buy-to-let investment a friend recommended Homechase. Justin unearthed the flats we'd known were there but been unable to find. As well as finding us the right property - and negotiating a great price- Justin arranged all the tradespeople we needed. We've recommended Justin to several friends who've enjoyed equally impressive results."
Contact Us
Mailing Address
3b Upper Gardner Street,
Brighton,
East Sussex,
BN1 4AN