London’s Leading Buying Agents
Meticulous property search & property management
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We pride ourselves on delivering exceptional outcomes for clients and doing what we love.
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Our award-winning service
Property search
We secure the best on and off-market properties, providing expert advice and representation for buying, renting and relocating.
Rental & Property Management
We secure high calibre tenants, maximise rental yields and deliver an exceptional property management service.
Home & Vacant Management
We handle all aspects of home management, ensuring properties are meticulously maintained, inspected and cared for.
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A team of expert london buying agents
Established in 2006 by Founder and Managing Director Jo Eccles, Eccord is one of London’s most respected buying agents.
With nearly 100 years combined experience in the Prime Central London property market, our award-winning team have acquired over 400 properties. We pride ourselves on honest advice, discreet representation and achieving exceptional results.
In response to requests from clients, we also provide meticulous in-house rental and property management services for landlords and home owners. Our team manage £1.5 billion of rental investments and private homes across central London, providing expert advice and exceptional care at every stage
In the press
Our expertise and market insight are regularly sought by national and international media. We are featured in the press almost weekly, with our Founder, Jo Eccles, contributing a monthly property column to The Telegraph and serving as a guest columnist for The Sunday Times.
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Your trusted advisor
Clients sit at the heart of everything we do and we independently represent and protect your interests.
We pride ourselves on exceptional service and are known for our discretion, integrity and honest advice.
Awards
Property advisor of the year
Best property finder
Best property finder, London
Best buying agent (Gold)
What our clients say
"I recommend Eccord to anyone looking to get an extra edge in the competitive London property market" →
David – Investment Banker, HSBC
"Neither Messi, Ronaldo or Salah would get a look in ahead of this team." →
Mark – Private Equity Partner
"A straight ten with a star" →
J – British Actress
" Eccord is a benchmark for building relationships and going above and beyond." →
Andrew – Barrister
"You are rockstars!!" →
Ollie – TV Personality & Entrepreneur
"These are the people who are going to help you - hire them with your eyes closed. " →
S - Private Equity Partner
"The value add that Eccord brings went way beyond what we expected." →
S & F – Banking & Private Equity
"There is no way we could have achieved this by ourselves" →
Tracy – Non-Executive Director
"Thank you so much for listening to our needs & working complete magic." →
C & C – Entrepreneur and Editor
Frequently Asked Questions
What does a London buying agent do?
A London buying agent acts on behalf of buyers to represent their best interests throughout the property search and purchase process. Our role is to ensure you see the very best properties on and off the market, and to expertly negotiate the most competitive price.
This is in contrast to an estate agent who represents the seller and their objective is to promote the property for sale and achieve the highest price from a buyer.
A buying agent performs an advisory and advocate role, and an estate is a sales role.
There are some London buying agents and estate agents who represent both buyers and sellers in a broker capacity, but this is deemed to be a conflict of interest.
At Eccord our focus is solely on the buy-side and our 19 years of expertise, track record, forensic approach and discretion ensure clients achieve the best possible outcomes.
What is the benefit of using a London buying agent?
A significant proportion of properties in prime central London are sold off market and without being represented by a buying agent, you won’t be aware of or have access to these properties. An experienced London buying agent will gain you access to the whole of market, with nothing held back. At Eccord, 60% of the properties we secure for clients are off market.
When you are represented by a buying agent, you are taken more seriously by estate agents and sellers and prioritised in the market.
A London buying agent will also provide in-depth pricing knowledge to enable you to make informed and confident decisions, and expertly negotiate a more competitive price than you are likely to achieve as an unrepresented buyer. At Eccord, we have won 85% of competitive bidding situations and in 65% of those our clients were not the highest or strongest bidder.
An experienced London buying agent should accelerate the property search and purchase process and ensure you make informed, confident decisions. At Eccord, almost 70% of our clients have been searching unsuccessfully for over 6 months before appointing us to represent them. We have a 95% success rate for finding and securing the right property within 6 months.
What are the reasons buyers appoint a London buying agent?
There are many reasons why buyers choose to appoint a London buying agent:
- They have been searching unsuccessfully on their own for some time
- They have a time pressure and need to accelerate the process
- They are looking for something very niche and hard to find
- They need advice on areas and property options to focus their search
- They recognise that properties being sold off market and they don’t want to miss out
- They have lost out on properties where their offer wasn’t strong enough or their negotiation strategy wasn’t successful
- They recognise that negotiating is very difficult to do objectively when they are emotionally invested
- They require discretion and representation for privacy reasons
- They are unfamiliar with the UK purchase process
At Eccord, we provide an experienced and personalised approach to ensure you secure the very best property within your price range and purchase wisely.
Who typically uses a London buying agent?
Buyers who want to ensure they are buying the very best property within their price range for the most competitive price.
At Eccord, we represent buyers typically spending £3m upwards. Many are moving into new areas or more expensive price brackets, or they are families trying to secure houses within competitive areas close to schools.
We also work with international clients relocating to London.
What are the costs associated with using a buying agent?
A buying agent usually charges an upfront retainer fee and then a success fee once the purchase is legally binding.
At Eccord, we charge a £4,000 + VAT Retainer Fee which lasts for up to 6 months of searching. Once your purchase is legally binding, we charge a Success Fee of 2% of the purchase price + VAT.
We have a 95% success rate for finding and securing the right property within 6 months and save our clients on average double our success fee.
Can you help me find the perfect London property?
Absolutely.
At Eccord, we are market leaders in navigating clients through the complexities of buying property in central London and our award winning team are very proud of the exceptional outcomes we have achieved for clients over the past 20 years.
Whether you’re looking for a family home, a pied-à-terre, or an investment property, we ensure you see the whole market (on and off market), help you negotiate the most competitive price and achieve the very best outcome.
