Clarity — Private Buyers
A complimentary advisory meeting at the property with one of our senior people, before you commit. An honest, experienced view on what is plausible and achievable — design, feasibility, costs and timing — for buyers of prime and super-prime residential property.
The Missing Link When Purchasing Property
Properties shown are drawn from our Buy & Refurbish section.
Your Questions, Answered
You’re considering a property — perhaps a lateral apartment in Mayfair, a townhouse in Chelsea or a period country house. You can see the potential, but you have plans: a reconfigured layout, a new kitchen scheme, a basement perhaps. Will you get planning approval? Is the listed status going to be an obstacle? What happens if you can’t do what you have in mind?
A Clarity assessment begins with a complimentary initial meeting. Our team of architects, planning specialists and interior designers evaluates the property and gives you an honest, expert view of what is achievable — and what is not.
Properties shown are drawn from our Buy & Refurbish section.
Beyond Reassurance
Clarity is not simply a risk assessment. Many of our clients arrive with a clear idea of what they want to do, and we can reassure them on that front. But often the real value is in what we show them they hadn’t considered.
A different approach to the floor plan. An opportunity for a garden room where they saw only a courtyard. A way to connect the house to the garden that transforms the way the property lives. These are the insights that turn a considered purchase into an exciting one — and that make the property even more attractive than you first imagined.
Properties shown are drawn from our Buy & Refurbish section.
Realistic Projections
These are the two questions that weigh most heavily on any buyer considering a significant renovation. Without credible answers, it is natural to overestimate costs, underestimate timelines, or simply feel overwhelmed by the scale of what lies ahead.
Our quantity surveyors and construction managers provide realistic cost projections based on current market rates and our own extensive experience. We outline a credible programme for the works. And we help you understand the full picture — so that the decision to buy is informed, not assumed.
“When we purchased our Grade I listed country house, we handed over full responsibility to Janine Stone. Their planning expertise, design vision and construction management over the two years of the project was exemplary.”
Private Client — Grade I Listed Manor House, Oxfordshire
Properties shown are drawn from our Buy & Refurbish section.
Seamless Transition
The initial Clarity meeting is complimentary, with no obligation. For clients who want to go further before committing to a purchase — detailed design concepts, comprehensive costings, alternative floor plans — we can provide that deeper level of support as part of an extended engagement.
And when you do proceed with the purchase, you already have a team in place who knows your property and has assessed the challenges. The architects who evaluated the planning feasibility design the renovation. The quantity surveyors who projected the costs manage the budget through construction. Janine Stone handles everything — architecture, interiors, construction, project management — so the weight of delivering a project of this scale never falls on your shoulders.
Initial Meeting
If you are considering the purchase of a prime or super-prime residential property — whether a London apartment, a townhouse or a country estate — contact us to arrange a complimentary initial meeting. Whether you are at the viewing stage or close to making an offer, we can help.
