your life, your home... it's your move
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ProspectUsYour life, your home... it's your move.
A lifestyle choice.
Thinking of selling or letting?
An expert valuation is key
Choose the right agent
Take an altogether different approach
Your new home page
First impressions count
Marketing that adds up
Streets ahead
Your one-stop property shop
Service excellence
Word on the street...
Location, location, locations
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Your life, your home...it’s your move.
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On average we each move home 8 times
in our lives.
Thinking of selling or letting?There are many reasons for wanting to move home.Taking your fi rst steps on the property ladder... moving closer to (or further away from) family... moving to be nearer your ideal job... needing a larger home to start a family — then needing an even larger home for your growing family... moving to fi t into a chosen school's catchment... downsizing when the kids have fl own the nest or maybe you simply can’t fi t any more in those cupboards.
Gone are the days of a ‘home for life’ and sometimes it's not enough to stay put and extend your current property: often a change of scenery and a blank canvas can be just what's needed to kickstart a new phase in our lives.
At Prospect we’ve been selling and letting homes for 20 years. We understand that this is your life, your home, your move — and we’re here to guide and help you through the process... to get you moving.
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move forward...
An expert valuation is key to your sale
Whatever your reason for moving, be assured: at Prospect we’ll help you
Achieving the best price for your property in a timescale to suit you.
All homeowners would of course love a high valuation of their
property, however it goes without saying that a lower price
should achieve a far quicker sale. Be it an apartment, cottage,
family home, character property or modernist box, our expert
valuer will listen to your requirements and advise on a strategy
to deliver the result that best suits you.
At this early stage it's also a good idea to speak with a fi nancial
expert who will be able to advise on the latest mortgages and
complete costs involved.
A Prospect valuer will give you an expert assessment of your
property’s value in the current market. They will take into
account many different factors and will be able to advise on
the best price for your property to achieve a sale or let in your
given time frame.
Location
Property type
Property condition & presentation
Comparable properties
Market condition
Your timescales
Key factors in property valuation:
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With so many Estate Agents to choose from,selecting the right Agent may seem daunting. On paper, they all offer the same service for a similar fee and they may have given comparable valuations for your property.
With a different approach and a quality of service you’ll remember long after your boxes are unpacked, there really is only one agent of choice.
Choose the right Agent
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We offer a modern approach with traditional values, attention to detail and a service you'll be delighted with.
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We’d want our properties to be presented
in the very best way possible.
We’d want them to feature on a great
resource-packed website that presents
them to the world.
We’d want strategic marketing to target
the ideal purchaser or tenant.
We’d want our agent to have ideas,
strategies, energy and enthusiasm.
We’d want our agent to have offi ces in
prominent central locations.
Take an altogether different approachAt Prospect, we went back to the drawing board to look closely at our business and service. We put ourselves in your shoes to understand what we would want if we were selling our own homes.
We’d want our agent to be proactive — making
calls, not waiting for the phone to ring.
We’d want our agent to give us feedback after
every viewing and a weekly update on the
progress of our sale or let.
We’d want to receive the personal attention
of an individual — backed by the strength of
a team.
We’d want our agent to be able to offer every
service we’ll need — all under one roof.
We’d want information and support on hand
and to be guided through the process.
We aim to deliver a service we’d be delighted to receive ourselves.
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Prospect advertise on rightmove.co.uk and globrix.com, the UK's leading property portals, ensuring your property is as visible as can be: through world wide windows.
90% of buyers and tenants start with the internet when looking for their next home1 – and prospect.co.uk receives 20,000 visitors per month!
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The fi rst time a buyer or tenant views your property, it’s most likely it will be via the internet.
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Househunters will fi nd your property quickly with the
powerful, intuitive search engine driving our site. They’ll
see large, bright photographs of your property well
presented in a logical layout; they'll be able to arrange
a viewing online, save your property to their favourites,
and will even be able to print directions so they can fi nd
it easily when they come to view.
Our website is packed with features to help you
throughout your sale, from our step-by-step guides,
interactive help and resource section, and the ability to
view the progress of your transaction in real time via our
online conveyancing. There’s even a budgeting tool and
mortgage calculator to help purchasers organise their
fi nances.
With a specifi c area for landlords to log in and keep tabs
on their let, and e-alerts to keep buyers and tenants
updated on the latest properties to the market, we think
we've thought of everything.
Visit your new home page: www.prospect.co.uk and
explore it for yourself.
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Our property search engine
has been redesigned
to include an intuitive
map-based search to help
househunters get the lay of
the land.
Buyers and tenants are able
to pinpoint their search by
either placename, postcode
or Prospect offi ce.
Property searchers can save
your home to their personal
shortlist — saving time and
acting as a reminder when
they next log in.
Buyers and tenants will be
able to arrange a viewing,
obtain fi nancial advice,
request particulars and send
details to a friend.
Marketing your property
begins with an emailshot
to all registered applicants
who have requested
notifi cation about properties
like yours.
Our online mortgage
calculator is primed with
the latest rates — a handy
tool to indicate how much
mortgage repayments
may be.
Our website features
step-by-step guides to
selling, buying, letting and
renting — one of the many
free, invaluable resources
available at prospect.co.uk
If you haven't moved for some
time, it's worth a refresh on
the Stamp Duty Land Tax
bands — use our online tool to
calculate the amount payable.
To help answer those
out-of-hours questions,
our comprehensive Help
section features a full
glossary and FAQs.
Our Resources
section contains many
downloadable PDF fi les
including our latest
publications and a back-
catalogue of our materials.
Become a member!
MyProspect is our secure
members' area where you
can manage your account
and track your sale and
conveyancing.
Landlords can log in to access
secure online statements for
their let — a timesaving tool
for the busy investor.
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First impressionscountEvery owner wants their home to be presented at its very best.
We raised the bar
by using the essence
of magazine-style
layout and incorporating
innovative features to
engage and better inform
purchasers and tenants.
Our particulars set a new standard in the presentation of property.
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A picture tells...We will ensure you get great quality photos
for your home’s particulars.
Particular details
Feature richFeature tick-boxes quickly highlight your
property’s key features.
‘i’ is for InformationThe i-box gives local-area and property-
specifi c information.
Rate the spaceWe give detailed fl oorplans to enable
purchasers to visualise the space.
A few less things to rememberThe ‘My viewing’ box is our innovation to help
purchasers with their viewings and decision-
making. It is a tool for recording names,
dates and times for the viewing, and also
key questions to ask with space to note their
thoughts on your property.
We believe that it’s these simple, common sense ideas that set us apart, and help to make moving home an altogether different prospect.
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62%Marketing thatadds up 62% of homeowners
move within a 5 mile
radius2. Understanding
this, each offi ce
publishes its own
property bulletin, the
Property Express, which
is used to target specifi c
streets and localities.
We understand the value of strategic marketing.
Only by understanding and interpreting the statistics can we
deploy targeted marketing. Not only do we market the properties
themselves, we market Prospect: the brand. A strong presence
ensures that we are the fi rst port of call for those looking for a
property such as yours in the local area.
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Frequent fl yer 16Frequent mailshots to 165,000
homes enable us to keep in
touch with our past, present and
future customers with marketing
comment, information and
updates on new services.
Hook a great rate.
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Financial Services
In the current sea of mortgage confusion, you could be paying less...
An altogether different Prospect.
Value your home.We’d love to!
Contact your local Prospect offi ce to request your free, no-obligation market appraisal.
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Prospect’s expert valuation of your propertywill let you know where you stand in the current market.
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For Sale / Let board3.
These are vital selling tools! After
all, a buyer or tenant who calls
after spotting the board has already
decided that the property ticks their
boxes in terms of kerb appeal and
location. %
Only 10% of readers of the property press are looking to move — we use the newspaper to build our relationship with homeowners.
All a-board!
Stop press!With only 10% of the property
press readership looking to
move at any one time4, we realise
the importance of marketing our
brand, our approach and our level
of service to ensure we’re the
agent of choice when the other
90% come to sell or let.
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Our cherished fl eet of 10 eye-catching minis clocks
up around 100,000 miles each year when they’re out
and about on viewings, valuations and instructions.
We listen to the word on the street, whether it’s about
new local restaurants; what’s on and where; school
performance tables and vital catchment areas;
where’s the nearest gym or swimming pool; how best
to commute; where the nearest evening classes are
— and our little runabouts are regulars at charity events
too where they can be found fi lled with balloons!
We keep in-the-know so we can help our clients make
fully informed decisions about the neighbourhoods
they’re thinking of moving to.
So if you’re thinking about moving, remember: we go
the extra mile!
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When it comes to local area knowledge: we’re your Agent about town
Steeped in tradition and pedigree, the iconic mini embraces
the modern whilst being underpinned by the traditional —
very much refl ecting our philosophy here at Prospect.
and instructions!
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Your one-stop property shop
We understand how busy lives leave us
little time to shop around, obtain quotes
and research all options. Getting every
part of the process organised, scheduled
and managed successfully can be a full-
time job in itself.
Enter Prospect. It’s our job to take
care of all of this for you.
Prospect offer a fully-integrated one-stop property shop: one solution for all your property needs
Selling or letting your home can be a complicated process involving the coordination of several parties.
Residential Sales
Open House
Lettings & Property Management
Financial Services
Beginning with your property's valuation; the
preparation of its HIP; expert marketing for
sales and lettings; driving your conveyancing;
sourcing and arranging your mortgage;
fi nding the perfect buyer or tenant... to
handing over the keys and even managing
your let, we provide a fully-integrated service
from our one-stop property shops.
By instructing one person to take control
of all aspects of your sale or let, you can be
assured of quicker progress as all the right
people are talking to each other — under
the same roof.
We offer a fully-dedicated residential
sales service across six networked, prime
location offi ces.
Sell or let your property with a single viewing:
Prospect's Open House offers intensive
marketing and the convenience of staging
your home for viewings just the once.
Prospect Financial Services
are fully independent, therefore
best-placed to give you advice
on mortgages, insurances and a
wealth of invaluable products.
Our dedicated Lettings department provides
a complete service from initially letting your
property, selecting the perfect tenant, through to
offering a three-tiered management service.
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HIPs
Conveyancing
New Homes & Land
Premier Homes of DistinctionPhD is our fl agship brand offering a higher
degree of marketing for Premier Homes.
We work alongside a comprehensive range of
developers in the Thames Valley, from nationally-
recognised PLC housebuilders to local developers
creating individual homes.
Prospect conveyancing provides a
comprehensive, affordable conveyancing
package with fi xed legal fees and a no sale
no fee promise.
A HIP is now a legal requirement for all
properties marketed for sale, and landlords
must provide an energy performance
certifi cate for their property prior to letting.
Prospect can organise both of these for you.
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With services to tick all your boxes, we’re looking after
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Service excellence
Established in 1990, Prospect Estate Agency is a successful business built on core traditional values embracing modern technology with a forward thinking approach.We aim to achieve professionalism and excellence in all the services we offer to each and every client.
Our highest priority is our client and our greatest asset is our staff. With a motivated
and focused team the delivery of a high quality personal service is achieved to
maintain our aim of being the agent of choice. The high ethical standards of the
company are echoed by every member of the team with our minimum requirement
being nothing less than exceptional.
The expansion and success story has been built on the back of the founders' dream
of delivering the ultimate homemoving service that exceeded expectations whilst
creating a working environment that helps staff excel in their abilities and aspirations
to achieve maximum job satisfaction.
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4 hands-on Directors
468 experienced
Property Experts
689 specialist property
Departments
96 prime location
networked Offi ces
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Our selling and letting fees afford you a quality of service
second to none, attention to the details, experience staff and a
comitment to you and your property - throughout the duration
of your sale or let.
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Prospect are proudly one of the most successful independent estate agencies in the Thames Valley.
Founded in 1990 by two highly-regarded local estate agents, the company has expanded into a major property force through enthusiasm, recommendation and delivery of results.
You're in safe hands. To show our commitment to customer service and
excellent quality, we are proud to be members of
the following organisations:
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It’s always our outcome to delight our clients with a great service and a great result.
See many more customer
testimonials on our website:
Word on the street...
Good news travels fast!
We never underestimate the power of
personal recommendation: we see clients
return to us again and again to sell, search,
let or rent their homes – enabling them to
move forward with their lives.
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Recommendations like the handful shown here
are testament to the effort and lengths we go to —
they have seen us successfully selling and letting
properties for twenty years.
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I have used Prospect for over 10 years and received very good service. Thank-you to all your staff.
Excell ent sa les skill s and ve ry enthusi as tic, wou ld recomm end to fr iends and famil y.
Very efficient and extremely professional. Thanks for making the move really smooth!
Worked very hard for us and helped to get contracts exchanged. Always polite and helpful. Very effi cient, friendly - would defi nitely go to them again.
Extremely efficient, polite & sold my house unbelievably quickly. I was extremely impressed with the speed of getting viewings set up & the house sold. Thank-you very much for all your help.
Excellent all the way through our sale & purchase, keeping us informed at all times and responding very quickly to our queries, it was very much appreciated.
Highly impressed by your
proactivity and attentiveness.
Well done & thank-you for
all your hard work.
Our Prospect fi nancial advisor was excellent, he got us a very good mortgage and sorted out life & building insurance too! Thank-you to everyone for all your help.
Fantastic support & communication throughout our purchase, really made things happen.
Superb client care, prompt return of calls & empathetic to a new buyer. would recommend Prospect on the basis of service received.
Kept us in the picture at all times with timely emails — made all the difference.
Mr George, Winnersh
Miss Bennett, Bracknell
Mr Jenkins, WokinghamMrs Gandolfi , BracknellMr Baksh, Wokingham
Miss Andrews, Lower Earley
Miss Maslen, Wokingham
Mr & Mrs Armitage, Reading Mr O'Kieffe, Wokingham Miss Cox, Reading
Fantastic, thank-you so much to all the sales team for a quick sale. The whole team was fantastic and we wouldn’t hesitate to use you again in the future. Thanks again.
Mr Cashmore & Miss BattimezliMiss Smith, Warfi eld
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Location, location,locations
With 6 networked offi ces covering the heart of the Thames Valley,
within prime commuting distance of London, well served by the M3
and M4 motorways and rail networks, the area is home to many
major blue chip companies.
Prospect’s regional network of offi ces is well placed to serve the
corporate relocation market and local buyers and sellers alike.
You’re welcome to pop in, enjoy a coffee, and talk property with us!
Visit us online @ prospect.co.uk
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