Our Services
A complete service, built around you
Everything from the initial search to completing on your perfect property, handled with care and expertise.
How We Help
Every client engagement begins with a confidential consultation to understand your priorities. From there, we tailor our approach entirely to you — whether you're searching for your primary residence, a country retreat, or a family home for relocation.
Buying Agent
Your dedicated advocate throughout every step of the acquisition process. We manage viewings, negotiations, and due diligence so you don't have to.
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Off-Market Property Search
We access properties that never reach the portals. Our network of local agents, solicitors, and landowners gives you a significant advantage.
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Relocation
Moving from London or another city? We make the transition seamless — understanding schools, commutes, villages, and community fit.
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Property Research & Due Diligence
Thorough, impartial research on any property — before you commit. From planning history to flood risk, we leave nothing to chance.
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Your dedicated advocate, from start to finish
Finding the right home in the Cotswolds requires more than browsing Rightmove. The best properties are often off the market entirely, and those that do appear publicly are frequently sold to buyers with better-connected agents within days.
As your buying agent, Cotswold House Hunter works exclusively on your behalf — with no conflict of interest, no competing priorities, and no commission from sellers. We are entirely aligned with your success.
Our fee is straightforward and transparent, and the value we provide — in time saved, price achieved, and access to off-market stock — consistently exceeds it.
What's included
- In-depth initial brief and consultation
- Comprehensive search across all public and private sources
- Discreet approaches to owners of unlisted properties
- Shortlisting and accompanied viewings
- Detailed written property assessments
- Negotiation and offer management on your behalf
- Coordination with solicitors and surveyors
- Liaison and chase-through to exchange and completion
Common Questions
How much does it cost?
We charge a retainer on engagement and a success fee upon completion. Fees are discussed openly at our initial consultation — there are no hidden charges.
How long does the process take?
The timeline varies depending on the brief and market conditions. We typically find the right property within 3–6 months, though straightforward searches can be faster.
Do you work with any particular budget range?
We work across a range of budgets, though our service is particularly suited to acquisitions above £750,000 where the complexity and competition is greatest.
Can you help if we've already found a property?
Absolutely. We offer a negotiation-only service for clients who have identified a property but want an experienced negotiator on their side.
Off-Market Search
Access the hidden market
In the Cotswolds, discretion is everything. Many homeowners — particularly those with significant or prestigious properties — prefer to sell quietly, without the disruption of open-market viewings or public exposure.
Cotswold House Hunter has spent 15 years building relationships with every estate agent, solicitor, and landowner across our coverage area. When a home becomes available off-market, we hear about it first.
Around 40% of the properties we source for clients are never publicly advertised. This is not luck — it is the result of genuine, long-standing trust.
How It Works
Quiet, methodical, effective
Your Brief
We take time to understand exactly what you're looking for — including the things that are hard to articulate.
Discreet Outreach
We approach agents and owners in our network on your behalf, without revealing your identity.
First Access
You see suitable properties before they are listed — or instead of listing at all.
Property Research
Nothing left to chance
Buying a property in the Cotswolds — particularly a period or rural home — involves a complexity that can catch even experienced buyers off guard. Planning constraints, listed building obligations, flooding, rights of way, and broadband limitations can all significantly affect the value and enjoyment of a property.
We conduct thorough research on any property before advising you to proceed — saving you from expensive mistakes and ensuring you buy with complete confidence.
This service can be engaged as part of a full buying agent instruction, or as a standalone service if you have already found a property and want independent research.
Our research checklist
- Planning history and any constraints or restrictions
- Flood risk assessment and drainage enquiries
- Listed building status and conservation area implications
- Land registry title check and boundary review
- Local authority searches and planning pipeline
- Broadband connectivity and mobile signal verification
- School catchment area confirmation
- Access rights, rights of way, and easements
- Comparable sales analysis and valuation assessment
Relocation
More than property search
Relocating to the Cotswolds is an exciting but complex undertaking. Beyond finding the right property, there are schools to consider, commute routes to assess, villages to understand, and a whole new community to become part of.
Our relocation service goes well beyond property search. We act as your local guide — helping you understand the differences between areas, introducing you to the right professionals, and ensuring your move is informed and confident.
Many of our relocation clients are moving from London, and we particularly understand the considerations of buyers making that transition — balancing commute times with rural ambition, city habits with country living.
What we help with
"Tania made us feel as though we already belonged in the Cotswolds, months before we arrived."
Our Process
From first call to completion
Consultation
Understanding your brief in complete confidence.
Active Search
On and off-market, quietly and methodically.
Shortlist
Viewings arranged for properties that truly match.
Acquisition
Negotiation, due diligence, and through to keys.
Ready to start your property search?
Book a no-obligation consultation and let's discuss how we can help.
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