Birtley Road, Bramley, Guildford, Surrey, GU5

Built in the 1920's, this attractive double fronted detached home has been sympathetically updated over the years and is meticulously presented throughout. The property enjoys a wonderful south-westerly facing rear garden and balanced accommodation arranged over two floors and with further potential to extend (STPP). Situated within Bramley village close to local schools, amenities and countless countryside walks.

The ground floor accommodation comprises a lounge, family room, dining room, fully fitted kitchen with a range of eye and base level units, integrated appliances and breakfast bar. From: Andy McElligott
To: Wynne & Valerie Turner
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Sent on: 13/11/2024 11:46 AM
Subject: RE: 37 The Oval - Subject to contract

Hello Wynne,

Not a problem. Please forgive I’m running a little short on space on the agreement! However, I have managed to just fit everything in for you.

Please find our agreement attached for you to confirm Charlotte can sign.

Many thanks, Andy.

Andy McElligott

Valuations Director

Seymours Estate Agents
217 High Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 3BJ

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From: Wynne & Valerie Turner
Sent: 13 November 2024 11:21
To: Andy McElligott
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Subject: Re: 37 The Oval - Subject to contract

Dear Andy,

Thank you for your email on Monday attaching the draft agency agreement.

In order to reflect fully the points set out in my email to you of 10 November 2024, I suggest that the Special Terms section of the agency agreement be amended to read as follows:

“1. Seymours appointment is exclusive and can be terminated with immediate effect by 24 hours notice given at any time on or after 31 Janhary 2025, overriding and amending clauses (3), (5) and (26) of the terms of business.

2. Our agreement operates on a no completion of sale-no fee basis, overriding and amending clauses (2), (4), (7,) (8), (10), and (13) of the terms of business.

3. Commission shall be calculated at the rate stated above on the sale price actually received for the property on a completed sale and shall be payable within 5 business days of receipt of your VAT invoice or completion of the sale whichever shall occur the later.

4. Cost of EPC, elevated photograph (single shot), professional photography, drawn to scale floor plan is £115+VAT.”

In addition, please would you add the following wording (by hand, if necessary) to the end of the paragraph immediately before the signature wording after the word “document”.

“…except as overridden and amended above.”

If anything above is not clear please call me.

On receipt of the amended document via Docusign, Charlotte would be happy to sign it and I’ll call in with a set of keys.

Kind regards,

Wynne Turner

On 11 Nov 2024, at 17:39, Andy McElligott > wrote:



Dear Charlotte and Wynne,

Thank you both for your kind instructions to assist you in the marketing of 37 The Oval.

As discussed with Wynne today, I am happy to move forward on the basis of the agreement laid out below. I have attached our agency agreement for you both to review. Charlotte, I have sent you an electronic signature version via Docusign separately, which I would ask you to complete, assuming you are both happy with the way our agreement is presented.

Needless to say, any concerns or questions regarding our agreement, please don’t hesitate to ask. In terms of next steps beyond this agreement, I will require a copy of Charlotte’s driving licence and passport. Please could you send me a scanned version?

Furthermore, I’ll just need to arrange obtaining keys so that we can access the property for viewings and also to allow our recommended EPC supplier and photographer access to the property to do their bits.

If there is anything else I can do to assist, then please do not hesitate to reach out to me.

Warm regards, Andy.

Andy McElligott

Valuations Director



Seymours Estate Agents
217 High Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 3BJ

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From: Wynne & Valerie Turner >
Sent: 10 November 2024 19:49
To: Andy McElligott >
Subject: Fwd: 37 The Oval - Subject to contract

Dear Andy,

I have an answer for you.

Initially, Charlie would like to “soft” test market the property at “offers around £550K” with Seymours existing potential buyers, as you suggested. If this is not successful, after a discussion of the feedback received from potential buyers, you would formally “launch” the property on the market on Boxing Day this year.

Charlie has the following stipulations:

1. Seymours appointment is exclusive and can be terminated, with immediate effect, by notice given at any time on or after 31 January 2025.

2. Within the period of Seymours’ exclusive appointment referred to in paragraph 1., Charlie agrees that she will not market the property except through Seymours.

3. Subject to paragraph 2., at any time, Charlie will be free to decide to withdraw the property from sale without any obligation to Seymours, even if you have found a willing buyer at an acceptable price.

One of your competitors has proposed a commission of 0.9% of sale price, would Seymours be willing to meet this rate?

I look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,

Wynne Turner

On 23 Oct 2024, at 09:30, Andy McElligott > wrote:



Good Morning Mr Turner,

I hope you are well.

I just wanted to check-in to see how thoughts are progressing with Charlotte, and whether there are any further questions I can assist you with at this stage?

Warm regards, Andy.

Andy McElligott

Valuations Director



Seymours Estate Agents
217 High Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 3BJ

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seymours-estates.co.uk



From: Andy McElligott
Sent: 18 October 2024 13:31
To:
Subject: 37 The Oval - Seymours Summary

Dear Mr. Turner,

Further to our meeting today, I’d like to thank you for the opportunity to provide an up-to-date valuation and marketing appraisal of your daughter’s home in The Oval. I do hope that you found our meeting to be both helpful and informative.

The house will make a wonderful home for any of the potential buyers that my team and I can already think of. I was particularly impressed by the corner plot position of the property, offering a large rear garden with access for off-road parking. This, along with the potential to further improve and extend the property in the future, are all further aspects that I would be sure to emphasise in our high-quality particulars, which will be complemented with professionally produced photographs and a drawn to scale floor plan.

In regards to the value, based on current market conditions and comparable properties that my team and I have successfully sold nearby, I believe the property is sensibly worth somewhere in the region of £500,000-£550,000, from worst to best-case scenario .

It would be my suggestion to introduce the property to our buyers on our database at a Guide Price of £550,000, speaking to buyers that immediately come to mind who have missed out on similar properties nearby that we have recently sold, such as the house immediately next door, along with others in The Oval and The Quadrangle (details attached).

Depending on your desired speed for a sale, assuming you are not in a rush, I would like to test the market by soft-launching the property between now and Christmas. It would be interesting to gather some initial feedback, not only on the presentation of the property, but also our initial marketing and particular sense check on the marketing price, all before creating an online footprint. With viewings that we are conducting during this time, we can use the psychological fear of loss that a buyer will have; to drive the best possible price should an offer be received during this phase of discrete marketing .

In the event that we do not achieve a sale in this timeframe, then I would recommend listing the property onto the market with us on Boxing Day, taking into account any feedback that we will have gathered, ensuring that we are going to the market in the best possible shape we can with a fully informed strategy. Interestingly, the week between Christmas day and New Year, has been recorded as the most active week on portal website such as Rightmove for as long as I can remember! So, captivating this increased level of traffic gives me good reason to believe this would be the correct time to proactively launch the property to the market.

I understand that it is important to you to work with an agency that will maximise the potential value of the property, to assist your daughter to find a suitable property to buy in Cambridge.

Appreciating that there are a large number of estate agents in Guildford to choose from, I feel it would be prudent of me to highlight our success in selling more properties this year in GU2 7 than any other agency (statistics attached). With this in mind, I would like to believe that we will have a much larger and more relevant portfolio of buyers on our books that are suitable for your property, when compared to other agents who may be better placed in selling properties either in different price ranges or areas of the Guildford market.

I appreciate we also discussed at length the set-up of our team, in particular way the way that my team are remunerated, which we believe is designed we have attracted the best available team and they are financially incentivised to secure a sale at the very best price. To ensure that you are confident in them and they are aware of its features and saleable points, I would like to arrange for them to visit the property as soon as we are appointed as your agents, so that they can speak accurately and passionately to their registered buyers. Whilst set up to be a proactive team, we are also accompany that is keen to build long lasting relationships with our customers and ensure that we are an agency that you can rely on. I love the fact that most of our business comes either from repeat custom or recommendation, and to date, we have received over 250 5-star reviews on Google this year, which I hope provides peace of mind that we will look after you and your daughter throughout this process.

With regards to our fees, we charge 1% plus VAT of the eventual sale price, which operates on a no sale no fee basis. In return of our time and investment spent into selling the property, we ask for a fair period of marketing time by way of exclusivity, and I would propose 9 weeks, plus 21 days rolling notice should you ever wish to terminate your obligations with us. Please note that it is a legal requirement to provide buyers with an up-to-date and relevant energy performance certificate. Understanding that your current report has expired, we can refer you to a company we work closely with who charge £100 plus VAT, to provide an updated EPC report, professionally taken photographs, and a drawn to scale floor plan.

I respect that you would like to discuss the outcome of our meeting with your daughter and you may wish for a few days to consider how you wish to move forward. With this in mind, I’ve made a contact you in the middle of next week to see how your thoughts are progressing. If, however, there are any immediate questions, then please do not hesitate to contact me by my details listed below. Thank you again for your time today, it was a pleasure to meet you and I do hope that I represented Seymours in a positive light, and I will keep my fingers crossed that we can secure the opportunity to work with you!

Warm regards, Andy

Andy McElligott

Valuations Director



Seymours Estate Agents
217 High Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 3BJ

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seymours-estates.co.uk



<37 The Oval - Draft Agreement.pdf>Lastly, there is also a downstairs shower room. To the first floor, there are three double bedrooms, a fourth single sized bedroom which is currently being used as a study, and modern family bathroom fitted with a roll top bath and shower.

The generous sized garden is mostly laid to lawn with a pond, a patio area offering space for outdoor furniture to enjoy alfresco dining, and a garden store nestled at the end of the garden. There is off-street parking to the front of the property.

Bramley Village offers various amenities for daily needs, such as a post office, general store, primary school, church, restaurant, garage, and public houses. Guildford, located around 5 miles away, provides excellent options for shopping, socializing, education, and leisure. There is also a main line station that offers frequent services to Waterloo, taking approximately 38 minutes. The A3 provides convenient access to London and the M25, which connects to Heathrow and Gatwick Airports. The surrounding area is abundant with vast stretches of open countryside, making it an ideal location for outdoor activities such as walking and cycling.