Porchlight only works for people buying their first home. We find it with you, check it properly and negotiate the price, for one flat fee you pay when you get the keys.
Six phrases you will meet on almost every listing, and what each one usually means. Tap a card to turn it over and see what we check before you book the viewing.
“Cosy”
“Full of character”
“Up-and-coming”
“Bright and airy”
“Motivated seller”
“Needs some TLC”
We go room by room with a checklist, a torch and a damp meter, and you get a written note within a day. Tap a room to see what we look for.
Kitchen
Living room
Bathroom
Outside
Most of our buyers move in eight to twelve weeks after the first call, and they talk to the same two people the whole way.
A free first call
Twenty minutes about your budget, the areas you like and what worries you. No forms, and nothing to sign.
Your shortlist
We read every new listing in your areas and send you the few that are worth a Saturday.
Viewings and the offer
We come to every viewing, write it up the same day and negotiate the price with the seller's agent.
Keys
We chase the survey, the lender and the lawyers until the keys are in your hand. Then you pay us.
No percentage of the price, so we never gain from you paying more. If you don’t buy, you don’t pay.
We find the home with you, come to every viewing, negotiate the price and see it through to the keys.
$3,900
flat, at completion
Found the home yourself? We check it properly, negotiate the price and handle everything until the keys.
$1,650
flat, at completion
We had lost two houses on our own. With Porchlight we saw four, walked away from two, and bought the one we wanted for less than we had planned to offer.
Tell us roughly what you can spend and where you would like to live. We will tell you honestly whether we can help.
When we pick up
- Monday to Friday
- 08:30 – 18:30
- Saturday
- 09:00 – 13:00
- Sunday
- Closed
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They are paid by the seller to get the highest price. They can be kind and honest, but they can't be on your side, and that is the gap we fill.
Yes, we replace neither. We recommend people we have worked with, chase them for you and read the survey with you line by line.
Then you pay nothing. The fee is due at completion, and only if you buy.
The east side of the city and the three towns along the river line, about forty minutes in any direction from our office.
Yes, that is the Offer only fee. We check it properly before you commit and negotiate the price from there.