Frequently Asked Questions

Good question. It’s pretty simple really:

• As the potential seller, you make a legally binding promise that we can purchase your house at an agreed price within an agreed time-frame, or after completion of a certain event (for example, once planning permission has been obtained).

• In return, we make a legally binding promise to give you a certain amount of money firstly on signing of contracts and then each month, which you get to keep whether the sale goes ahead or not.
• Basically, you agree to give us the option of buying your house before a certain date.

We believe that our option agreement is both generous and attractive:

• Once you sign the contract to say that you have officially decided to sell your house to us, we will pay you up to 1% of the house price upfront.
• For the duration of the agreement we will give you additional monthly instalments
• The initial agreement is for 12 months (this means we have the right to buy your house within one year).

• If obtaining planning permission takes longer than expected (i.e. in the case of a planning appeal), then this initial agreement can be extended for a further 6 months.
• If your house is sold, then we pay you the agreed selling price, minus any payments that have already been paid.
• If your house is not sold, then you get to keep all the payments made up until that point.

We’re no quick-sell company. At the end of the day, adding value takes time. Ensuring the very best possible planning outcome for our vendors takes time. Once you’ve contacted us, we’ll need 2 working weeks to do our research and carefully assess the potential in your property. We will need a further 3 weeks for our design and planning team to develop concrete plans before we can give you a final offer.

If you like what you hear, then the legal progress can take as little as 2 weeks, although to be honest, this can often take longer. Once that side of things is all sewn up, the planning process can take up to 12 months, but you’ll be able to stay in your home thinking up ways to enjoy your advances of up to £1,000 a month.

With our skills as planning specialists and house builders, we have the experience needed to unlock the value in your home, making the sell a good deal for everyone involved. No doubt you’ll have heard from ‘easy sell’ companies before, but we really believe that our process is unique.

For one, we aren’t promising to sell your house in a week or a month. In fact, that’s one of the many benefits: you’ll have time and autonomy to move home at your own pace.

It’s a well-known fact that when the world shakes, so does the property market. Therefore it isn’t surprising that most current homeowners like you remain uncertain about the future. Here at Lumière Property however, we want to provide you with some certainty amongst the turmoil. Your property is a valuable asset, and we can help you lock-in that value, in order to un-lock a brighter future.

By selling your house to us, you will not only likely to receive an offer above current market value, but that offer will be fixed: a reassuring notion in the midst of all this current political change.

It may seem a good idea to get planning permission yourself to maximize the value of your home. This is of course always an option open to you. However, keep in mind that the planning process can be complicated, long-winded and expensive. It can also be a disappointing waste of money if planning permission is not granted.

Lumière Property are planning experts with the experience and talent to navigate the planning minefield. We can take care of design and planning applications at no risk and no cost to you, while you benefit from an above market purchase price on your home.