How Does Our Brokerage Work?

All our boats are privately owned, we do not own any ourselves and we are not a sales organisation. Our job is to assist both the owner and purchaser through the sale, to look after the interests of both parties and ensure that the sale goes as smoothly as possible.

We offer a very comprehensive service which includes handling all aspects of the sale such as contracts, surveys, trials, secure client accounts for holding funds, checking for debts, checking ownership and producing bills of sale.

We are members of ABYA, the brokers association and operate under their strict code of practice, including a full disclosure policy for information relating to any boat.

Some of the basic steps along the road to a successful purchase!!

Offers
We are pleased to allow you to view any of our boats and help with advice and information wherever we can. We can also call the boat owner if there are any questions that we cannot answer. If you do find the right boat, the first step is normally to make an offer, as most owners are a little flexible on their asking price. We feel that it is not our place to influence what you may offer or what the owner may accept. We will conduct any negotiations openly on your behalf.

Contracts
Once a price is agreed and if you are happy to proceed, we will then ask you to sign a purchase contract, which is subject to a survey and a river trial (If you have not already had your trial). We would also ask for a deposit of 10% of the agreed price. This will be deposited into our Marina clients account, where it is secure and under our control, so that in the event of you not being satisfied with your survey or river trial, we can return it to you in full.

Surveys
We strongly suggest that you have a survey. Although we can give you the benefit of our experience and whatever information is available, a survey confirms the condition of the boat and enables you to make an informed and correct decision. Our job as the broker is to try and avoid problems for our customers, and we feel that a survey goes a long way to ensuring that.

Costs.
It is important to note that you would be responsible for survey fees and any lift out fees, whether you purchase the boat or not. We also recommend that you carry out your river trial first, before you incur any expense.

Surveyor
If you have no particular surveyor in mind, we can supply you with a list from the surveyors association, YBDSA and ask you to make a choice. We would then liase with them and organise dates and lift outs. An independent surveyor will look after your interests alone and the report will be your property.

Survey Report
When you have the survey report and have discussed any issues with your surveyor, you will inform us of your decision whether to proceed or not. If you are not happy to proceed, we will accept your cancellation and refund your deposit in full. Please note that in our experience, there are always some small faults, particularly on older and less expensive boats. However, if there are any substantial faults found and you would still like to purchase the boat, it may be possible to negotiate a reduction in price. We are here to help with advice and options if necessary.

Payments
We are pleased to accept cards, tranfers and cheques. When the balance of the purchase price is cleared in our Marina client?s account, we will be pleased to hand over the boat and help you in any way that we can.

Moorings
We also try to offer a mooring, if available, if you would like to keep the boat in our marina.

Fees
Any brokerage fees charged are the responsibility of the vendor and not the purchaser.

We are here to offer a professional service and advice for customers whether buying or selling.
Please feel free to ask for more details about how the brokerage may help you.