[Placeholder copy] How the London property market actually works, and why the way agency relationships work here surprises so many relocators.
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[Placeholder] Many relocators default to renting for the first year "to get settled," but for some situations — visa length, family needs, market timing — buying sooner can make more sense. The right call depends on your specific circumstances.
[Placeholder] In many countries, buyers are used to having their own dedicated agent — someone whose only job is to represent their interests in a negotiation. In the UK, most estate agents legally represent the seller, not the buyer, even when they're the one showing you the property. That distinction matters a lot in a market as competitive and procedurally complex as London's.
[Placeholder callout] If you're used to having a buyer's agent back home, it's worth understanding how that relationship works — or doesn't — by default in the UK before you start viewing properties.
[Placeholder] This is exactly the gap London Residential Advisors is built to close — representation that works only for the buyer, for relocators navigating this market for the first time.