Black Brick Property Solutions LLP

Managing Partners: Camilla Dell (Managing Partner) and Tom Kain (Partner)

Number of partners: 2 Partners, 2 Regional Partners,1 buying consultant and 1 Property Manager (total 6 fee earners). Managing Partner and Partner are London based. Regional Partners are based in Cornwall and Devon.

FIRM OVERVIEW:

Black Brick was founded in January 2007, by Managing Partner Camilla Dell who saw an opportunity to create a truly independent, market leading residential property buying agency. Initially the firm started as a property search and acquisition company but rapidly expanded and its services now include property buying, investing, managed sales, property management, rental search and a vacant property care service.

Since inception, the firm has grown from being a two-strong team, to one of the leading independent buying agencies in London, the Home Counties and the West Country. Black Brick is based in Mayfair and has an eight-strong team of property consultant professionals, carefully handpicked from across the industry for their depth of experience, specialist insight, valuable network of contacts and proven negotiation skills.

Collectively, the firm has accumulated more than 100 years experience and sourced well in excess of £2 billion of property in the dynamic London, Home Counties and West Country property markets, encompassing a range of very different market conditions.

The firm has won many prestigious awards over the years including Property Advisor of the Year at Citywealth Magic Circle Awards, consistently being ranked as “Top Flight” by Spears 500, ranked 4th in Prime Resi Britain’s top 50 residential buying agencies, ranked in E-private client top Residential Property Buyers 2021, Wealth Adviser Best Property Adviser Winner 2019 and Best Buying Agency of the Year at The Times and Sunday Times Estate Agency of the Year Awards for 3 years in a row.

In 2022, the firm started their own property podcast, “Finding Perfect Property – Diary of a Buying Agent”. Managing Partner Camilla Dell hosts a monthly podcast interviewing guests from their little black book of contacts. Guests have included renowned interior designer Katharine Pooley, Coutts Private Bank, Randle Siddeley, BDO, Blick Rothenburg, London and Capital, MTG LLP and property developer Jon O’Brien.

The firm also produces a regular monthly market update which is distributed each month to over 5000 subscribers.

MAIN AREAS OF PRACTICE:

Property Search & Acquisition:

Whether clients are looking to purchase a home, second home or an investment property, Black Brick's property search service is the ideal solution, ensuring clients are well advised and end up securing the right property on the very best possible terms. Black Brick looks after clients with budgets starting from £1 million in Central London and £2 million in the Home Counties, Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and Dorset.

https://www.black-brick.com/services/buying

Managed Sale Service:

Black Brick assists clients that are looking to sell their property through the firm's dedicated sales service. The firm oversees the entire sales process, from initial market advice through to managing the move, in complete confidence if required.

https://www.black-brick.com/services/managed-sales

Rental Search:

Re-locating to London, in between selling and buying and looking for an interim solution – or visiting London for a short period of time – Black Brick can help find clients the ideal rental place for them to rest their head. Without the headaches.

https://www.black-brick.com/services/rental-search

Property Management:

Black Brick's highly-experienced Property Management Service is tailored to meet the needs of private landlords, corporate landlords and trustees. From finding high-quality tenants through to managing repairs and upkeep, Black Brick can help ensure client's property investment keeps performing.

https://www.black-brick.com/services/property-management

Vacant Care:

Leaving their property vacant for several weeks or months can be a worrying time for homeowners. Black Brick’s Vacant Care service can ease clients' minds by helping to ensure that their property stays safe and secure and is ready for them to move back into at any time. Black Brick's service will help maintain clients' properties, carry out regular inspections to ensure clients comply with their insurance company’s requirements, and make their house feel like a home ready for their return.

https://www.black-brick.com/services/vacant-care-service

Recent Acquisitions:

In 2023, Black Brick secured almost £100 million of property for its clients. 50% of properties sourced were off market and on average, the firm saved its clients almost 4% from the asking price.

This year thefirm has also managed the sale of a highly confidential country estate for in excess of £40 million. Having originally acquired the estate in 2022, the firm successfully identified a buyer, entirely off market, securing over a 40% uplift for their client.

Standout deals included: Best Off-Market Deal - York House, W8 - https://www.black-brick.com/expertise/case-studies/york-house-2/. Acquired for our European clients who were looking to buy an apartment in Central London for their own use but with very specific requirements. We quickly grasped what our clients were looking for and the style of buildings and locations that would work best for them. On our first property tour we showed them this fabulous three-bedroom apartment set in one of the most sought-after red brick mansion blocks in Kensington, York House. It had everything they were looking for and more. We exchanged contracts at £9,500,000.

Best Prime London Family Home - Burnsall Street, SW3 - https://www.black-brick.com/expertise/case-studies/burnsall-street/. Our French clients were looking to upsize in another competitive market – Chelsea. They were looking for lateral living space, whether in a house or an apartment, and we suggested they try the up and coming enclave of Chelsea Green. We helped our clients select a double fronted house in a great location. With another bidder in the frame we suggested they offer fractionally above the £6.28m asking price to secure the property. Their offer of £6.3m – or £2,136 per square foot – was accepted. A month previously a nearby home had been sold for £2,600 per square foot.

Best Pied-A-Terre - Cheniston Gardens, W8 - https://www.black-brick.com/expertise/case-studies/cheniston-gardens/. Our Australian clients were fans of British architecture and wanted a two-bedroom apartment in a period building, with high ceilings and lots of light. The building needed to be secure, the flat needed to be already in good condition, close to parks, and in a really good prime central London (PCL) address. With our clients based on the other side of the world we drew up a shortlist of really top notch options for them to view during a whistlestop trip to London. And this beautiful property, between Kensington Gardens and Holland Park, ticked all their boxes. We exchanged contracts at £1,700,000.

New Build deal - Capella, N1 - https://www.black-brick.com/expertise/case-studies/capella/. Acquired for our Swiss clients looking for a home for their son, who was living and working in London. Priorities included good local transport to links, plenty to do on the doorstep, and with investment potential in the long term. Capella is the last new apartment building planned for the 67-acre King’s Cross regeneration zone and the high quality of this environment means its value is likely to appreciate. We isolated the best apartment in the building – a duplex on the 12thand 13thfloor with a large terrace and exceptional views. It was on sale for £2,600,000 (or £2,127 per square foot) but we negotiated this down to £2,400,000 (or £1,963 per square foot), representing a discount of almost 8%.

Contacts:

Camilla Dell, Managing Partner

E: [email protected]

T: +44 (0) 203 141 9860

Tom Kain, Partner

E: [email protected]

T: +44(0) 203 141 9861

OFFICES:

15 Bruton Place

London

W1J 6LU