We find opportunities. You make the decisions. FPB's sourcing approach begins with the investor—not a generic list of properties.
For an ordinary residential sourcing instruction, we calculate a fixed quote at 2% of the agreed target property purchase budget, with a minimum fee of £3,000. The budget means the amount agreed for buying the property itself, excluding refurbishment, taxes, professional costs and the sourcing fee. The exact fee is written into your Instruction and Fee Schedule before you commit. It does not automatically rise or fall with the eventual purchase price. A change to the scope or budget requires a written agreement before any fee change.
For example: a £100,000 target purchase budget gives a £3,000 fee because the minimum applies; £200,000 gives £4,000; £300,000 gives £6,000. FPB is currently not VAT registered, so no VAT is added. If VAT registration changes before contract conclusion, the Schedule will state the correct VAT treatment and total payable. No later charge is imposed without an agreed contractual basis.
For substantial HMO conversion analysis, major refurbishment, several possible exits or unusually extensive viewing and feasibility work, our fixed quote is calculated at 2.5%–3% of the agreed target property purchase budget, with a minimum fee of £5,000. We explain the additional work and confirm the exact rate and fixed total in your agreement before you commit. Ordinary cosmetic refurbishment alone does not automatically justify this category.
Former care homes, commercial conversions, development land, portfolio acquisitions and lease-option or vendor-finance negotiations receive a bespoke fixed quote, generally starting around £5,000–£8,000, after assessment of the brief. This is a starting range, not an £8,000 ceiling. The exact fee and work included are agreed before instruction. Surveys, formal valuations, legal advice, planning consultancy and refurbishment management are separately scoped and priced where required. These fee benchmarks exclude any applicable VAT; FPB is currently not VAT registered and adds no VAT.
The contract is concluded when FPB sends its written Acceptance Confirmation identifying the client, instruction, agreed document version and contract conclusion date, after client acceptance, payment and required onboarding checks. The search commencement date is confirmed separately and may be later. If FPB cannot accept an instruction after payment, the payment is returned in full. Live payments remain disabled.
We quote a bespoke upfront sourcing fee for your agreed criteria. The ordinary search period is 90 calendar days from the agreed start, with a review around day 60. We undertake to deliver one qualifying opportunity with the agreed report and disclosures. If we do not deliver within that period or a valid written extension, the upfront sourcing fee is refunded in full.
Read the v2.0 sourcing terms and refund and cancellation information. Your completed Schedule identifies the scope, criteria, fee, response timetable and commencement arrangements.
Read the reconciled sourcing terms and refund and cancellation policy. The completed Schedule identifies the scope, criteria, fee, response timetable and commencement arrangements.
We source to your criteria.
Opportunities are investigated before presentation.
We test what best fits the property and objective.
If it does not meet the criteria, we will not present it as suitable.
We build access through professional relationships.