Established in 1908 BOND & SHERWILL JOHN BROWN specialise in the selling and management of residential property within the Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon, Chipstead, Kingswood, Purley and surrounding local areas.

Today the firm has four offices in well positioned and prominent locations, with our experienced sales staff offering a helpful and friendly service.  We offer a free, no-obligation, realistic market appraisal of your home based on many years’ experience of selling properties within the area.

We also have an active Management Department based at our Coulsdon Office and the staff are only too happy to answer any questions you may have relating to the letting or rental of residential property.

Our Professional Department under the auspices of Geoffrey S Bacon BSc (Est. Man.) FRICS covers all matters relating to the survey and valuation of both commercial and residential property and to the management of commercial premises.

We believe we are the oldest-established estate agency in Coulsdon.  We are proudly independent but at the same time also bring to our Clients the benefits of co-operation with other agents through:
•  our membership of the CONNECT GROUP, a network of local independent estate agents providing a multi-listing service at no extra cost to the client; and
•  participation in the RIGHTMOVE and FINDAPROPERTY online property marketing systems, enabling people to contact us or search for property from their own homes outside office hours.

Bond & Sherwill John Brown manages many residential units, including flats, maisonettes and houses, located across a wide area embracing Coulsdon, Caterham, Purley, South Croydon, Banstead, Kingswood and other districts.

For Landlords, we offer a prompt and reliable service in the careful selection of tenants to occupy your properties. The completion of the Tenancy Agreement is normally undertaken directly by our own staff. The level of our involvement in the subsequent management of the property is for you to choose, whether simply the collection of rent, or a comprehensive service including all necessary repairs and maintenance, or something in between.  Our fee rates are competitive and our Consultant Surveyor - who is a practising chartered surveyor - is available to advise on the problems that may arise.

Professional Services

We are able to help the owners and occupiers of both commercial and residential property by handling a variety of transactions on their behalf and by the provision of advice on a wide range of issues.

Our services are provided from our Coulsdon office under the direction of our consultant surveyor, Geoffrey S. Bacon, BSc (Est. Man.), FRICS. He is a chartered surveyor with many years of experience in dealing with all sorts of property for a variety of clients in both the private and the public sectors.

Professional services offered:


Acquisition:
Seeking properties to suit a client’s requirements; providing valuation advice and undertaking negotiations.


Arbitrations and references to independent experts:
Arranging the appointment of the arbitrator or expert; preparing submissions; making "Calderbank" offers, etc. Please also see "Expert Witness"


Boundary Disputes:
Examining plans and other documentary evidence; setting out boundaries on site and negotiating settlements.


Dilapidations:
Inspecting let property and reporting on a tenant’s liabilities under the terms of the relevant lease; negotiating on behalf of either landlord or tenant.


Disposals:
Advising clients on appropriate method of disposal; providing valuation guidance; preparing marketing particulars; handling the sale and instructing solicitors.


Development Appraisal:
Advising on the feasibility and value of development schemes.


Easements and Wayleaves:
Advising on value of rights of access or to lay pipes or cables, etc. and negotiating with prospective grantors or grantees.


Expert Witness:
Preparing proofs of evidence and appearing at planning or compulsory purchase inquiries or in courts of law. When appearing before a tribunal a chartered surveyor is obliged to present evidence in a fair and unbiased manner.


Homebuyer Surveys and Valuations:
Inspecting houses and flats and reporting in accordance with the R.I.C.S. scheme, details of which are available separately to interested parties.


Leases and Licences:
Negotiating the terms of agreements to use or occupy land and buildings.


Planning:
Preparing schemes for the development of property and obtaining planning permission.


Property Review:
Critically reviewing a property portfolio in the light of current operational requirements, alternative use, occupancy costs and other factors and recommending reorganisation.


Rent Reviews:
Advising landlord or tenant on current rental value and negotiating settlements.


Sales:
See "Disposals"


Strategic Advice:
Advising clients on the out-sourcing of valuation and estate management work, including the preparation of specifications; preparing estates strategies setting out the context and objectives of property management for any organisation; see also "Property Review".


Valuations:
These are undertaken for a wide range of purposes, including purchase, fire insurance, loan security and accounting requirements.