By private appointment
Country houses, placed with discretion since 1887
An estate office for those who acquire houses of standing, where judgement is offered without hurry and the finest properties are rarely advertised.
The Firm
A house of standing, in the placing of houses of standing
Since 1887 this office has placed country houses, town houses, and landed estates across the western counties. We act for a small number of families at a time, so that judgement remains personal from the first private viewing to the day a house changes hands. We hold that a fine house deserves to be presented with care, and offered to those who will keep it.
Founded 1887
Currently offered
A selected register
A few of the houses presently entrusted to us, chosen for their setting, their lineage, and the manner in which they are lived.
Our offices
Counsel at every turn
Private Sales
Houses placed by private appointment and by candid counsel, with the regional knowledge that keeps a buyer from the wrong acquisition.
Country Houses
A guide arrived at with care, particulars prepared with craft, and the discretion a private sale of standing deserves.
Land & Estates
Land, farms and whole estates, surveyed and brought to the right hands with the same care given to a country house.
Probate & Valuation
Private valuation for probate, division and family settlement, conducted in confidence and set down plainly.
In their words
Entrusted by the families we act for
They understood precisely what we sought and never pressed. The first house they showed us is the one in which we now live.
Acquiring from abroad might have been a daunting business. Every question was answered the same day, and every step was explained without hurry.
Honest counsel before a swift sale. They talked us out of one house and into a far better fit. That judgement meant everything.
From the first viewing to the keys in our hand, it was a personal matter throughout. We have already commended them to two friends.
The counties we serve
Counties known well, over generations
Begin a conversation
Tell us the house you have in mind
A few words on the house you seek, and we shall reply, in confidence, within one working day.