Services & fees
Three ways to work together.
A focused advisory session, a defined consultancy project, or full buyer representation with me as your buyer's broker, each explained to you before you commit to it.
Start the right conversation- Explained first
- Remuneration is explained before you appoint me and settled in writing at appointment
- Commission and a retainer
- Full buyer representation: buyer's broker commission on a completed purchase, with a modest retainer agreed at appointment
- Separate fees
- Advisory sessions and consultancy projects are scoped and agreed on their own
- First conversation
- Private, and carries no obligation
How we can work together
The right level of involvement depends on what you need
Private Advisory Sessions
A half-day or full day of focused attention on an agreed question or decision, with the preparation, time together and written follow-up agreed in advance.
How it is charged
A fee agreed separately in writing before the session, covering the agreed preparation, attendance and a written summary.
About sessions →Defined Consultancy Projects
Support with a specific task over an agreed period, such as preparation for a class or flag inspection or the review of proposed works, with responsibilities, deliverables and the completion point agreed before work begins.
How it is charged
A project fee agreed separately in writing against the agreed deliverables and end point, with any additional work discussed and agreed with you before it is done.
About projects →Full Buyer Representation
I act as your buyer's broker through the complete purchase of an existing yacht, from the first conversation to handover, making the recommendations while you decide.
How it is remunerated
Buyer's broker commission on a completed purchase, with a modest retainer agreed at appointment, as explained below.
About full representation →Not sure which? A first conversation is private and carries no obligation, and it is a good place to work out how much support the decision in front of you needs.
Start the right conversationHow remuneration works
Explained before you appoint me
For full buyer representation, I am remunerated through buyer's broker commission on a completed purchase, together with a modest retainer agreed when you appoint me. The retainer establishes a committed engagement, reserves agreed capacity and supports the search and preparation work.
Remuneration is explained to you before you appoint me, and these terms are settled in writing at appointment: the amount, duration and scope of the retainer; how the commission arises, who pays it and how it is calculated; how the retainer is treated whether or not a purchase completes; and how expenses and applicable taxes are handled. You see all of them together before you commit.
Advisory sessions and defined consultancy projects are separate engagements with their own agreed fees. They are not part of the brokerage arrangements, and neither commits you to full buyer representation.
Questions
What people ask about fees and services
Can I engage one service rather than the whole thing?
Yes. You can engage one service on its own and move to a fuller one later if you wish, because a session, a consultancy project and full buyer representation are separate engagements, each with its own scope and its own agreed terms, and none commits you to another.
What is the retainer for?
The retainer establishes a committed engagement, reserves agreed capacity for you and supports the search and preparation work. Its amount, duration and scope, and how it is treated whether or not a purchase completes, are explained before you appoint me and settled in writing at appointment.
What does full buyer representation cost?
I provide a written proposal setting out the retainer and commission arrangements for your purchase, so you can see the whole arrangement together before you commit.
What happens if I decide not to go ahead with a yacht?
My recommendation can include walking away from a yacht, and the search then moves on. How the retainer is treated if no purchase completes is explained before you appoint me and settled in writing at appointment.
How quickly can something start?
A private advisory session can usually be scoped and under way within a week. A project or full representation begins with a proper conversation about what you are trying to achieve, because the scope and the terms cannot be set sensibly until that has happened.
Before you appoint
Tell me the decision in front of you
We will talk through the decision or project, and I will recommend the right level of support. If full buyer representation fits, I will explain the remuneration in writing before you appoint me.