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Asking price is a question. Broc has the answer.

Sellers list high and wait to see what you'll pay. Broc answers with sources — comparables on the street, the seller's reduction trail, the running-cost and condition issues that shift what it's worth, and a recommended offer to take into the call. £99. One UK address. No subscription.

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Negotiation strategy and estimates — not a valuation, survey or financial advice; outcomes vary.

Built on licensed UK property data

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data points considered in every analysis
12 sources
licensed government, planning and market feeds
28M+
UK property records in the dataset behind Broc
The maths

Every other fee gets you the keys.
Broc gets you the price.

A typical UK home purchase is paved with professional fees. Not one of them is negotiating on your behalf — that isn't what they're for. Of all these outlays, Broc is the one built to reduce the number you sign for.

Your asking price£450,000
Statement A

The cost of completing the purchase

£450,000 home · England, standard buyerTypical figures for illustration — actual fees vary by provider, property and lender.
  • Conveyancing£1,800
  • Building survey · RICS Level 3£950
  • Searches & disbursements£400
  • Mortgage broker£500
  • Mortgage product fee£999
  • Removal£1,200
Subtotal · ancillary fees£5,849
  • Stamp Duty Land Tax · HMRC£12,500
Total just to complete£18,349

Paid to professionals and the Treasury. None of these line items adjust the asking price. They are the cost of buying — they are not the cost of buying for less.

Statement B

The cost of contesting the price

Same home · same day
You payBroc · negotiation strategy
£99
against
You could save*Average UK discount to asking, applied to this price
£15,500
Illustrative returnon each £1 spent — based on the figure above; your return depends on the property
≈ £157

*Illustrative: the average UK home recently sold for around 3.5% below asking price (Zoopla House Price Index, Q1 2026). Your result depends on the property — that's what the score is for.

The agent works for the seller~1.4%of the sale price · paid by the seller, to the side negotiating for the seller (typical UK sole-agency commission incl. VAT, industry estimates)
Broc works for you0.022%of the sale price · your cost to argue back, once
Your strategy

A plan to negotiate the price down. Not a brochure.

Every property gets a Negotiation Power Score, built from four readings — your hand, the seller's, the property and the market. Here's what each one measures, and why it moves the price you pay.

The read

Four readings. One number.

The Negotiation Power Score is a single 0–100 reading of how much room you have to push at this property, today. Four inputs decide it — your hand, the seller's, the property and the market. The stronger your position, the bigger the discount the score makes the case for.

72
Strong
Buyer78
Seller68
Property70
Market64

Illustrative example — your score will differ.

Buyer

You're worth more than your offer.

Cash, no chain, a fast completion — the certainty a nervous seller will pay for. Broc quantifies your strengths so they count at the table, not just on paper.

cash · no chain · scores 78
Seller

They could take less than they ask.

Time on the market, price cuts, equity and holding costs — read from Land Registry and live listings. The pressure they're under, visible before you call.

142 days · 2 cuts · scores 68
Property

Every fault has a price.

An EPC running-cost penalty, a costed defect estimate, flood risk and crime — likely survey issues flagged early, so you can raise them before you commission a full survey. Each one is a potential £ off the price.

EPC C · defects · scores 70
Market

The market says it's overpriced.

Recent sold comparables and a multi-method market-value estimate — when similar homes are selling for less and the area's still softening, the asking price is the one that has to give.

cooling 4.1% · scores 64
The move

Then it becomes a number you can defend.

Your leverage lands as a recommended offer — an opening to lead with, a walk-away you won't cross — and a written offer with the evidence attached. Far harder to wave away than a number over the phone.

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Recommended offer (example)7.2% below asking
£312,000
Opening£298,000
Recommended£312,000
Walk-away£322,000
Sample read for illustration only · £336,000 asking price · not a typical or guaranteed result.
The move, in writing

Anyone can make an offer. Broc makes the case.

Your four readings don't just set the price — they become a written offer with the argument attached, line by line. Play your hand and watch the letter assemble, each point laid out in a deliberate, logical order.

Your hand · sample cards — tap to play one into the letter
+20Cash buyer, no chain

We are cash buyers with verified proof of funds and no chain — ready to exchange on your client’s timeline.

Legendary
+11EPC band D

The EPC sits at band D; the running-cost gap and the works it implies are reflected in our number.

Epic
Comps ~5% under asking

Comparable homes nearby have been achieving around 5% below asking — our offer is in line with what the street is selling for.

Intel
+8142 days on market

The property has been on the market 142 days against an area median of 38 — the price is ahead of current buyer appetite.

Rare
+6Holding ~£1,300/mo

Each month it sits carries real holding costs; our proceedable offer is a clean path to resolution.

Rare

3 of 5 cards played. Every card adds one more line behind your number — and a price with reasons attached is far harder to wave away than a bare figure.

Negotiation Script / 3

Your Position

Dear [Agent],

I am writing to submit a formal offer of £758,000 for 14 Elmsworth Road.

We are cash buyers with verified proof of funds and no chain — ready to exchange on your client’s timeline.

Supporting Evidence

The EPC sits at band D; the running-cost gap and the works it implies are reflected in our number.

Market Context

The property has been on the market 142 days against an area median of 38 — the price is ahead of current buyer appetite.

Proposed Terms

We propose £758,000, subject to survey, and are ready to proceed on acceptance.

Out loud

The four worries. Plainly answered.

Pushing for a discount on a house you want feels like risking the house itself. It isn't — not if you know why. Here are the objections we hear most, and what we say back.

Worry 01

Won't the agent just refuse to take my offer to the seller?

They generally can't quietly bury it. Under the Estate Agents Act 1979 and the rules made under it, agents must normally pass offers to the seller promptly and in writing — the usual exception being where the seller has instructed, in writing, not to be told of offers below a set figure. The agent's discretion is whether torecommend an offer — not whether to deliver it.

And an offer with a written rationale — comparables, condition, days on market — is harder to wave away than one without. That's the whole point of the dossier. Sourced and dated, it's far harder to brush aside.

EAA 1979 + 1991 Undesirable Practices Order — duty to pass on offers
Worry 02

I'm not a hard negotiator. I'll fold the moment they push back.

In our experience, getting a good price has less to do with being a natural negotiator and more to do with one thing: knowing your walk-away number before the call.

Broc gives you a three-rung ladder — opening, fair, ceiling — so you're not deciding under pressure, and a pre-set walk-away price, so it's far harder to be talked upward in the moment. Your position and its evidence come written out, ready to send. You don't need to be confrontational. You need to be clear.

Worry 03

What if I underbid and lose the property?

That's exactly what the score is for. A high score (say 72 / Strong) signals the seller has reasons to move and the market is on your side — so a confident opening offer below asking is a sensible negotiating position, not an insult. A low score (say 38 / Weak) points you toward an offer at or near asking — and shows you why. (Illustrative example. Broc's recommended range is generated from the data for your specific property — it's informational guidance, not financial advice, and no outcome is guaranteed.)

You're not guessing the gap. You're sized to it.

Worry 04

What about competing offers? Won't the agent play us off?

They may say there are. Whether there are is a separate question.

Broc reads the listing's full history — price reductions, withdrawals, relistings, days at this asking — and tells you whether the property is actually attracting interest or has been hovering. A “we have other offers” line on a long-stale listing (say 142 days, with two reductions) often looks more like a tell than a threat — context Broc surfaces so you can weigh it for yourself.

General information, not legal or financial advice — and no outcome is guaranteed.

Pricing

One property. One strategy. One price.

No subscription. No call. No follow-up sales pitch. You pay once, the strategy is yours, and the next move is the negotiation itself.

  • See what you could save — freeEnter your address and Broc shows the saving that could be on the table — free. You only pay £99 for the full plan and the offer to send.
  • You don't have to be the negotiatorBroc does the analysis and writes the offer — you just send it. No haggling, no spreadsheets, no guesswork.
  • Real data, not a guessBuilt on licensed property data, sourced line by line — not a free online estimate.
What you spend completing the purchase£18,448

We zoomed in — that gold speck is all Broc costs.

Stamp dutyLegal · survey · searchesBroc · £99

About 0.022% of the price — and the only line that works to bring it down.

See the maths above. Savings figures are illustrative and vary by property and area.

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The Strategy

A complete negotiation plan — the read, the levers, and the script — built for one property, on the day you ask.

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One-off — set against the ~£15,000 a typical UK buyer saves by paying below asking.

  • Seller & buyer position signals
  • Market dynamics & comparable transactions
  • Property assessment: EPC, build quality, environmental risk, tenure & legal data
  • Negotiation Power Score with full breakdown
  • Three-rung offer ladder & opening offer
  • Ready-to-send written offer letter

Free to see your potential saving — £99 only for the full plan and the offer to send.

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Frequently asked

Quietly answered.

How accurate is the analysis?

We aggregate 100+ data points per property from a dozen government, planning and market feeds — the kind of public and commercial property datasets the industry relies on, packaged with a negotiation lens. We don't disclose specific providers; we disclose results.

How fast do I get my strategy?

Instantly. The full plan is available the moment checkout completes, and most reports finish in around 90 seconds. We pull from current data sources when you run your report.

I've already made an offer — is it too late?

It's arguably more useful. Roughly 1 in 3 UK sales fall through before completion — often on price renegotiation after a survey (Quick Move Now Fall-Through Index, 2024). Broc gives you the evidence to reopen the conversation before exchange — and the words to raise it diplomatically, phrased to protect the relationship and keep the deal on track.

Is this just an automated valuation?

No. AVMs answer “what is it worth?”. Broc answers “what should you pay, and how could you approach getting them to accept it?” — a fundamentally different problem. We weigh the seller, the property and you, then write the negotiation. Broc's recommended offer is an automated estimate to inform your own decision — not a RICS valuation, survey, or regulated financial or investment advice.

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