Selling, buying and letting in Ferrisgate & Old Wharf. One office, one list, no call centre.
Ferrisgate & Old Wharf
Brass Works is a two-area agency. We publish one open list, price it against what actually completed nearby, and tell you the awkward parts of a house before you spend a Saturday on it.
The open list · updated Thursday
Every entry carries the guide price, tenure and EPC band up front. If something needs work, it says so here rather than at the survey.
REF BW-114
Guide £585,000 · Ferrisgate
Built in the 1930s and extended at the back in 2016, so the kitchen is the newest part of the house. The loft is boarded but not converted — the head height only works over half the span. South-facing garden, garage with power.
Ask about BW-114
REF BW-121
Guide £410,000 · Old Wharf
Top floor of a converted grain store, with the original cast-iron columns left exposed. Lease has a long unexpired term and a fixed service charge reviewed each spring. No lift — three flights up, which suits some buyers and rules it out for others.
Ask about BW-121
REF BW-127
Guide £1,650 pcm · Ferrisgate
Available from the first week of November on a twelve-month term with a break at six. Boiler and electrics were certified this year, and the landlord handles the garden. Two double bedrooms and one genuine single — the floorplan is honest about it.
Ask about BW-127Ways we work
Pick the one that matches where you are. Each is run by the same two agents, so nothing is handed to a department you have never spoken to.
Lane 01
A full marketing run: valuation visit, floorplan, photography on a dry morning, listing copy written by the agent who viewed the house, and accompanied viewings from the first weekend.
Lane 02
For buyers who want a second opinion before committing. We walk the street, read the lease or title pack with you, and give a view on what the property should trade at.
Lane 03
Let-only or fully managed. We handle referencing, the deposit scheme, the inventory and the compliance paperwork that landlords most often get caught out by.
Valuation to keys
A typical sale runs on this shape. Timings move with the chain, but the order does not.
About an hour at the property. You get a price range, the evidence behind it and our fee in writing the same week.
Floorplan measured, photography booked for decent light, and copy drafted for you to approve before anything goes live.
Added to the Thursday list, with the first viewing block that Saturday. We accompany every one and report back after each.
Every offer comes with its funding position and chain length so you are comparing like with like, not just headline numbers.
We chase searches, surveys and solicitors weekly until exchange, and tell you where the hold-up sits when there is one.
Field notes
We stay inside these boundaries on purpose. It is the only way to know which side of a street floods, which roof pitches hide a shared gutter, and what a home is really worth.
Mostly inter-war semis and detached houses on wide plots, with a pocket of newer builds by the old orchard. Families move in and stay, so stock is thin and sells quickly when it appears.
Converted industrial buildings and a handful of new blocks along the water. Flats here turn over faster, and the difference between two apparently similar units is usually the lease, not the layout.
Before you call us
Selling is a percentage of the agreed sale price, payable on completion, with the exact figure confirmed in writing after the valuation visit. Buying advisory is a fixed fee per property. Lettings is either a one-off let-only fee or a monthly percentage for full management. There is no charge for the valuation itself and no withdrawal fee inside the agreed term.
From launch to an agreed offer is often a few weeks in Ferrisgate and can be faster in Old Wharf. The longer half is what follows: searches, surveys and the legal work typically take two to three months, and a chain adds to that. We give you a realistic view at the valuation rather than an optimistic one to win the instruction.
Often, yes. A chain-free buyer with a mortgage in principle removes the most common reason sales collapse. We present every offer with its funding position, chain length and target timescale so you can weigh certainty against price instead of only looking at the number.
For a sale, no — a poor rating affects price expectations, not your ability to sell, though buyers will price in the work. For a letting it matters more, because a property has to meet the minimum standard before a new tenancy starts. We tell you at the valuation which cheap improvements actually move the band and which are not worth doing.
A current gas safety record where there is gas, an electrical installation condition report, a valid EPC, working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, and the deposit protected in an approved scheme with the prescribed information served. On managed tenancies we track the renewal dates and book the checks before they lapse.
Yes. Off-market suits sellers who do not want viewings advertised, and we approach registered buyers directly. It is a smaller audience, so it usually means a slightly lower price or a longer wait. We will say which of those trade-offs applies to your house before you decide.
Book a valuation
Tell us where the property is and what you are trying to do. We reply with available appointment times and the evidence we will bring with us.
The visit takes about an hour. We measure for a floorplan, look at the parts of the house that affect price, and leave you with a written range rather than a single tempting figure.
If you are only weighing up a move next year, say so — we will give you a view and leave you alone until you ask again.
Appointments · weekdays and Saturday mornings