Private Advisory
One senior principal, a private ledger of homes that never reach the market, and complete confidentiality from the first conversation to the last signature.
What we do
Every engagement is led personally by a senior partner who stays with you from brief to completion.
A dedicated principal who searches the market, including homes that will never be listed, against your exact brief.
Independent valuation that accounts for authorship, provenance and condition, the factors standard appraisals miss.
Structured, discreet acquisitions for family offices, trusts and institutions, coordinated with your existing advisors.
End-to-end support buying abroad, from local due diligence to residency, currency and ownership structure.
Every engagement is covered by a mutual non-disclosure agreement from the first call.
Nothing is published or shared without your written consent, before or after completion.
Documents are exchanged through an encrypted client portal, never by email attachment.
The process
A private conversation with a principal to understand your priorities, timing and the architecture you respond to.
We search our private ledger and network, verify every home and present a short, considered shortlist.
Viewings arranged around your schedule, often with the architect or a restoration specialist present.
Negotiation, due diligence and completion handled quietly, with a single point of contact throughout.
The principals
A small team by design. Each principal handles a limited number of clients at any time.
Seraphine Aldercott
Managing Principal, Private Advisory
Maren Vistelle
Senior Partner, Coastal Estates
Tobias Wrenfield
Director, Metropolitan Residences
Leander Quist
Partner, Architectural Homes
In their words
Our clients value their privacy, so we share their words without their names.
They found us a house that was never going to be listed, and handled the entire purchase without a single call to our office going unanswered.
Their appraisal was the only one that understood what the architecture was worth. It changed how we negotiated.
Buying across three jurisdictions could have been overwhelming. It felt effortless, and completely private.
Questions
Anything else, ask us directly. Every enquiry is answered by a principal.
No. The first conversation is complimentary and carries no obligation. If you choose to engage us, fees are agreed in writing before any search begins.
Through long-standing relationships with owners, architects, estates and fellow advisors. Many of our sales begin with a conversation rather than a listing.
Yes. Our family office protocol is designed for entity-level purchases and we work alongside your legal, tax and wealth advisors.
We represent buyers in 14 territories across North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific, with trusted local counsel in each.
Every engagement is covered by an NDA, documents are shared only through our encrypted client portal, and nothing is published without your written consent.
Confidential consultation
Share as much or as little as you like. A principal will reply within one business day to arrange a call at a time that suits you.