01 / Brief

Send a brief, not a wish list

A brief says what you are actually buying: a house to live in, land to work, or a base for the months you spend outside the city. We use it to filter the market before anyone drives anywhere.

Five things decide whether a plot is worth a visit. Write them down roughly. Precision can come later, and a range is more useful to us than a single number.

  • LocationOblast, district, and the distance you will accept to the nearest town, stated in km.
  • Land sizeUseful range in hectares, from the plot you need to the plot you would still consider.
  • Building conditionHabitable, repairable, or plot only. Note whether you accept a house that needs a new roof.
  • InfrastructureElectricity connection, water source, and the access road type you are willing to drive.
  • Lifestyle profileCountryside family base, remote-work retreat, smallholding, or weekend use.

Example brief line: 2 to 6 ha / 25 km to district centre / electricity on site / graded access road

If a field is unknown at the desk stage, we label it unknown instead of guessing, and mark it for verification. Open the brief form to send yours, or see how each criterion is scored first.

03 / Search brief

Start a field search

A brief covers the five criteria we score: location, land size, building condition, infrastructure and lifestyle. Write only what you know; anything unconfirmed stays labelled as unknown in the shortlist.

  • 6 min to complete
  • 5 criteria scored per shortlisted property
  • No commission is taken on any sale.

03 / Next steps

What happens after you send the brief

Your brief is read by a field agent, not a queue. Nothing is passed on, and no seller or agency is told who you are.

  1. 01ReceiptReply window: 1 working day

    We confirm the brief by email at the address you gave and flag whatever is still open: a land size range that is too wide, an access route you have not decided on, or a budget that needs a second number.

  2. 02Criteria turned into field checksPrep: 2 to 3 working days

    Your five criteria become a list of physical checks: the boundary walked and compared with the cadastre extract, land area read in hectares, building condition rated from 1 to 5, and infrastructure confirmed in writing (electricity, water, road surface).

  3. 03ShortlistShortlist sent: 5 to 7 days

    You get a table with three columns per plot: as listed, field verified, and lifestyle fit. Anything we could not confirm is labelled unknown instead of being filled in for you.

  4. 04One viewing routeScheduling: at your call

    Viewings are grouped into a single route you can drive in a standard car, with the distance to the nearest town and the nearest paved road noted for every stop in kilometres.

We take no commission on any sale and receive no payment from sellers or agents, so a shortlist that comes back empty is a normal answer rather than a failure.

See the five criteria we score against