Corporate Relocation is concerned with workforce mobility; that is, moving staff either domestically or internationally. The vast majority of our members undertake corporate relocation work.
When Human Resource departments are instructed to move key staff around the country or into or out of the UK, they contract the settlement of the employee to a relocation service provider.
The remit of coporate relocation service providers is very broad. Not only do they search for accommodation for the employee and the family, they also undertake:
For more information of the importance of using professional relocation providers to assist employees being moved, go to the section "HR Issues" for the article "Avoiding the pitfalls in relocating personnel."
The private homesearch industry in the UK is the most developed in the world. Our members who specialise in private homesearch provide services to individuals looking to move within the UK.
Private homesearch is what most of us first associate with relocation; asking a professional in the area we want to move to, to find the ideal property.
Companies offering private homesearch services will take a detailed brief from the client of their exact requirements and will then begin the search. There are many advantages to be gained from using a homesearch specialist. The in-depth knowledge they have of their area enables them to match you with the appropriate part of the town or city to best fulfill your needs. For example, if a high priority are good local schools, this will have an impact on the area of search. If you are looking to move to the country, again, finding the village or estate most suited to your needs is a skill which comes only from detailed local knowledge.
Private homesearch, despite the fee charged, will in most cases be a money saving exercise for two primary reasons. Firstly, the costs involved in wasted trips to view properties in a new location which are not suitable, disappear. We have all felt the frustration of taking valuable time to view a house which turns out to be entirely unsuitable. Secondly, local knowledge of the property market and how fast or slow properties are moving in any given month, enables the homesearch specialist to maintain a strong negotiating position.
For details of private homesearch specialists, search our database using the search facility above, or scan the listings by region.