I work both ends of the Atlantic — finding the house, assembling the local team, and handling the parts of an English purchase no website explains.
Jim Bell. Thirty years and $1.2 billion in closed transactions in the United States, now consulting to Sotheby's International Realty in London.
Three kinds of client
Americans buying in London tend to arrive with a good agent problem, a tax question, and no idea who to trust. That's the gap I fill.
An introduction to the right Sotheby's agent for your neighbourhood and budget — not a directory. Then the bench around it: solicitor, cross-border tax adviser, sterling lender, immigration counsel.
American money is behind much of London's ultra-prime rebound. I reach those buyers directly, through a Washington practice and a newsletter with 8,000 subscribers.
Coming to Washington, Virginia or Georgia? I'm licensed in all three and can handle it myself rather than hand you off.
Recent work
London houses, Washington closings, and the road between them — posted most days.
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What actually drives American families across — the business case, the schools, the architecture, the neighbourhoods that suit how Americans live, and the professionals you'll need before you make an offer.
Direct lines
I answer my own phone. If you're in the UK, the London number is the fastest.