MEMBER's SUCCESS STORY
How Chris Bramhall Secured £115K in Equity Using Property Filter Market Data
Three properties secured in 12 months - £495K total value at a £380K purchase price
Chris Bramhall · Independent Investor · Leamington Spa · Interviewed October 2025
AT A GLANCE
Member
Chris Bramhall
Company
Independent investor
Location
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Strategy
BMV property - short leases and refurbishments
Result
3 properties, £495K total value, £115K equity in first year
PF Feature Used
10-minute first-pass property evaluation using market data
"Time is the important thing. And that's what Property Filter does. It does that step, that first initial step of finding the properties, of doing the evaluation so that you're only looking at property that has a high potential."
Chris Bramhall, Leamington Spa
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Chris Bramhall moved to the UK from South Africa with a plan to invest in below market value property. Within 12 months of joining Property Filter and the Inner Circle community, he had secured three properties worth £495,000 at a combined purchase price of £380,000 - generating £115,000 in equity before a single renovation was complete.
Chris Bramhall's challenge before Property Filter
Chris Bramhall arrived in the UK in September with two decades of construction experience and a clear plan to invest in below market value property. He knew the strategy he wanted to pursue, short leases and refurbishments in the Leamington Spa and Warwick area but he had no local market knowledge and no established process for finding deals.
Without Property Filter, the path was the same one every new investor faces. Hours on Rightmove searching through listings, then manually cross-referencing comparable sales, checking market activity, and trying to work out whether a property was genuinely below market value. Every property required significant desk research before Chris could even decide whether it was worth contacting the agent.
For someone already running a business and travelling between the UK and Europe on a weekly basis, that manual process was not sustainable. Chris needed a system that would compress the research phase so he could focus on the properties that actually had potential.
"If I could cut out the whole having to search on Rightmove and then having to do the analysis by hand, all these components, it would put me that much further ahead on the journey."
How Chris Bramhall uses Property Filter to find BMV deals in Leamington Spa
Chris joined Property Filter in late November after attending an introductory session with Guillaume and Hanif. The property sourcing software solved his biggest problem immediately, the time it took to evaluate whether a property was worth pursuing.
His workflow centres on what he calls a 10-minute first-pass evaluation. When Chris spots a property on Property Filter, he can see comparable sales, market activity, and pricing context in a single view. Within 10 minutes he knows whether the property fits his criteria and whether it is worth calling the agent. That evaluation used to take hours of manual cross-referencing across multiple portals and data sources.
Property Filter's market data also gives Chris a layer of insight that standard portal searches do not provide. He can see what else is on the market around a property, what has sold recently, and how the pricing compares. Even when a property is advertised as below market value, Chris can verify whether the discount is genuine before investing time in a viewing.
"In 10 minutes, I can turn around and say, is this a property where I need to contact the agent or not?"
Chris Bramhall's challenge before Property Filter
Chris Bramhall arrived in the UK in September with two decades of construction experience and a clear plan to invest in below market value property. He knew the strategy he wanted to pursue, short leases and refurbishments in the Leamington Spa and Warwick area but he had no local market knowledge and no established process for finding deals.
Without Property Filter, the path was the same one every new investor faces. Hours on Rightmove searching through listings, then manually cross-referencing comparable sales, checking market activity, and trying to work out whether a property was genuinely below market value. Every property required significant desk research before Chris could even decide whether it was worth contacting the agent.
For someone already running a business and travelling between the UK and Europe on a weekly basis, that manual process was not sustainable. Chris needed a system that would compress the research phase so he could focus on the properties that actually had potential.
"If I could cut out the whole having to search on Rightmove and then having to do the analysis by hand, all these components, it would put me that much further ahead on the journey."
How Chris Bramhall uses Property Filter to find BMV deals in Leamington Spa
Chris joined Property Filter in late November after attending an introductory session with Guillaume and Hanif. The property sourcing software solved his biggest problem immediately, the time it took to evaluate whether a property was worth pursuing.
His workflow centres on what he calls a 10-minute first-pass evaluation. When Chris spots a property on Property Filter, he can see comparable sales, market activity, and pricing context in a single view. Within 10 minutes he knows whether the property fits his criteria and whether it is worth calling the agent. That evaluation used to take hours of manual cross-referencing across multiple portals and data sources.
Property Filter's market data also gives Chris a layer of insight that standard portal searches do not provide. He can see what else is on the market around a property, what has sold recently, and how the pricing compares. Even when a property is advertised as below market value, Chris can verify whether the discount is genuine before investing time in a viewing.
"In 10 minutes, I can turn around and say, is this a property where I need to contact the agent or not?"
Feature Spotlight
Chris's favourite Property Filter feature: 10-minute property evaluation
Before Property Filter, Chris had to search Rightmove, pull comparable data by hand, and check market activity across multiple sources. Now he does the entire first-pass evaluation in 10 minutes using Property Filter's built-in market data, comparable sales, and pricing context, all in one view.
"I can see a property, see does it fit my criteria of what I'm looking for. I can see what else is in the market around it. I can see what the sales and what the activity is in the market around. And I can know straight away, that's a property that we could get below market."
Chris's favourite Property Filter feature: 10-minute property evaluation
Before Property Filter, Chris had to search Rightmove, pull comparable data by hand, and check market activity across multiple sources. Now he does the entire first-pass evaluation in 10 minutes using Property Filter's built-in market data, comparable sales, and pricing context, all in one view.
"I can see a property, see does it fit my criteria of what I'm looking for. I can see what else is in the market around it. I can see what the sales and what the activity is in the market around. And I can know straight away, that's a property that we could get below market."
The results: 3 properties, £115K equity in 12 months
The results: 3 properties, £115K equity in 12 months
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3
3
3
Properties Secured
in first 12 months
£495K
£495K
£495K
£495K
Total Value
combined end value
£115K
£115K
£115K
£115K
Instant Equity
before renovation
£48K
£48K
£48K
£48K
First Deal Purchase
market value ~£150K
£28K
£28K
£28K
£28K
Lease Extension
negotiated from £38K
The numbers speak for themselves. In his first year investing in the UK, Chris Bramhall secured three properties with a combined end value of £495,000 at a total purchase price of £380,000. That is £115,000 in equity created before any renovation work had been completed.
The standout deal was a one-bedroom maisonette listed at auction for £90,000 with a market value around £150,000. Chris used Property Filter to evaluate the opportunity, viewed the property, and submitted an offer of £48,000 well below the listed price. The offer was accepted. He then negotiated the lease extension directly with the freeholder, bringing the cost down from £38,000 to £28,000 using skills learned through the Inner Circle community.
Chris has since identified that the maisonette can be converted into a two-bedroom property, adding further value. He describes the result simply: once completed, it will be a free property. One that has paid for itself entirely through the below market value acquisition and lease extension strategy.
For a different use of the same motivated seller data, Dion Wright took a different approach using Property Filter's motivated seller filters to drive a letter campaign in South Wales: 10 letters, 6 replies, first deal in 2 months.
To see how Property Filter surfaces these kinds of opportunities, watch the Property Filter demo.
Watch Chris Bramhall's full Property Filter story
Chris shares the full details of his first year investing in the UK, how he found and negotiated his standout short lease deal, and why he believes Property Filter is valuable for investors at every stage of the journey.
The numbers speak for themselves. In his first year investing in the UK, Chris Bramhall secured three properties with a combined end value of £495,000 at a total purchase price of £380,000. That is £115,000 in equity created before any renovation work had been completed.
The standout deal was a one-bedroom maisonette listed at auction for £90,000 with a market value around £150,000. Chris used Property Filter to evaluate the opportunity, viewed the property, and submitted an offer of £48,000 well below the listed price. The offer was accepted. He then negotiated the lease extension directly with the freeholder, bringing the cost down from £38,000 to £28,000 using skills learned through the Inner Circle community.
Chris has since identified that the maisonette can be converted into a two-bedroom property, adding further value. He describes the result simply: once completed, it will be a free property. One that has paid for itself entirely through the below market value acquisition and lease extension strategy.
For a different use of the same motivated seller data, Dion Wright took a different approach using Property Filter's motivated seller filters to drive a letter campaign in South Wales: 10 letters, 6 replies, first deal in 2 months.
To see how Property Filter surfaces these kinds of opportunities, watch the Property Filter demo.
Watch Chris Bramhall's full Property Filter story
Chris shares the full details of his first year investing in the UK, how he found and negotiated his standout short lease deal, and why he believes Property Filter is valuable for investors at every stage of the journey.
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Chris Bramhall went from zero UK market knowledge to £115,000 in equity in 12 months. Property Filter's market data made it possible to evaluate opportunities in minutes instead of hours.
Chris Bramhall went from zero UK market knowledge to £115,000 in equity in 12 months. Property Filter's market data made it possible to evaluate opportunities in minutes instead of hours.
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