Asking price
£260,000
● Calls available Monday to Friday, 9am–7pm
Frater.
Build a second income from UK property, You just say yes.
A family-run buying team that sources below-market UK property, negotiates the price, and runs the purchase to completion. Tell us your goal and we’ll show you what your money can realistically buy on a free 30-minute call.
Watch first: how we buy property for busy professionals.
15 Years
investing our own money into property for clients
£30m+
of property purchases personally overseen by James
12,500
subscribers learning with us on YouTube
Sound familiar?
Most of the people we speak to know that property should be part of their plan. It’s rarely the money that holds them back.
No time
Your evenings and weekends are already full, and researching areas, deals and mortgages feels like a second job you never signed up for.
The wrong deals
Your evenings and weekends are already full, and researching areas, deals and mortgages feels like a second job you never signed up for.
Fear of a costly mistake
With new rental rules and plenty of bad advice online, you worry about buying the wrong property in the wrong place.
Sales pressure
Every conversation seems to end with a course, a pitch or a deadline, and you just want honest advice.
That’s exactly why we built Frater.
Doing it yourself vs. doing it with us.
On your own
With Frater
Finding the area
Weeks of evenings on Rightmove and studying hotspot data
Shortlist from our own research
Building the team
Research experts and guess whether they'll be good
Vetted partners introduced to you
Access to deals
Whatever is publicly listed
Off-market via agent relationships & public deals with exclusive discounts
Negotiating
You vs. the agent
We negotiate, you approve
Solicitors, survey, mortgage
You chase all of them
We coordinate and chase
Your time
100+ hours
3–5 hours
How it works
How it works
Step 01
Preparation
Free call with James. A relaxed 30 minute conversation about your goals, budget and timescale. If property isn’t right for you yet, we’ll tell you.
Step 02
Secure Property
We agree the type of property, the areas, and the numbers that suit you first. Then we source and negotiate a deal across the North West, Yorkshire, and the Midlands, so every deal we show you already fits.
Step 03
Progression
We guide you to the keys. We work alongside your mortgage broker and solicitor through to completion and introduce a trusted letting agent.
What you end up with
- A quality property bought below market value, with equity from the day you complete
- A tenant in place and a letting agent managing it for you
- A second income stream that doesn’t need your evenings or weekends
- A partner to help you buy the next one when you’re ready
One real purchase, every number shown
Here's exactly what we did for Sherif a Dentist in Nottingham
Sheriff came to us through a referral after several months with another property business without finding what he was looking for. They operated at scale, which meant deals were shared broadly rather than sourced for any individual’s requirements.
His brief was straightforward. Houses in the East Midlands, suitable for buy-to-let. What he’d been receiving was flats in Nottingham and houses in the wrong locations.
The first conversation was about Sheriff rather than the deals. Within four weeks we had secured him a house in the East Midlands at a £31,000 discount plus some additions. Right location, right price, equity built in from day one.
Deal summary
Jan 2026
Agreed price
£228,000
Saved off asking
£31,200
Refurb
£0
Monthly rent achieved
£1,300
Days to let
14
Gross yield
6.8%
Trusted by Premier League Captain
“I’ve bought three properties through Frater Property Partners and couldn’t recommend them highly enough. James has been brilliant throughout. Communication is top level, he’s genuinely lovely to work with, and most importantly completely trustworthy. Finding the right properties takes time and effort, and having someone like James in your corner makes all the difference. I’ll definitely be continuing to build my portfolio with his help.”
Ryan Yates, Nottingham Forest FC Captain
Perfect for Senior Execs
“I first discovered Frater Property Partners through their YouTube channel. After learning a lot from their videos, I spoke with James, who created a tailored plan for me and shared valuable insights from his experience. He was never pushy, encouraged me to take my time, and invited me to follow up with any questions.”
Callum H, Programme Manager
Ideal if you're time poor
“As a busy professional,
I’d wanted to get onto the property ladder for a long time but
struggled to find the right deal and the right support. James solved
both. He sourced a genuinely discounted deal and guided me
through every step of the process with patience and expertise. What I appreciated most was that at no
point did I feel pressured.”
Sherif K - Dentist
Family run, start to finish
A family business, not a call centre.
We’re the Cohens. We invest in property ourselves, and every client deals with one of us from the first call to the day you get the keys. No sales team, no handovers to someone you’ve never met.
James
Managing Director
Chris
Strategic Director
Jess
Commercial Director
People like you, who also didn't have the time
£24,000
Instant Equity at Purchase
Money invested £60,000
Properties bought 1
Gross yield 6.6%
Business Owner, London
£53,998
Instant Equity at Purchase
Money invested £165,000
Properties bought 2
Gross yield 6.4%
Sales Director, North West
£31,200
Instant Equity at Purchase
Money invested £78,000
Properties bought 1
Gross yield 6.8%
Dentist, East Midlands
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We're not for everyone. That's on purpose.
A good fit if you…
- Have £40k+ ready to invest, or will within 6 months
- Earn well but have little spare time
- Want a long-term asset, not a quick flip
- Like seeing the numbers before deciding
Probably not if you…
- Want to be a hands-on landlord and do big projects
- Are looking for guaranteed returns (there's no such thing)
- Need to buy within the next two weeks
Our promise
If we don't find a property that meets your agreed brief, you don't pay.
It’s a relaxed 15-30 minute conversation with James, not a sales pitch. We’ll talk about what you want property to do for you, whether that’s a second income, long term growth or security for later in life, along with your budget, your timescale and any property you already own. From there, James will give you an honest view of what’s realistic, the kind of property and areas that would suit you, and how the process would work. If it makes sense to work together, we’ll agree the next steps. If it doesn’t, you’ll still leave with a clearer picture than when you started.
Most of our clients invest somewhere between £60,000 and £165,000. That typically covers the deposit, stamp duty, legal fees and mortgage costs on one or two properties, depending on the purchase price and how the mortgage is structured. There isn’t a fixed minimum, but we’d rather be honest with you early on: if your budget doesn’t leave you enough of a buffer to invest comfortably, we’ll tell you on the call rather than stretch you into something that doesn’t sit right.
The discovery call is completely free, and you only pay us when you buy. There’s no upfront fee to start searching and no subscription or course to sign up to. James will walk you through exactly how our fees work on the call, before you commit to anything, so you’ll always know what you’re paying and why.
We don’t give mortgage advice ourselves, as that should always come from a qualified mortgage broker, but we can introduce you to brokers who specialise in buy to let and understand how our purchases work. Most of our clients buy with a mortgage, and we work closely alongside your broker and solicitor throughout, so the property, the lending and the legal work all stay on track. If you already have a broker you trust, that’s absolutely fine too. Beyond mortgages, we can also introduce you to the rest of the team you’ll need as an investor, including specialist property tax accountants, solicitors and letting agents, all people we’ve worked with and trust. It means you’re not left piecing together advisers on your own, and everyone involved understands how buy to let investment works.
No. Our clients live all over the UK. We focus on Greater Manchester, the North West, Yorkshire and the Midlands because that’s where we see the strongest balance of rental demand, affordable prices and long term growth, not because it’s convenient for us. The search, negotiation and purchase are handled for you, and once the property is let, a letting agent looks after the tenant and the day to day management. Most clients never need to visit, although you’re always welcome to.