Nick Stratton Yachts are Scotland’s pro-active brokerage , selling worldwide, with over 35 years experience.

Our team are highly knowledgeable and will walk you step by step through the complexities of the buying or selling process. This is often not straight forward and is best dealt with by an experienced broker.

Nick Stratton Yachts will arrange viewings, produce thorough specifications, negotiate for a successful agreement, and help both parties through the full process. We are affiliated with the British Marine Federation (BMF) and can advise on finance, insurance, surveyors and will produce all the necessary paperwork and securities. In addition, sellers are given an accurate valuation of their boat in the current market. Nick Stratton Yachts has system access to current prices, sold boat prices and price trends.

Nick Stratton Yachts can also arrange discounted brokerage berthing and hard storage.

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You’ve sent your deposit, spent money on a survey and travelling. What do you do if the seller pulls out? Do you take them to court or wish you had used a broker??

Most buyers are not confident making a purchase of this scale without professional help and guidance.

Nick Stratton Yachts offers security for the buyer. They are experienced in contract agreements, particularly those with special requirements.

Deposit money is safeguarded and held in a dedicated client account, ratified by the Santander Bank and BMF regulations.

All deposit moneys are held in a client account separate from the company's business operating funds.

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Are you aware of money laundering and fraudulent transactions? Would you make a major purchase without a written and signed agreement of purchase and sale?

Nick Stratton Yachts will provide a sales agreeement at the time of purchase detailing the requirements of both the seller and purchaser within the purchase process.

Buyers working with Nick Stratton Yachts know that checks have been done regarding ownership, while giving peace of mind to concerns of any loans against the boat.

In all cases, Nick Stratton Yachts will provide the necessary transfer of ownership paperwork including past transactions and VAT paid status if applicable. If the criteria can't be met, the purchaser will be advised accordingly.

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Nick Stratton Yachts will ensure your boat gets maximum exposure to interested buyers. We have an active database of people looking to purchase yachts and motor boats and it’s the first place we start. It is likely we have a customer for your boat via our database!

You will also be given your own dedicated listing on nickstrattonyachts.com , and we list all our boats via the web on Yachtworld , the largest data base of boats for sale in the world. We have just expanded our online advertising to include the Yachtmarket.com which is an energetic company based in the UK. It’s a very popular search engine with a particularly good search engine profile.

Additionally, we use regular marine press advertising and participate annually at the London and Southampton Boat shows , our own Rhu Marina 2nd hand boat show and at Scotland’s Boat Show.

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