Yacht Brokers
What ten per cent buys
The commission on a yacht sale has not moved in fifty years. What the broker does for it has changed completely.
Yacht Brokers
Purchase Planner
Price, age, flag, VAT position and whether she will charter. The planner totals the acquisition cost, the first year, the deposit schedule and the survey, then lists the documents to ask for before the deposit leaves.
The true cost of the first twelve months, and a checklist to take to the lawyer.
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Yacht Brokers
The survey that saves a million
A condition survey and a haul-out on a fifty metre yacht costs the price of a small car. Skipping it is the most expensive decision in yachting.
Yacht Brokers
Flag, VAT and the paperwork that decides where you can go
Three decisions made with a lawyer before the purchase, each of which can move the value of the boat by more than the brokerage.
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