Camilla Dell

Spear’s Review

‘I just don’t believe you can be a buying agent if you work for an estate agency,’ says Camilla Dell, founder and managing partner of Black Brick.

Dell set up the firm in 2007 to ‘level up the playing field and ensure that buyers get a fair deal’. Off-market transactions make up more than two-fifths of the properties Dell’s firm sources for clients, and while London’s super-prime postcodes continue to perform ‘very strongly’, Black Brick also serves buyers in the home counties and west country via its country property arm.

Black Brick also is now expanding its offering to encompass property management for international jet-setters who aren’t always around to take care of their properties. ‘I think [2025] will be stronger than it’s ever been in the history of buying agents,’ Dell tells Spear’s. And since Black Brick has become a central hub for her clients, she says, ‘It’s a bit like a family office.’

Adviser Profile

My mission is to level up the playing field and ensure that buyers get properly represented on what is often the most expensive and emotive acquisition they will do in their lifetime. We represent a global UHNW and HNW client base and we are the trusted go-to buy-side property advisers for several private banks, family offices and trusts.

At Black Brick, I lead a team of exceptional buying consultants who act solely for buyers, offering a comprehensive portfolio of services that gives our clients a crucial competitive advantage in their search for the perfect property. 

Black Brick has been advising clients since 2007. We have helped over 500 clients to find their perfect property, sourcing and acquiring in excess of £2 billion of the most desirable residential property across London, the home counties and west country. We have seen the real estate market through recessions, political uncertainty, numerous tax changes, Brexit and a global pandemic. Few firms can match the depth of our expertise in advising private clients, investors and trustees on all aspects of purchasing residential property. We have advised, sourced and acquired almost every type of property from luxury penthouse apartments to family houses, single buy-to-let properties to freehold blocks, unmodernised property to plots of land, new-build, off-plan and period properties to large country estates. Whether you are looking to purchase a new home or an investment property, rent something long term or temporararily, sell a home or an investment asset or need assistance in managing your home or investment portfolio, we have the right team to help you achieve your property ambitions.

I am also a recognised expert and commentator on the London property market, frequently featured in the press and speaking at major international events.