# Kunal Trehan > Personal website of Kunal Trehan, co-founder of Black & Blanc (independent estate and letting agency, est. 2017, offices in Beckenham and West Wickham) and Pillar Finance (mortgages, insurance and protection). Honest local advice on selling, letting, buying and mortgages across Beckenham, West Wickham, Park Langley, Hayes, Shortlands and Bromley. Black & Blanc Company Ltd and Pillar Finance Limited (FCA number 1010639) are separate companies. Kunal also hosts the Black & Blanc Run Club, a free weekly run every Tuesday at 12:30 in Beckenham, starting 10 November 2026. Contact: hello@kunaltrehan.com, 240 High Street, Beckenham BR3 1EN. ## Main pages - [Kunal Trehan · Property & finance in Beckenham & West Wickham](https://kunaltrehan.com/index.html): Kunal Trehan, co-founder of Black & Blanc estate agents and Pillar Finance. Honest local advice on selling, letting, buying and mortgages in Beckenham, West Wickham and Park Langley. - [School catchment map: Beckenham, West Wickham & Bromley](https://kunaltrehan.com/school-catchment-map.html): Interactive school catchment map for Beckenham, West Wickham, Shortlands, Hayes and Bromley: the furthest distance offered at every primary and secondary school for 2024, 2025 and 2026. Check your postcode. - [Selling your home in Beckenham & West Wickham](https://kunaltrehan.com/sell.html): Thinking of selling in Beckenham, West Wickham or Park Langley? Check local sold prices, ask for an honest valuation and see whether our black book already has a buyer for your road. - [Letting & landlords in Beckenham & West Wickham](https://kunaltrehan.com/let.html): For landlords in Beckenham, West Wickham and Bromley: a rental valuation, the Renters' Rights Act in plain English, and a compliance checklist for letting a home properly. - [Buying a home in Beckenham & West Wickham](https://kunaltrehan.com/buy.html): Buying in Beckenham, West Wickham or Park Langley? Hire a local buying agent to find, value and negotiate on your behalf, with honest advice for first-time buyers. - [Luxury homes for sale in Beckenham, West Wickham, Hayes & Bromley](https://kunaltrehan.com/homes.html): Exceptional homes for sale and recently agreed by Black & Blanc across Beckenham, Park Langley, West Wickham, Hayes, Shortlands, Bromley, Chislehurst and South East London. Arrange a private viewing. - [Mortgages, insurance & protection · Pillar Finance](https://kunaltrehan.com/mortgages.html): Mortgage, insurance and protection advice through Pillar Finance for buyers, movers and homeowners in Beckenham, West Wickham and Bromley. Speak to us early, before you start looking. - [About Kunal Trehan · Work × Culture × Movement](https://kunaltrehan.com/about.html): The story behind Kunal Trehan: the person behind Black & Blanc and Pillar Finance, a newfound runner with Blackheath & Bromley Harriers, and why he started the Black & Blanc Run Club. - [Budget 2026 explained: stamp duty, landlords, Your First Home & mortgages](https://kunaltrehan.com/budget-2026.html): Budget 2026 in a minute: Your First Home, the new landlord tax rates, the £100 energy payment, ISAs, stamp duty and mortgages, from the official documents, with what it means for you. - [Black & Blanc Run Club · Tuesdays 12:30 · Beckenham](https://kunaltrehan.com/run-club.html): A free lunchtime run club in Beckenham for every pace. Every Tuesday at 12:30, about 5k, back at your desk by 1:30. First run Tuesday 10 November 2026. - [Notebook · Property, money & the area](https://kunaltrehan.com/notebook.html): Writing on property, mortgages, the local market and running a business in Beckenham and West Wickham, by Kunal Trehan. - [Property glossary: estate agent and mortgage words explained](https://kunaltrehan.com/glossary.html): Plain-English explanations of property words: exchange, completion, SSTC, leasehold, LTV, stamp duty, searches and more, from a Beckenham estate agent. ## Area guides - [Beckenham area guide: homes, stations & prices](https://kunaltrehan.com/areas/beckenham.html): A local guide to Beckenham (BR3) for buyers and sellers: its history, types of homes, stations, parks and what homes sell for, from an agent on the high street. - [Coney Hall guide: the 1930s estate in West Wickham](https://kunaltrehan.com/areas/coney-hall.html): A guide to Coney Hall in West Wickham (BR4): the 1930s Morrell estate, its homes, green spaces, transport and what to know before buying or selling. - [Eden Park guide: homes and station in Beckenham BR3](https://kunaltrehan.com/areas/eden-park.html): A guide to Eden Park in Beckenham (BR3): the station that started it, its interwar family homes, transport and what buyers and sellers should know. - [Elmers End guide: trains, trams and homes in BR3](https://kunaltrehan.com/areas/elmers-end.html): A guide to Elmers End in Beckenham (BR3): a rail and tram interchange with trains to Charing Cross and trams to Croydon and Wimbledon, plus its homes and what buyers should know. - [Hayes (Bromley) guide: village, common & station](https://kunaltrehan.com/areas/hayes.html): A guide to Hayes in the London Borough of Bromley (BR2): the village, Hayes Common, the station at the end of the Hayes line, schools and 1930s homes. - [Park Langley guide: the Beckenham garden suburb](https://kunaltrehan.com/areas/park-langley.html): A guide to Park Langley in Beckenham: the 1909 garden suburb and conservation area, its roads and homes, and why it is the most requested area among our buyers. - [Shortlands guide: homes, station & schools in BR2](https://kunaltrehan.com/areas/shortlands.html): A guide to Shortlands (BR2) between Beckenham and Bromley: its history, Victorian and later homes, the station with trains to Victoria and Blackfriars, schools and green space. - [West Wickham area guide: homes, station & schools](https://kunaltrehan.com/areas/west-wickham.html): A local guide to West Wickham (BR4) for buyers and sellers: its history, 1930s homes, the station, schools, parks and high street, from an agent with an office on the High Street. ## Notebook - [Why first-time buyer relief won't help most first-time buyers in our area](https://kunaltrehan.com/notebook/first-time-buyer-relief-beckenham.html): Stamp duty relief ends at £500,000, but terraced homes in Beckenham and West Wickham average over £600,000. What first-time buyers here can do instead. - [Why the market feels the way it does, and what it means if you're moving](https://kunaltrehan.com/notebook/market-and-moving-autumn-2026.html): Energy prices, inflation, a likely Bank of England rise and the Autumn Budget: what it all means for buying, selling and remortgaging in Beckenham and West Wickham. - [The seven scariest things in the housing market, and how to survive them](https://kunaltrehan.com/notebook/scariest-things-housing-market.html): Being ghosted by buyers, zombie listings, haunted chains, gazundering and more: the moments that frighten sellers and buyers, and how to avoid them. - [Schools and moving house in Beckenham, West Wickham, Bromley and Orpington](https://kunaltrehan.com/notebook/schools-beckenham-west-wickham-bromley-orpington.html): Bromley secondary applications close 31 October 2026. Ofsted report cards, local secondary and primary schools, the grammar schools and how school admissions affect a house move. ## Optional - [Privacy notice](https://kunaltrehan.com/privacy.html): How kunaltrehan.com handles your information.