French Estate Agents and
UK Estate agents who sell French property

Reputable, registered French estate agents & UK estate agents who sell French property are a real help. French estate agents can help in many ways besides just showing you houses.
A French estate agents local knowledge is far reaching and can be invaluable.

French estate agents & UK estate agents who sell French property will guide you through the whole purchasing procedure from initial viewings, right through to getting the water, electricity and telephone switched on, and transfered to your name.

French estate agents & UK estate agents who sell French property can often recommend local services from local builders to planning regulations.

French 'immobiliers' work very differently to agents in the UK.
For a start the property details. Or not! These are usually a single sheet of paper. It can literally just say' house with 2 rooms 60m2.Land 500m2. garage.' You usually get a small photo and the price. I have actually seen photos where the agent obviously didn't stop their car as they drove past!

You can't drop in on an agent’s shop, get the details and go off and view a property. The agents details do not give addresses so you can check whether you like the location of a property, or see its condition, even from the outside.

In France, you make an apointment with the agent, and they take you to view 3 or 4 properties on a one-to-one basis. This will usually take a full morning or afternoon.

If you see an interesting property in an agent's window, with luck, you may get an apointment for the next day. At very busy times it can be several days. As most UK buyers go on a house hunt in France for 3-4 days, this soon presents obvious problems, and you will have to taylor your viewing trips accordingly.

Do remember that French estate agents & UK estate agents who sell French property are trying to sell you a property- don't take everything they tell you at face value! They may even have an interest in 'pushing' a particular property over another, so listen to their advice, but do weigh it up for yourself.

There are many friendly, honest French estate agents & UK estate agents who sell French property out there. Why put up with pushy French estate agents & UK estate agents who sell French property you don't feel comfortable with?

Guide to French Estate Agents terms you will see in windows and property pages