Bordeaux, Atlantic Coast
Fees
On the prestige market, almost nobody publishes their fees. Home Select does the opposite: two offers, two rates, no surprises, and nothing due until you have bought.
In France, property finder fees usually range from 2 to 5% of the purchase price. Home Select, a property finder in France, publishes its own: 2.5% of the net purchase price (minimum €10,000 incl. VAT) on the Exclusive offer, or 1.5% on the Confidential offer from €2m. In both cases 100% on success: nothing is due before signing.
Exclusive mandate
2.5% incl. VAT of the net purchase price
Minimum €10,000 incl. VAT · every budget
Simple mandate
1.5% incl. VAT of the net purchase price
Reserved for projects of €2m and above
Comparison
| Criterion | Exclusive | Confidential |
|---|---|---|
| Fee | 2.5% incl. VAT of the net purchase price | 1.5% incl. VAT of the net purchase price |
| Minimum | €10,000 incl. VAT, every budget | Reserved for projects of €2m and above |
| Properties shown | The whole market, listings and off-market | Off-market properties only |
| Negotiation | Included, 6% on average off the asking price | Included, 6% on average off the asking price |
| Service | Full service, through to the notaire signing | The same full service |
| Payment | 100% on success, nothing upfront | 100% on success, nothing upfront |
The calculation that matters
Home Select’s fees always read next to what they earn. Home Select negotiates 6% on average: on a property listed at €500,000, its fees are calculated on the price paid after negotiation, net of agency commission:
The service thus most often pays for itself through the negotiation it obtains. And if nothing concludes, nothing is due: Home Select has applied this rule since 2011.
Benchmarks
In France, property-finding firms generally charge between 2 and 5% of the purchase price, most often on success. Home Select takes a position that reads at first glance: 2.5% of the net purchase price in Exclusive for every budget, 1.5% in Confidential above €2m, published, fixed, identical in every city. The real comparison is not about the rate, but about what it buys: access to the off-market, three viewings instead of forty, and a negotiation that makes the service worth it.
Frequently asked questions
Only on success, at the signing of the deed before the notaire. No file fee, no advance, nothing if you do not buy.
Yes: Home Select quotes its rates all-inclusive. The €10,000 minimum of the Exclusive offer is also expressed incl. VAT. No hidden fee ever comes on top.
Home Select calculates its fees on the net purchase price, meaning the price paid to the seller excluding the agency commission. When a property is sold by an agency, its commission exists independently of Home Select; Home Select negotiates 6% on average off the asking price, and thus aims to offset its cost many times over.
It is the price actually paid to the seller, once the agency commission has been deducted when the property is sold through an agency. Home Select calculates its fees on that basis, not on the asking price with all commissions included: on agency-listed properties, this makes the firm mechanically better value than an identical rate charged on the asking price.
No, and deliberately so: Home Select’s rates are fixed, published and identical from one city and one budget to the next. Nobody pays more for having negotiated less.
Home Select takes 45 days on average from the signed mandate to an accepted offer, with 3 viewings on average. A sharply targeted project can go faster, a rare hunt may ask for more patience.
Because transparency is the first proof of a service that defends the buyer. Home Select’s rates are public, fixed and identical from one region to the next.
Describe what you are looking for, anywhere in France. A property finder answers within one working day, with no commitment.
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