Guides
Everything you need to know before you hunt
11guides, signed by Jean Mascla, founder of Home Select
Enough to decide before you sign: what a mandate commits you to, what a firm costs, what off-market changes, and what each market asks of you, from the coast to the mountains.
Send your searchChoosing and mandating a finder
- How to choose a property finder in France: the criteria of a reputable firm Licence (carte T), mandate, fees, off-market access, method, reviews: how to choose a property finder in France, and the ten questions to ask it.
- Property finder or estate agent: what is the difference, and who pays what? Property finder or estate agent? One acts for the buyer, the other for the seller. Mandate, negotiation, who pays what: the comparison, in figures.
- The property search mandate in France: what you sign, clause by clause Property search mandate in France (Loi Hoguet): required terms, exclusive or simple, duration, termination, fees, cooling-off. The clause-by-clause guide.
Buying differently
- Off-market property in France: how to find and buy a home sold without a listing Off-market property in France: where private sales come from, how to reach them, judge a price without a listing and secure the purchase. By Home Select.
- Buying property in France remotely: the buyer’s guide, from search to deed Buying property in France remotely or from abroad: video viewings, document checks, the preliminary agreement and remote notary signing, step by step.
- Buying a prestige property in France: the buyer’s guide Buying luxury real estate in France: the markets and their DVF prices, off-market sales, checks, negotiation and discretion. By Home Select.
Your life project
- Moving out of Île-de-France: choosing your city and buying in the French regions Moving from Paris to the French regions: choose your city, read real prices, sequence your sale and purchase, search remotely. A Home Select guide.
- Buying a second home in France: the buyer’s guide Second home or holiday home in France: use, location, journey, full budget, mortgage, holiday letting, tax and resale. The buyer’s guide by Home Select.
Markets and properties
- Buying a seaside property in France: the buyer’s guide Sea-view prices, the Loi Littoral (coastal law), coastal risks, salt-exposed buildings: what to check before buying a house or apartment by the sea.
- Buying a ski chalet or apartment in the French Alps: the buyer’s guide Buying a chalet or ski apartment in the French Alps: DVF prices, resort or village, Loi Montagne, building checks, letting. A Home Select buyer’s guide.
- Buying a character home in France, from the bastide to the longère Bastide, mas, échoppe, malouinière, villa basque: how to recognise a character home or period property, judge its price and risks, and negotiate it.
Talk to Home Select about your project
Describe what you are looking for, anywhere in France. A property finder answers within one working day, with no commitment.
