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The Grande Plage of Biarritz seen from the cliff, the town and the ocean

Basque Country - Biarritz - The Grande Plage from the cliff

Basque Country - Biarritz - The Grande Plage from the cliff

The area · Basque Country

Buyer’s agent in the Basque Country

From the Chambre d’Amour to the bay of Saint-Jean-de-Luz, the Basque Country has become one of the tightest residential markets in France. Neo-Basque villas, Art deco apartments, Labourd farmhouses: national and international demand absorbs everything, and quality properties sell off-list first.

2011
15 years of hunting in France
1,200+
Buyers guided
4.8/5
On Google (139 reviews)
100%
On success, nothing upfront

Your project

Your purchase

  • The written offer binds.A written offer, accepted as it stands, forms the sale: it carries a short validity and your conditions, the loan first. We draft it and defend it, complete file in hand.
  • Ten days to change your mind.After the preliminary contract, ten days to withdraw from the day after its notification, no reason needed: the moment to read the surveys and co-ownership minutes, which we go through with you line by line.
  • Three to four months to the keys.A loan condition of at least a month, the town’s pre-emption right for two months, then the final deed: we hold the dates with the notaire.
  • Notaire fees.Around 7 to 8% of the price for an existing property, of which nearly 5.81% are duties paid to the State and local authorities, 2 to 3% for a new build: to budget on top of the price.
  • Every year after that.Property tax on 1 January, the second-home residence tax in November, sometimes increased in high-demand areas, charges, upkeep, keeping an eye on the house: the budget of a second home goes beyond the price.
The 47 steps of a purchase

Your area

  • Before the season.Neo-Basque villas and ocean views go within days; the purchase is prepared in winter, roofs and extensions checked.
  • Prices.Depending on the town, from €4,000/m² to €12,000/m² in median over the 12 months to end of June 2026, for the 8 towns of the area with their own page.
  • Bespoke too.Beyond the towns with their own page, we also hunt Arbonne and Arcangues · Capbreton, Labenne and the Landes coastline · the Basque back country (Ascain, Sare, Espelette).
  • On the ground.A structural supply deficit: daily monitoring and speed of decision make the difference.
  • Your buyer’s agent.One point of contact in the Basque Country, from the first viewing to the signing, who replies within 24 working hours, with the network of 15,000 partners behind.
Buyer’s agent in the Basque Country

Our services

  • Between stays.Our concierge service lets the tradesmen in, checks after every storm or frost, prepares your arrival, and you decide on photos: a house looked after from afar does not sleep.
  • 100 off-market properties a day.Our 15,000 partners, agents, notaires and managing agents, bring us at least 100 properties before they go on sale, and a watch over 1,700 listing sites covers the published market: 15% of the properties our clients buy are found off-market, 25% above €2m.
  • Three viewings, not forty.Our clients view 3 properties on average before buying, about 15 hours of their time, against 40+ viewings and 150 hours on their own: every lead is pre-visited, filmed and costed, you only travel for the decisive viewing.
  • Paid 100% on success.2.5% of the net seller price with the Exclusive Offer (minimum €10,000 incl. VAT), 1.5% with the Confidential Offer from €2m, plus 10% of the negotiation obtained: nothing is due until the deed is signed, the Hoguet law forbids it.
  • 6% on average.We negotiate on the prices actually paid, published by the tax administration, not on asking prices: 6% on average off the seller’s price, measured over more than 1,200 purchases.
The Home Select method
Describe your project

The essentials

Home Select is a buyer’s agent in the French Basque Country, founded in 2011, covering Biarritz and Saint-Jean-de-Luz, as well as Bayonne, Guéthary and Hossegor, exclusively on behalf of the buyer, from Anglet villas to Basque houses of the bay. On this tight coastline where most deals happen before any listing, Home Select opens access to off-market properties. Fees are 100% on success: nothing is due before completion.

Market benchmarks

The property market in the Basque Country in 2026

Published medians in the Basque Country range from €4,000/m² (Bayonne) to €7,700/m² (Guéthary): the gap between two cities of the same area is worth every bit of the brief.

Over the 12 months to end of June 2026, 3,418 sales were recorded in the Basque Country according to the Home Select survey: this is hunted city by city, address by address.

8
Cities surveyed
3,418
Sales over 12 months
€7,700/m²
Median in Guéthary
€4,000/m²
Median in Bayonne

The sector’s towns side by side

Town Apartments Houses Over one year Sales over 12 months
Biarritz €6,900/m² €7,900/m² -3% (apartments) 784
Bidart €6,100/m² €7,000/m² +3% (apartments) 142
Guéthary €7,700/m² – – 45
Saint-Jean-de-Luz €5,800/m² €5,400/m² +2% (apartments) 343
Seignosse €5,400/m² €6,500/m² +1% (apartments) 216
Hossegor €7,300/m² €12,000/m² +10% (houses) 145
Bayonne €4,000/m² €4,500/m² -1% (apartments) 979
Anglet €5,200/m² €6,600/m² +2% (apartments) 764

Median price per square metre of recorded sales; a dash means fewer than 20 sales over the period. Source: DVF / DGFiP via data.gouv.fr, October 2026 release, 12 months to end of June 2026. Page reviewed by Jean Mascla, founder of Home Select.

Why use a buyer’s agent in the Basque Country?

Home Select, a buyer’s agent in the Basque Country since 2011, works exclusively for the buyer: watching listed and off-market properties, screening at the visit, negotiating on real prices. The rarest homes in the Basque Country often sell without ever being advertised: that is where the hunt decides. Fees 100% on success.

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Tailor-made

Beyond the city pages

The hunt does not stop at the pages of this site. Home Select also covers, tailor-made and with the same method:

  • Arbonne and Arcangues
  • Capbreton, Labenne and the Landes coastline
  • the Basque back country (Ascain, Sare, Espelette)

Cannot find your city?

Is your project somewhere else in the Basque Country? Name the city: Home Select answers quickly, and candidly, about what can be done there.

On the ground

What changes in the Basque Country

  • A structural supply deficit: daily monitoring and speed of decision make the difference.
  • Basque architecture and old villas demand a technical eye: roofs, structures, extensions.
  • A demanding second-home market, where the perfect property is fought over in days.

The Home Select set-up

How does Home Select operate in the Basque Country?

Home Select has guided more than 1,200 buyers since 2011, and its leadership runs your search. On the ground, Home Select activates its network of 15,000 professional partners, who surface properties before they reach the open market. Properties are first seen on a video pre-viewing: you only travel for the decisive viewings, grouped into a single trip.

Home Select is building its national network city by city, and says so plainly: from day one you get the method, the network and the negotiation; a dedicated local finder takes over your file as each territory opens.

One method, two ways in

Both are billed only if the property is found and the purchase completed. On top comes 10% of the negotiated reduction: Home Select is also paid on what you save.

Haussmannian living room with fireplace and open view

Exclusive

Exclusive search mandate

2.5% of the net purchase price, minimum €10,000 incl. VAT + 10% of the negotiated reduction

The full service, for every budget: brief, sourcing, off-market, pre-visits, negotiation and follow-through to the notary signing.

The Exclusive offer
Ornate door knocker on a deep blue door

Confidentielle

Simple search mandate

1.5% of the net purchase price, projects from €2M + 10% of the negotiated reduction

The very same full service, on a selection made exclusively of off-market properties. For buyers who never want to see their search on a portal.

The Confidential offer

Frequently asked questions

What Home Select is asked first

Do you cover Hossegor and the Landes?

Yes: Hossegor and Seignosse have their dedicated page, as do Biarritz, Anglet, Bayonne, Bidart, Guéthary and Saint-Jean-de-Luz; Capbreton and the rest of the Landes coastline are hunted tailor-made, as the natural extension of the coast.

Do you cover inland Basque Country?

Yes, case by case: Arcangues, Ahetze, Ascain, Sare and the villages of the Labourd complete the coast when the project calls for it.

What are property prices in the Basque Country in 2026?

Based on actual recorded sales (DVF / DGFiP via data.gouv.fr, October 2026 release, 12 months to end of June 2026), the market in the Basque Country ranges from €4,000/m² (Bayonne) to €7,700/m² (Guéthary) in medians. These are market benchmarks, not an appraisal: the address, the floor, the condition and scarcity make the final price.

Is the property market in the Basque Country active?

Over the 12 months to end of June 2026, 3,418 sales were recorded in the Basque Country across the cities surveyed by Home Select, led by Bayonne (979 sales) and Biarritz (784 sales). A living market, where reading the micro-markets finely decides everything.

Which cities do you cover in the Basque Country?

8 cities have their dedicated page in the Basque Country: Biarritz, Bidart, Guéthary, Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Seignosse, Hossegor, Bayonne and Anglet. Beyond them, Arbonne and Arcangues, Capbreton, Labenne and the Landes coastline, as well as the Basque back country (Ascain, Sare, Espelette) and their neighbours are hunted tailor-made, with the same method and the same success-only fees.

What are your fees in the Basque Country?

Home Select, a buyer’s agent in the Basque Country, charges 2.5% of the net purchase price (minimum €10,000 incl. VAT) on the Exclusive offer, or 1.5% on the Confidential offer for projects of €2m and above, plus 10% of the negotiated reduction in both cases. Home Select is paid on success only, and also on what you save: nothing is due until you have bought.

What happens next

  1. A buyer’s agent reads your request and answers within one working day.
  2. A first confidential conversation: how you will use the property, the real budget, the non-negotiable criteria, the timing.
  3. A written brief, and a search started within the week. Nothing is due until you have bought.

Your project in the Basque Country

A first confidential conversation, with no commitment. A buyer’s agent answers within one working day.

4.8/5
On Google (139 reviews)
1,200+
Buyers guided
100%
On success, nothing upfront

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