Concept - The Côté Acheteur buyer agent
In 2001, facing an immobilised French real estate market, the founders of COTE ACHETEUR decided to develop a new service concept ; service plus, dedicated to the needs of their buyer clients and more suited to today's market.
A new profession was born : The buyer's agent
COTE ACHETEUR created the 'customised property search'
For future buyers who don't have time to spend nights and weekends combing through the classifieds and get there too late..
We know that buying a home is one of life's most important decisions, financially and emotionally. We will guide and advise you in your best interests in this search from the very beginning to the closing signatures.
We do the research for you so you don't lose time.
A traditional agency represents the seller. It can only offer those properties on its books and, even then, bearing the sellers interests in mind in this growing market.
COTE ACHETEUR represents you, the buyer. You are our customer !
As your representative, we have no ties to the seller. Our only objective is to help you find exactly what you're looking for.
What do Côté Acheteur "France buyer agency" offer ?
Our LISTENING :
During our first contact, we listen carefully to your detailed requirements and develop an in-depth understanding of your project, desires, taking into account objective but also subjective criteria, and personal goals and constraints. We then search for properties that best match these requirements
This first contact is very important as, in order for us to do our work properly; we also need your confidence and trust that we can succeed. But our listening does not stop there: requirements might evolve depending of your situation or the visits we make for you.
Our TIME :
We assign a dedicated search agent to you, who willsearch on your behalf, visit selected properties, write visit reports, get your feedback, manage all the paper work and stay in permanent contact with you.
Our PROFESSIONNALISM & Confidentiality :
Côte Acheteur is foundator and part of FFCI established and registered property finder network. We are fully licensed and insured in France (‘Carte Professionnelle’). You can be assured of the highest level of service, professionalism and commitment to your purchase needs, with over 10 years of experience
Together, we sign an exclusive search mandate for a period of 3 months, renewable upon demand.
This ensure that we have the required time to dedicate to your search
Our KNOWLEDGE :
Our search agents live in France, and can advise you for best locations for your specific needs and desires; taking into account your key criteria such as proximity of schools, shops, airport or train stations, public transportations … they have a very good knowledge of the whole search area, ensuring an effective selection of properties that will best suits you and exclusively for your interest.
In addition, they have a very good knowledge of the local real estate market to better assess the properties they visit, and evaluate things like potential hidden problems, yield and potential investment return, feasibility and high level cost of renovation, etc.
Our MARKET COVER & NETWORK
Côté Acheteur has an established network of local contacts, allowing to cover the whole local estate market and all sources of property sales including:
sales from Local and national real estate agents
sales at local Notaries' offices
private sales
We have efficient tools to do the search and access to agents’ listings and private sales but also the proper network with new search going out directly to a large number of estate agents. We have therefore access to a much wider range of properties sometimes even before they come on the market! With our extensive network of contacts, we are also alerted when new properties might be on the market very soon.
Our ADVICE :
Coté Acheteur search agents are experts in the French buying process, ensuring the purchase runs smoothly. Good understanding of French laws and administration, and can, for example, ensure that the purchase documents are signed in the most tax-efficient way.
Our COMPLETE SERVICE :
Our property search service runs from the very beginning to the closing signatures.
When we arrange the viewings, we can also help with booking accommodation if required, and guide you through the whole process : we advise you and accompany you along the administrative process.
But we can also help and arrange associated requirements during or after the purchase, including the legal details, translations, financing, restoration and improvements to the property, property management, setting up in your new home, administration…
Our OBJECTIVITY and REACTIVITY:
We fully engage in finding the property that most fit your personal objectives. We validate the properties of your interest with you, and send you detailed and objective reports of the visits we make for you. We carefully document pros and cons of each property we visit taking into account your personal criteria and making sure we stay objective and honest!
In addition, French real estate agents represent the interests of the seller and not the buyer: their objective is to obtain the highest price and the best terms for the seller. We represent and are working for you - the buyer – and ensure we use all our skills and expertise available to you in a transaction, for the best of your interests!
We are entirely independent from estate agents and sellers. This ensures that we are working and negotiating on your behalf to achieve the lowest price. We have access to all the agents’ listings and private sales and therefore to a much wider range of properties sometimes even before they come on the market, ensuring a better reactivity when we find a property that fits your requirements.
Our proven METHOD
Côté Acheteur has over 10 years of experience in property search services
All our search agents are trained to better understand your requirements, to search efficiently using expert tools and network through private sales and estate agencies, to understand and apply legal regulations around the purchase process.
When you have decided to purchase a property, we then manage:
- price negotiation with estate agents, notaries or directly with sellers,
- contract details and required documentation for the "Compromis de Vente" (pre sales contract) and final "Acte Authentique" (final signature)
- signing of contrats remotely (if required).
Our PARTNERS :
Not only do we have the expertise needed to secure your property purchase, but we also assist and suggest English speaking professionals before your purchase (notary, lawyers and/or accountants for complex tax and estate planning, Financing or mortgage services, banks or bank transfer facilitator, insurer ..) and after your purchase (Architect, Interior Designer, Property Management..) or for other service you may need.
