Buying off-plan has little in common with buying an existing property. The timeline, the guarantees, the costs and the people you deal with are all different. That is why new-build programmes are handled here by a separate team.
A VEFA purchase runs two to three years between reservation and handover. Construction progress, staged payments, developer guarantees and delivery dates all have to be followed. None of that resembles viewing an existing property, and it depends on a direct working relationship with the region's developers.
We have worked with developers across the Riviera and the Var for years. That gives us access to programmes at commercial launch, often before public listing — while the choice of floor, orientation and view is still open.
Going through us costs the buyer nothing extra. The advertised price is the developer's, and our fee comes from them. You pay the same figure, with someone representing your interests and speaking your language.
The developer's financial strength and track record. Whether the price per square metre matches the area. The guarantees: completion guarantee, defects guarantee, two-year and ten-year cover. The staged payment schedule. And projected service charges, routinely understated in brochures.
So-called notary fees run 2-3% of the price on a new-build, against 7-8% on an existing property. On an €800,000 purchase that gap exceeds €40,000. Most municipalities also grant partial property-tax relief for the first two years.
Our four offices cover Nice, Antibes, Cannes and Saint-Raphaël, from the coast through the hinterland to the Provençal Var. The programmes we follow sit mainly along that stretch.
If you are considering an off-plan purchase, write to us. We will tell you plainly whether a programme fits what you are looking for, or whether resale is the better route.
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