Buying a prestige property on the French Riviera follows precise steps. Define your search, view, make a purchase offer, sign a preliminary contract (with a 10-day cooling-off period), lift the conditions, then sign the deed of sale before the notaire, where the price and acquisition costs are settled.
Frame your search
A precise search helps, covering area (Cap-Ferrat, Cannes, Saint-Tropez, Mougins, nearby Monaco), property type, budget and use (residence, pied-a-terre, investment). Guided support also opens access to confidential properties, off the public market.
View and make an offer
After targeted viewings, the buyer makes a purchase offer. Once price and terms are agreed, the preliminary contract is prepared for signature.
Preliminary contract, cooling-off and conditions
Signing the preliminary contract binds the parties. A non-professional buyer has a 10-day cooling-off period. The pre-contract can include conditions, for example securing financing.
Financing and deed of sale
The final stretch includes:
- Arranging financing, where applicable
- Lifting the conditions
- Signing the deed of sale before the notaire
- Settling the price and acquisition costs, then the handover of keys