International
Buying on the Riviera from abroad.
Many of our buyers live outside France. They discover a property on a video call, sign remotely and sometimes travel only once, for the deed. The house guides them in their own language, from the first message to the keys.
A remote purchase, step by step.
01
A first conversation
On WhatsApp or by video call, in your language. You tell us what you are looking for. We tell you what the market really offers, including properties that are never advertised.
02
The video tour
An adviser walks you through the property live: the views, the light, the condition of the building. You ask your questions as you go. Many buyers only travel afterwards, for a single visit.
03
The offer and the preliminary contract
The offer is made by email. The preliminary contract (compromis) is signed electronically at the notary's office. You then have ten days to withdraw, with no reason needed.
04
Financing and funds
French banks lend to non-residents, with a larger deposit than for residents. Funds go through the notary's account, never through the agency.
05
The deed of sale
About three months after the compromis, the deed is signed at the notary's office. You can attend, or sign by power of attorney.
Key figures.
- Notary fees
- About 7% of the price for an existing property in Nice, mostly taxes. Each property page gives the estimate for its own price. How the figure is calculated, in La Gazette
- Timing
- Allow three months between the compromis and the deed, a little longer with a mortgage.
- Languages
- We reply in English, French, Italian and Turkish, on WhatsApp as well as by email.
Our guides, country by country.
Tax, banking, residence permits, schooling: La Gazette has written down, for each kind of buyer, what to prepare before buying.
- Buying in Nice when you are not resident: the process, not the clichés
- British buyer: what you need to know to purchase on the Promenade des Anglais
- American buyers on the French Riviera: what no one tells you before you sign
- Why do Italians buy on the Côte d'Azur, a border away from home?
- Turkish buyers on the Côte d'Azur: what to prepare before purchasing
- Buyer from the Gulf: how to purchase on the Côte d'Azur, with discretion and within the rules?
- Turkish owners in Nice: visas, stays, and life on the ground
- International schooling on the Côte d'Azur: what options for a family settling in?
- Mortgage rates in France: where they stand at the end of September 2026
Living abroad and selling in Nice?
The sale can be handled remotely from start to finish. We value the property on site, you sign the mandate and the compromis electronically, and the deed can be signed by power of attorney if you cannot travel.
On the capital gain, a non-resident seller pays 19% income tax, plus social charges of 7.5% if covered by the social security of an EU, EEA country or Switzerland, 17.2% otherwise. A surtax applies to gains above €50,000. The tax falls with the length of ownership: it disappears after twenty-two years, social charges after thirty. The notary calculates it and withholds it on the day of the sale.
Outside the European Union, an accredited tax representative is in principle required once the price exceeds €150,000. Every situation is specific: the notary checks yours before signing.
Tell us about your project.
One message is enough. We reply the same day.