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Important steps before marketing a property for sale

Important steps before marketing a property for sale

Behind the guide price, there is a multitude of important steps before marketing a property for sale in France. A key part of our role is to understand your goal correctly and guide you through the  transaction process.

We work with you to maximise the value of your home by the preparation of paperwork, advising on presentation, marketing your property by the most relevant means, liaising with relevant parties and negotiating the sale of your property in France.

The multi-lingual team provides an essential link for the diverse buyer profile interested in purchasing a property on the France Riviera. In addition to powerful local and targeted property portals, the Savills international website, which can be translated into 22 different languages, ensures the ever-popular key digital coverage is available to all buyers. The network of French offices, situated in centrally placed locations, ensures that clients are always welcome to discuss their French property transaction with a member of the team.

Marketing process

Marketing process

Our multilingual teams then guide the entire process, coordinating marketing, targeting occupiers, conducting viewings and handling negotiations.

Backed by award winning research and a wealth of local knowledge, the extensive coverage of the trusted Savills network ensures we have access to a truly diverse range of properties and buyers including exclusive properties and a wealth of private contacts.

Explore key tools applied by Savills when you sell your French Riviera home with us.

Successful marketing is about more than photography and a glossy brochure. Our in-house experts develop a tailored strategy for each property, ensuring that we reach the right buyer wherever they are in the world. Whether it’s our own website and bespoke publications, targeted promotion through global press and portals, or digital and social media, we use every channel at our disposal to create an effective marketing mix.

Marketing channels

Marketing channels

The majority of buyers start their property search online. We aim to create effective awareness, advertising and presence through mixing social and digital tools backed by more traditional methods to reinforce our brand coverage, so your property will be seen by the widest range of potential buyers.

As well as featuring on our website, your property will also appear on French and international property portals such as Résidences Immobilier, Propriétés de Figaro, Belles Demeures, Luxury  Estate, James Edition, Rightmove,  SeLoger, BienIci, PropGoLoxury, FT.com  and many more.

We use targeted advertising across leading print publications, as an effective means to reach the right audience. In addition, our presence at key industry and local events allowing us to showcase our portfolio of properties and build key connections.

Specialist property publications helps us showcase the Savills brand, ethos, local knowledge and the most sought-after properties to a vast audience, through both print and online editions. Titles include Discover, the French Riviera Real Estate Magazine and The Savills Portfolio, the international showcase publication from Savills.

Social Media

Social Media

Active on leading social media channels, including Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn, we have the option of featuring properties on global and local accounts, allowing us to build communities, interact with potential clients,  showcase the finest properties and inspire thousands of potential buyers.

Press, PR and Research

Press, PR and Research

Savills boasts a dedicated in-house team of worldwide PR specialists. Our expert communications team has strong relationships with key media contacts across the globe, proactively searching for opportunities to promote our clients’ properties and engage with international markets and audiences. From Monaco to Manhattan, we generate impactful coverage to raise the profile of our properties and people.

An added value of the Savills brand is access to a team of inhouse, expert researchers, highly regarded specialists in their field of property and producing a range of specialist publications throughout the year, including the Second Homes index, World Cities report and the annual ski report.  The Savills Research team offers in-depth analysis and commentary on current and future market trends. Our respected and often-quoted commentators produce original research into all areas of the global property landscape.  Read our latest research here.

Specialised departments

Specialised departments

International desks - We have global hubs across the world’s key real estate markets, with multilingual experts who combine local market knowledge with experience.

The Private Office - This specialist team is dedicated to providing clients, family offices and wealth managers with a single point of contact across all the divisions and markets they interact with. This generates an additional stream of prominent buyers for our clients’ properties.

Sports and Entertainment - High-profile clients from the worlds of sport and entertainment are handled with discretion by the Sports & Entertainment department. The team uses its understanding of these individuals ’ unique requirements to connect them with suitable global properties.

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