About Us
We are a fully licensed and insured French real estate company, all the technical details are below, but what makes us different? Our passion is to act as the buyer's agent, and to look after English speaking people finding their dream holiday home.
We listen. We stay within your budget. We show you what you want to see. We are independent and we can be honest with you about each property. Once we find that ideal property... we do not stop there. We help from the making of the offer all the way to the point of picking up the keys. After that we can help with the transfer of utilities or finding a contractor for doing renovation work. Best of all, we are absolutely free! We split the seller commission like any other agency here.
The best way to find out if we are the right agency is to give us a call. Let us answer your questions. Our consultation is free so why not take advantage!
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A word from the Managing Director
As an experienced buyer's agent, I do not sell property. I sell knowledge, expertise and experience. The knowledge of Nice down to street level, where the good and bad areas are and the hidden pitfalls in each one. The expertise to help draw up your sales contract, and to explain every page in a way that is clear for everyone to understand. The experience from hundreds of sales to people just like you and to know what kind of property will suit you best. I treat every buyer seriously, no matter what the budget. I hope to hear from you soon.
Licenced for real estate
Every agency must have a card that shows their company is licensed to do real estate deals, called a "Carte Transaction". Our card number is CPI 0605 2023 000 000 002. All licenses in Nice are registered with the Chambre des Commerces located at 20 boulevard Carabacel.
French Company
Our French registered company has company number (SIRET) 89739021700015 and is registered as a real estate agency under the category (APE) code 6831Z. The company register is held at, and can be checked at, the Greffe de Nice which is located at 6 Rue Désiré Niel.
Insured
We are insured for real estate transactions by ALMIN Insurance, over and on top of all the existing government guarantees in place by law, for up to an additional €300,000. This covers the responsibilities undertaken by the company directors and its employees.
Qualifications
The Managing director is Phillip Temple, who holds both a bachelors degree in French real estate "Bachelor Responsable d'Affaires Immobilieres" and a certificate for evaluating property prices from Monneret academy "de la Transaction a l'Expertise".
How long have we been around
If you look at our domain name, medinheaven.co.uk, you can independently verify via any domain registration company that it was registered in 17th May 2005. This means we have spent over 20 years helping people buy property in Nice!
Our fees
We charge our buyers no fees, we split the seller commission with the listing agency. By law, every estate agency must display their commission on sales clearly on their web site and in their shop window. When we sell property, our sales fee is 5% of the sale price inclusive of VAT (TVA in French) with a minimum of €5,000.
Complaints
In accordance with Articles L.612-1 et seq. of the French Consumer Code, consumers are informed that they may, free of charge, refer any dispute relating to a real estate transaction to the consumer mediator MEDIMMOCONSO for amicable resolution, after having first submitted a written complaint to the agency which has not been resolved; the mediator may be contacted online at https://medimmoconso.fr or by post at MEDIMMOCONSO, 1 Allée du Parc de Mesemena, Bât A, CS 25222, 44505 LA BAULE CEDEX, France; consumers may also use the European Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) platform available at https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/.