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Buying a Property

 

Local Experts
Property finding and buyers agents are nothing new in the UK and the US, particularly for clients looking for off market or discreet listings with someone acting on their behalf to pre screen and give honest feedback on potential properties. We are the only locally based independant dedicated buyer agents. Most of what we do is in the ski resorts of Val d'Isère, Tignes, La Rosiére and Sainte Foy Tarentaise, however due to a strong demand we do cover houses and larger properties in the surrounding villages.

 

Personalised Service
Our service is truly bespoke and we only take on a limited number of clients. Every search starts with a no obligation consultation to understand your needs. We will then proceed to discuss a fee structure which will be inline with your needs. 

 

Innovative Technology
We use innovative technology to verify that our assessment of the market is correct, ensuring that you have the most up to date and relevant information to help you negotiate effectively.

 

 

WHO WE ARE AT THE ALPINE BUYERS AGENT

Experience & knowledge

We have searched, bought, sold and renovated ourselves. We have helped clients negotiate the best possible deals, worked out their rentals yields and helped them to budget their renovations . This is not AI, or information taken from the internet. It's years of experience and  local knowledge, tailored specifically to help you find the right property. 

Truly Unique

There are some great established agencies and agents covering this area. There are also many buyers agents online that have some great advice for buying overseas, who can offer links or introductions to some agents, agencies or developers. There is no other business that is locally based and able to present the whole market independently and without bias. 

Established Partnerships

Our partnerships have been built on trust and nurtured over many years.  Agencies are keen to work with us as we bring them motivated buyers.  In a world where many of the best properties exchange hands discreetly and off market, a trusted network is essential to accessing properties long before they hit the open market.

 

I came to do ' just one season ' in 1997, and never went home. My career has been in property ever since, management, rentals, finally taking the plunge to move into sales a few years ago. After juggling between representing both the sellers and the buyers, I realised that a buyers agent was needed more here in the Alps than anywhere else.  I decided to make the switch to becoming a truly independent advisor for buyers. Ellie and I started chatting, and The Alpine Buyers Agent was born.  Also a Mum to 4 kids, my default mode is no nonsense get it done, but in the nicest possible way.

During my Business and French degree in 2001, I came to work for a Tour Operator based in the Alps and knew it was where I wanted to be based. After developing a French ski property department for an investment company in the UK, I moved to the Tarentaise to head operations for another company in 2011.

I wanted to move back into property so I spent several years working in acquisitions for a local notary and realised there was a gap in the market for a truly dedicated service for buyers.  After living in Tignes for seven years, I moved to Séez where I now live with my husband and kids.