The agency
An independent agency on a human scale
Founded in Nice in 2009, Solane helps around fifty families a year, from near and far, with their property project on the French Riviera.
How we work
We take on few instructions at a time, so that we can visit each property, measure it, photograph it and truly know it before presenting it.
A single adviser follows your file from start to finish. They write to you after every viewing and tell you what they heard, even when it does not make pleasant reading.
Four steps, not one more
Listen
A first one-hour conversation to understand your project, your timetable and your constraints.
Value or target
A reasoned valuation if you are selling, a shortlist of five properties at most if you are buying.
View and negotiate
Accompanied viewings, a written report, and negotiation carried out on your behalf.
Sign
Coordination with the notary, the bank and the surveyors until the keys are handed over.
The team
Four advisers, all holding the professional licence or authorised by the agency.
Hélène Marchetti
Founder and managing director
Nice and Villefranche-sur-Mer
Languages : French, English, Italian
Karim Benhaddou
Sales adviser
Cannes, Antibes and Mougins
Languages : French, English, Arabic
Sophie Lindqvist
International clients
Non-resident buyers
Languages : English, Swedish, French
Julien Ferrand
Property management
Nice and Menton
Languages : French, English
Our commitments
A price we can justify
Every valuation is based on sales completed in the neighbourhood over the past twelve months.
Fees in plain sight
Our fee scale is public and appears in every agreement. Nothing to pay before the sale.
A reply within 24 hours
To every message and every call, Monday to Saturday.
Client reviews
They trusted us with their project
« Five properties viewed, not one too many. Our adviser understood what we were looking for better than we did. The negotiation saved us €40,000. »
Marc and Élodie V.Bought a house in Antibes « Everything was done remotely right up to signing: video viewings, translated documents, a bilingual notary. I only flew over once. »
Ingrid S.Bought from Stockholm « The valuation was lower than other agencies’, but the flat sold at that price in six weeks. I appreciated the report after every viewing. »
Paul R.Sold an apartment in Nice
Sample reviews, written to illustrate this demonstration website.