A narrow paved lane in an old Provençal village, tall façades on both sides, no vehicles and nobody about.

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Antibes

Antibes combines a tight-laned old town with a large residential stock at Juan-les-Pins, much of it owned from abroad. The two call for quite different arrangements, but the same starting rule: nothing leaves without written instruction.

The buildings

Old buildings inside the ramparts, residences from the 1960s to the 90s elsewhere, villas with basements in the residential districts. Cellars and garages are again what the first request most often leaves out.

The access problem

Lanes closed to vehicles inside the ramparts, with carrying to the surrounding squares. Ordinary access elsewhere, subject to the height limit in residents’ car parks and to the building manager’s agreement.

A job typical of this area

A seafront flat belonging to an owner living outside France, left as it was after a death. Everything handled in English, the photographic inventory sent each evening, and the administrative documents shipped by insured courier before any furniture was removed.

An illustrative case, reconstructed from real work. Nothing that could identify a person or an address is published.

How long it takes

Four to eight days depending on the district and whether there is a basement. Add time for carrying as soon as the property is inside the ramparts.

Observed duration for this kind of property. It depends on the volume, the state of the place, and when the written instruction reaches us.

The foot of a stone staircase in an old building, steps hollowed by use, pale stone walls, no lift.

Tell us where the property is.

We know the local obstacle before we arrive: the lane no van can enter, the hill road, the residence where access depends on the building manager. You do not have to be in France for us to start.

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