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Beaulieu-sur-Mer
Beaulieu has one of the oldest populations on the coast, in Belle Époque buildings often held by the same family for several generations. The estates are frequently complicated, and so is what has accumulated inside.
The buildings
Belle Époque buildings and 1960s residences, high ceilings, parquet and cement tiles, cellars and store rooms. Family archives — letters, photographs, deeds — are extensive and need slow sorting.
The access problem
Narrow streets in the centre, limited parking, old lifts rated for little weight. The building manager’s agreement is needed both to occupy a space and to set the hours for using the stairs.
A job typical of this area
A flat held for three generations, an estate handled by a notaire, heirs scattered. A full half-day spent on nothing but locating documents and photographs before the first piece of furniture came out, everything listed and photographed and then delivered to the notaire’s office.
An illustrative case, reconstructed from real work. Nothing that could identify a person or an address is published.
How long it takes
Six to ten days, a good part of it on documents alone. We do not compress that stage: once it is past, it cannot be gone back over.
Observed duration for this kind of property. It depends on the volume, the state of the place, and when the written instruction reaches us.
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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