Safe As Houses With ..... The French Connection

Property Specialists in the Roussillon Region

Tel. +33 607421668 email: info@bidsinfrance.com

AS SEEN ON TV!

In 2003, Househunters in the sun arrived in the South of France and with the help of Bidsinfrance, we found Pauline Armstrong her dream apartment in the sun.
 

WHAT DO OUR CLIENTS SAY ??

Late November 2005 we visited Perpignan. As we do everything together as a family, our two boys, Alex 9 and Paul, 7 came with us. We met Karen in our hotel and spent the day looking at properties that fitted our specification and budget, apartments in the morning, village houses in the afternoon. Having Karen to translate our questions and the estate agents answers was invaluable. The fact that all the estate agents knew Karen was also helpful.
Through Karen, we made a successful bid, shaving a few thousand off the asking price on a house in Sorede.
Over the two days we spent with Karen we greatly enjoyed and appreciated her professionalism, friendliness and pragmatism. She was also was wonderful with our two boisterous and inquisitive boys and was amazingly patient with them. We all felt sad when the time came to say goodbye to her.
The help we got from Bids in France continued until we had successfully completed the deal. We are extremely grateful to Karen, Suzanne and Bids in France for helping us to turn our fantasy into a reality.

Mark, Ann, Alex and Paul Blake-Knox.
5 March 2006.

The best move we ever made! From first contacting Suzanne and Karen with
the type of property we had in mind, they guided us expertly through the
search, the background of the area, the rental market and finally through
the legal and financial aspects of the sale. We have travelled to our
apartment on numerous occasions since, the weather is great, the food and
wine are fantastic and the people are the nicest you could hope to meet!
what more could you ask for?! We cannot recommend highly enough the service
that Bids in France provide!!

John Beary and Kate Lynch, Limerick

When a service company gets repeat business you can be sure of two things, that both the service and the product are excellent. When I first met Suzanne and Karen I was blown away by their friendliness, professionalism and local knowledge. They showed me properties within my price range and purpose, not steering me this way or that. Now, with a nearly 50% increase in the value of my property over two years, I'm entrusting them with the purchase of further properties. Their job is made easier by the fact that the Languedoc/Roussillon region of France is one the most picturesque and the only thing scraping the sky is the Pyrenees."

Howard Hughes, Dublin 2006

Thanks to Karen at Bids in France the dream of owning a holiday home in the sunny south of France became a reality for us. From the moment we first contacted her until we closed the deal she was always available to answer questions and offer advice on all aspects of purchasing in France. She understood exactly our requirements and over two days we viewed a range of properties that matched our criteria. We are delighted with our new maison francaise and rate BidsinFrance as an excellent service.

Susan Challoner, Rita Ging, Bernie Kilkenny - GALWAY, February 2006

Both my Wife and I arrived in Perpignan in late November 2005 on Brisk Bright Day. Susanne picked us up at our Hotel and showed us 6 properties in our budget range. Of these 2 properties were exactly what we had in mind. On day two we revisited these two and by 3pm we had decided on one and made an offer. By 6 o'clock that evening our offer had been excepted and we had signed preliminary contracts. All arranged very professionally by Susanne. Over the next 2 months Susanne guided us through the buying process and we finally closed the deal at the end of January. 9 weeks after our visit.
The whole experience was made unbelievably simple and quick by the
friendliness, practicality and professionalism of both Susanne and Karen.
Thanks again"

Terry from Clare , Jan 2006

WHAT DO THE PAPERS SAY ??

Sunday Business Post September 2007. Article Title: Living it up in Perpignan

There are many things for which the South of France is famous but, unfortunately, affordable property is not one of them, with a bolthole on the Cote d’Azur likely to set you back more than a few pretty pennies.

Move inland and it’s a different story, but for many people the sea is the prime attraction, so they want to be near it.

This is one, but certainly not the only, reason why Irish buyers are becoming increasingly attracted to the Languedoc-Roussillon region, which stretches from Nimes south to the Spanish border in the Pyrenees mountains.

Sunday Business Post February 2006 . Article title : Think like a Frenchman when buying in France

“ In the Pyrenees Orientales, the renting culture is strong, with 58% of the population renting – completely the opposite to the culture of ownership in Ireland”

“ Clients feel confident purchasing in a well established market where there is a very strong rental culture”

“By far the most popular location for Irish buyers in France is the coast and preferably somewhere the climate is considerably better than in Ireland”

Limerick Leader February 2006. Article title : Looking to foreign soil as prices soar

“Investors are looking ahead, they have more money and are planning how to spend their SSIAs”

“Limerick investors are buying rental properties in France because the rental market in Limerick is not as good as it used to be, and they get a higher return on investment here in France”
 

Sunday Tribune 07 November 2004. Article title : Take the TGV through the French buying process

“ Property prices have appreciated by 47% in the last two years ..”

“ This trend is set to continue as the TGV high-speed train from Paris, currently under construction, will link Perpignan to Barcelona in just 40 minutes making the area even more accessible “

“Many investors are pulling out of the rental market in Dublin as it is overflooded. Also , the capital outlay in Dublin is too large and the figures don’t add up anymore “

Limerick Chronicle 02 November 2004. Article title : Sisters set to advise on French property

“ the agency promises headache free purchases and to help clients every step of the way in the buying process “

“ The Roussillon region on the south west Mediterranean coast of France is not far from the ski slopes of the Pyrenees .. “

Sunday Tribune 28 December 2003. Article title : Parlez vous Français? Well, what’s keeping you?

“ Valerie in her early thirties bought a one bed mezzanine house in Port Leucate, South of France for €65,000 … Bidsinfrance organised everything and made the whole process very simple for me “

“France has worked out very well for me and I just believe I have made a great investment “

Limerick Leader 29 November 2003. Article title : Sisters are doing it for themselves

“ their property consultancy firm aims to take the hassle out of property buying for Irish people “

“ The O’Reillys find properties to suit your budget and your needs and when you arrive in France , they chauffeur you around and show you six or seven properties over two days. They both have fluent French and they can help you get a French mortgage or give legal and tax advice “

Ireland in Sunday November 23 2003. Article title : How to invest in hot foreign properties , without being burnt

“  Dubliner Stephen Coombes and his partner Maureen, the decision to invest in property abroad was effectively made for them by the spiralling house prices at home”

“ Prices in France were for nothing in comparison and we found a mezzanine apartment near Perpignan for €72,000”

“ This is the Donegal of France and is an up and coming area “

WHO ARE WE??

Bidsinfrance is made up of two sisters from Limerick in Ireland, Suzanne and Karen O'Reilly. Early 2000, after teaching English in France for four years and a career in flying for five years, Suzanne, a fluent French speaker, visited the Rousillon region and fell in love with it. Determined to make it her home, she established a business down there helping English-speaking people to purchase property. From then, the business has gone from strength to strength and in early 2002, it was time to take on a partner, her sister, Karen.

Karen, a qualified accountant, who trained in BDO Simpson Xavier and had been working for Estee Lauder at senior management level in Australia and Luxembourg for the previous five years, arrived back to a wet and grey Ireland and jumped at the opportunity to join forces with Suzanne. Fluent in French also, she recognised the wonderful potential of the area and with her financial background, can lend advice on all matters financial.

WHY US ??

Between us, we have 7 years experience helping our clients purchase French property. We provide a customised personal service along with extensive knowledge of the region. We will do our utmost to get the property that you want. We are upfront and honest and you will have full opportunity to examine, view, touch, taste and feel the property you are buying. You have invested time and money travelling down to this region and we are not going to waste it.

Karen : Siret no : 443 037 650 00019

Suzanne : Siret no : 433 514 221 00038

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