The BENEFITS of buying NEW BUILD:
While it’s not for everyone, there are some obvious advantages to buying “New Builds” in France.
- Reduced legal fees – from the usual 7% for re-sales to 2.5%
- Some choice of fixtures, fittings & final Layout
- 2 year guarantee on fixtures & fittings
- Energy Efficient in line with EU standards which include greatly improved thermal insulation and lower energy bills & lower maintenance.
- Modern acoustic insulation is very important as many older buildings are noisy.
- 10 year guarantee – on the construction
- Staged payments – in France payments can only be asked for once pre-defined stages are completed and signed off by the architects. There is therefore no question of buyers advancing money to the developer as happens in many countries.
- Finally, and especially if one buys early, one has a range of options. In the case of an apartment block for example one can choose between ground, middle and top ; between east and west, north and south aspect ; there are many choices.
2 IMPORTANT NEW BUILDS near Le Rouret – and only 20 minutes from Nice Airport
Price – 1 360 000€ and 1 290 000€
These twin sisters are currently under construction by a large and very well reputed French property developer established in 1994. They specialise in the construction, extension and development of shopping centres and residential real estate developments, and this unusually small but special project for them will be complete in early 2015.
The situation is adjacent to the village of Le Rouret, close to charmingly historic Chateauneuf de Grasse – it is also just 10 km from Grasse, 26 km from Cannes and 20 km from Nice International Airport.
- Each completely separate country villa will comprise 260m² of internal living space.
- Each will have its own terraces, garden, private pool and garages.
- They face south on 2 300m² of land.
- The building specifications are high and there is room for customisation in the house and garden.
- They are in a dominant position with panoramic views – the first house has views of the Mediterranean Sea, and the second of open French countryside.
- Floor plans are available on request.
The BENEFITS of buying New Builds: