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 Experts
in the sale of French Châteaux, Manor Houses, Farmsteads & Estates
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International
Estate Agent
Specialising in French Chateaux, Historic Estates and Prestige
Properties
Living the dream of
owning a large, spectacular and
historic building in many countries
can often be somewhat difficult to
realise. Not so, France. Almost
every department has its share of
imposing tower-topped chateaux
dominating the landscape, if no
longer the people. From
long-forgotten manorial houses to
the very largest monastic and
secular palaces,
French chateau for sale offer a
vision of mystique and romance that
perhaps the more solidly defensive
English castles cannot touch.
Why buy a French Chateau?
At present, large estates are
offering superb value for money
compared to other prestige property
around the world. Boasting acres of
land, lakes, outbuildings and their
own capacious floor spaces, a
chateau gives one the opportunity
and space to choose how to live and
work. Taking the figure of 1 Million
Euros as an example, a French
chateau costing this will far
outweigh, in real terms, the real
estate offered by other luxury and
prestige property of the same price.
In many locations, you are paying
for exactly that - location - and
will no doubt be jostling with other
similar properties for the best
view. French chateaux offer the rare
ability to look out from your window
and survey no land but your own.
The rise in disposable income and
the freedom to travel between
countries ensures that there is
strong interest in buying such
property for a family home or a
tourism business - perhaps for
fishing, an equestrian school,
hunting, outdoor sports, walking or
wildlife watching. The fairytale
bulk of a French chateau for sale is
also one of its main attractions,
particularly for weddings or hotel
accommodation. What bride would not
wish to be married within an ancient
chapel bathed by soft light
streaming through its stained glass
windows, then withdraw across the
lawn to the main building with its
ornate decoration a background to
the big day and the sounds of
history echoing from its walls?
Many such properties also have
existing income from timber or wine
production.
Types of French chateau
If you are looking for a French
chateau for sale, be it for pleasure
or business, we have over 90
beautiful properties to choose from
with prices of approximately 300,000
€ to over 20 Million €. These
properties take many forms, from
smaller Logis and manor houses to
fortified farmsteads and enormous
stately homes encompassing many
hectares of land with woods, lakes,
guest houses and outbuildings.
A chateau, because of its size and
history, usually has over 1 hectare
of land - usually this is much more,
even with lower budget examples.
While there is a limited supply of
French chateau that are up for sale
at any given time, there is likely
to be a great variety. You may wish
to buy a large building with little
land to make your money go further.
Or you may wish to buy a smaller
Logis-style property, but utilise
the land for horses, hunting or
wildlife. However, there are many
examples of chateau for sale on the
market with a large floor space and
several dozen hectares, but they are
understandably more expensive but
not overly so. 1 million € can
easily buy you 500m2 of floor space
on several levels plus 20 hectares
of land.
Whether a chateau dates from the
10th or 20th century, it will have
its own style and history of
decoration. Some can be a mix of
styles from different periods as
fashion and the owner's availability
of funds changed. Other chateaux
appear not to have changed since
they were built. Many were built in
the early 19th century as France
became more dominant and wealthy.
There are similarities between
properties in that you are likely to
find original features such as stone
fireplace, parquet flooring,
mouldings and carvings dotted around
the rooms.
Where to buy a French chateau for
sale
French chateau for sale encompass
all states of preservation. From
windowless shells requiring total
renovation, to those requiring
part-decoration, to immaculate 19th
century bourgeois stately homes, the
amount you will need to spend will
depend on how much work you are
willing to undertake. Being large
properties, renovations can be very
costly and time-consuming but need
not be outside the budget of most
serious buyers if planned correctly.
Typically, to arrive at a habitable
building you will need to spend
around a total of around 500,000
Euros, whether you opt to renovate
or buy an already renovated example.
Obviously, the more you spend to
begin with, the larger the chateau,
outbuildings and land you will
acquire. While not always true, like
most things it is usually sound
advice to spend more at the outset
to buy a good example than spend
money creating one. In other words,
it is better to let the previous
owner use their money and
time!
Our portfolio includes a great
selection of French chateau for sale
in many areas of France. The Loire
valley and the
nearby departments offer
particularly good investment
opportunities for the chateau
property buyer and we have over 30
examples in the Indre-et-Loire, Loir
et Cher, Indre, Maine et Loire and
Seine et Marne alone. Other good
'populations' exist in the
Parisian departments and the
south east,
south west and
north east areas of France. The
market is remarkably fluid below 1.5
Million euros, with highly desirable
properties changing hands within
weeks of being offered for sale.
This compares favourably with other
prestige markets with regards to
'on-market' times.
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