Press release - Following on from the success of Totally Riviera and Totally Languedoc, the Totally Property Group has opened a new office in Barcelona. Managing Director of the Totally Group, Dennis Broadfield, says that “while other agencies are finding it tough throughout France with a number of them closing their doors, the Totally Group is using the uncertainty in the market to expand. Mr Broadfield goes on to say that “with such a cost efficient business model with proven success and a word of mouth campaign from former clients that is unrivaled in the property business, now is the time to move into new markets while other agencies are tightening their belts” - he adds “this will give us a clear advantage when the European property market returns to more bouyant sales levels”.The success of Totally Riviera and Totally languedoc, since the company was launched 5 years ago, is mostly due to the companies absolute dedication to its clients and its transparent and straightforward business dealings. Mr Broadfield says “clients trust us, the honest way we describe our properties and the sincere and genuine way we perform for our clients” He adds that “in a market like Barcelona, trust and a clear unambiguous purchase process are the gold standards that very few agents in the area come up to - our entire business model right from the beginning was to protect and assist our clients through the convoluted and sometimes serpentine procedure of buying a property in a foreign country, and this philosophy is what we intend to expand on in Spain”.
The first “Totally” office opened in Nice on the French Riviera in 2003 by Dennis Broadfield after he retired from a 25 year career as an international television journalist and producer. He says that “I did not come from a traditional sales background, and had no intention to set up a property business, but after a disgraceful process when I bought my first apartment on the Riviera, I vowed this would never happen to any of my friends or clients.The Barcelona office of the Totally property group will be run by Brett McMaster, an English expat who has lived in Barcelona for many years. Brett has a very keen understanding of the property market in Northern Spain and speaks fluent Spanish and Catalan. The Totally Groups new office in Barcelona are on the prestigious Paseo de Gracia area in downtown Barcelona. Totally Property Group,Paseo de Gracia 63,principal,2aBarcelona 08008Spain
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Press release, Nice, France. Totally Riviera has just launched its new homepage video service on its Cannes website. The company has become an industry leader in producing professionally edited videos of properties across its four internet platforms (Nice, Cannes, Villefranche and Languedoc) after repeated requests from clients who wished to see a more open and honest visual representation of the properties they wish to view. Read More »
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Wednesday, 2 July 2008 - Associated Press TV
American actress Angelina Jolie was still in hospital in Nice, France on Wednesday, awaiting the birth of her twins.
Staff at the seafront Lenval hospital in Nice in the south of France said on Tuesday that American actress Angelina Jolie had checked in to its Santa Maria maternity clinic, to be kept under doctors’ surveillance and rest up before she gives birth.
Her partner Brad Pitt was photographed leaving the hospital on Wednesday.
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Posted by Allison Amour, Beziers, France
Summer is definitely here, days are starting to get really hot, don’t ask me how hot, and as I don’t want to know what is happening above 30 º C. So, last week-end I was not keen on roasting myself on the beach like a rotisserie chicken, fair skin, not a good idea. So I went down to the Orb river near Reals near Murviel-les-Beziers, just north-west of Beziers. Read More »
“I think it is quite a tricky thing to buy a property in another country, even if you have come on holiday regularly to France and if you speak the language but there is always a horrible doubt that you might be ripped off as you don’t really know the system. Read More »
Totally Property Group Financial Advice - What Mortgage can I get?
Finding a mortgage in France to suit your needs is a fairly straightforward process. Mortgage lenders such as HBSC, UCB (formerly Abbey National) and Barclays, plus a host of other French banks, offer flexible loans of up to 85% of the property value, often for up to 25 or 30 years. In addition, banks in France can often lend for renovation work on the property.
We also have links with mortgage brokers who can advise and help in the selection of banks and mortgages and offer a ‘hand holding’ service through the process.
The European wide Spectrum IFA Group is financial services company who have assisted many Totally Property Group clients over the last 5 years.
Please read on to find out what you need to provide to get a mortgage, plus a few facts and figures about borrowing to buy in France. Read More »
Totally Property Group Financial Advice - What documentation do you need?
Although you may have 30 or 45 days to get a mortgage agreement (depending on the contract) after the Compromis de Vente has been signed, it’s best to start building your mortgage file as quickly as possible. What follows should be everything you need to send to your mortgage broker or lender in France as you begin the purchase process. Read More »
Totally Riviera speaks to Peter Brooke a financial Consultant with Spectrum-IFA. He explains how to buy your property and not be stung by exchange rates and the credit crisis
It may appear nothing short of madness at the moment to be investing in foreign property. Interest rates are up, and sterling is weak compared to the euro. All these things put together are having an impact on the confidence of many buyers.
But the reality now is that there may be no better time to buy in the South of France, and many investors are missing out on some great deals because they don’t fully understand the investment and finance options available to them.
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Posted by Peter Brooke, Financial consultant and analyst at The Spectrum IFA Group
As a financial adviser I regularly receive updates from the investment and insurance companies that I have relationships with. In these times of uncertainty I feel strongly about keeping my clients and contacts as up to date as possible. For this reason I have copied below a market overview from Hansard, a large pan European insurance company (www.hansard.com). I hope you find this summary useful, please comment freely or give me a shout if you would like to discuss it further. Read More »
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Words by Professor Charles Mulvey from Perth Western Australia. Everyone told me I must be mad. I bought an apartment in Nice off the internet – I didn’t even see until after it had been renovated and furnished. Nobody who’s been there thinks I mad now – they all think that it was a great purchase and that I’ve done very well.
So why did I do it ? Its pretty simple really, I totally trusted Dennis once I had spoken to him a couple of times on the phone. He sent me photographs, videos and detailed descriptions of the apartment prior to my purchasing it and I felt that I knew the place inside out before I committed to making an offer.
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