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.

I live in Australia and it wasn’t possible for me to go to Nice so when I saw an advertisement for an apartment pop up on TotallyRiviera’s website which ticked all of the boxes for me, I rang Dennis and asked for more information. Within two hours Dennis had gone to the apartment, made a video with a commentary which walked through every room in the apartment and sent it to me in Australia by email.After further telephone conversations and after seeing more photographs of the apartment and the building, I felt sufficiently confident to plunge and make an offer.

Dennis suggested a figure €15,000 below the asking price and I ended up getting it at €10,000 below.

Dennis introduced me to a Notaire who handled the conveyancing, a builder who renovated the apartment and an interior decorator who decorated and furnished it.Dennis managed the whole process of renovation and furnishing, keeping me in touch with progress with videos, photographs, emails and telephone chats.

When finally my wife and I visited Nice and stayed in the apartment we were delighted with our purchase.It is a beautifully renovated and furnished two bedroom apartment in central Nice. Until we are able to spend the summer there each year we are renting it out as a holiday let.

Everyone who has been there loves it and wants to return.Dennis’ after service is faultless and made a potentially difficult process of renovating and furnishing simple and comfortable.

And to cap it all, when we arrived in Nice, Dennis took my wife and I out for dinner at the Grand Café de Turin where we had a memorable night out !Professor Charles Mulvey,Perth, Western Australia