MAKNI REFAAT

The requirement to choose a month for this review doesn't capture the duration of commitment and care provided by French Riviera House Hunting. Fabricio suggested that we meet in November 2024 while I was in town even though he was aware of my retirement timeline over a year into the future. We talked about what I thought I needed and he gently suggested that my "requirements" were atypical characteristics. I sensed immediately that I could trust him as I value truth - even if it isn't what I wanted to hear. He thought we should meet again when I was back in town during Spring 2025 where he made a second attempt to make me think more realistically. With visa approved and my arrival date confirmed Fabricio connected me with Diana Gango so we could talk about the search criteria before my move. Silvia Pierro joined the search team in early November so both ladies were working diligently over a month before my arrival and continued after wheels down. My rapid purchase details are unusual so I won't go into that here. Instrumental to the success was getting to view my [full gut, newly renovated] apartment the day before the "open house." Having a team with established relationships in local residential real estate was invaluable. I would not have been able to see the apartment pre-market without my French Riviera House Hunting team. No less significant to finding my home was all of the integration support that both Diana and Silvia have and continue to provide. Opening a French bank account, appropriate and recommended insurance, home internet, electric contract, guidance and participation for garantie décennale enforcement, odd syndic situations, etc. They helped schlep all of my stuff through the streets of coastal Nice from my hotel to my apartment on a cold winter afternoon and even called to cancel a hair appointment when I was very ill and at a physician's office - embarrassing [for me], but true. To summarize, the honesty, care, professionalism, and experie

Highly recommend the FRH team for apartment search assistance! Jessica and Matthew assembled our dossier and worked diligently to book apartment viewings. My partner and I particularly appreciated their communication style and updates about the current rental market situation. It's well worth hiring FRH to be your advocate--even if you're fluent in French. Merci beaucoup, FRH!

Review of Jessica Alton – French Riviera House Hunters Moving from Australia to Nice with no French and having visited only once before we made the leap was, to say the least, daunting. Finding the right property in an unfamiliar market felt overwhelming until we connected with Jessica Alton at French Riviera House Hunters. From the outset, Jess's warm and engaging nature put us immediately at ease. She took genuine time to understand us as people, our lifestyle, our priorities, and the kind of home that would truly suit us, rather than simply presenting listings. Nothing was ever too much trouble, and she responded promptly to every query we had, no matter how big or small. What we particularly valued was her refreshing honesty. Jess gave us her candid, upfront opinion throughout the process, which gave us real confidence that she was acting in our best interests rather than simply telling us what we wanted to hear. Her deep knowledge of the Nice property market was invaluable, and her calm guidance and reassurance made what could have been a stressful experience feel entirely manageable. As a busy working couple, having someone take the weight of the process off our shoulders was everything. Jess's sharp understanding of our needs meant her shortlisting was so well-targeted that we didn't have to wade through countless viewings, and we ended up with the most extraordinary property. She was a strong and effective advocate on our behalf at every step, consistently going the extra mile, including helping us navigate contacts for utilities and insurance well beyond the transaction itself. We cannot recommend Jess and the entire French Riviera House Hunters team highly enough. If you are relocating to the Côte d'Azur and want someone knowledgeable, honest, and genuinely invested in finding you the right home, look no further. Glen Colliver

I came upon FRH through a coincidental encounter with a former employee of the company. And I am so glad I did! I retired from a career in the US, and was looking for a long term rental in Nice. Jessica at FRH was fantastic. The Riviera is a competitive rental market, and Jessica is knowledgeable about the area, tenacious in her efforts to secure an apartment and responsive to her client's requests. I cannot recommend Jessica and FRH more highly!

It has been our pleasure and benefit to have had the opportunity to partner with FRH who has successfully helped my wife and I transition smoothly from the US to Nice, France. There resourcefulness, attention to detail, approach to customer service, communication and inclusion of our opinions and ideas throughout the process was outstanding. They supported our efforts to research and obtain a long term furnished apartment in a desirable Nice neighborhood, referred us to a excellent tax advisor, a reliable document translation company and helped us secure a France bank account and financial partnership for all our financial needs in France. The success our transition to Nice, France is in large part due to the positive and relentless efforts of our assigned agent, Jessica Alton. Jessica's upbeat attitude and willingness to do everything she could to meet our needs was excellent. Her communication and effort to keep us involved in the process was important and appreciated. We would recommend FRH and Jessica Alton to anyone seeking success with relocation needs to France. Juan & Patricia Streeter

As new arrivals from the US living in Lyon but considering a move to Nice, we met with Fabricio last April after watching some of his excellent YouTube videos. We found him to be a good, honest guy and decided to enlist the help of FRH in finding an apartment for us to buy in Nice. Silvia became our representative and she has been a godsend for us from start to finish. The apartment she found for us had two full price offers and she was able to convince the seller's realtor to accept ours. She worked with our Notaire throughout the process and joined us for the pre-contract signing and the closing meetings. Outside of the purchase, she has assisted us in many other ways. For example, when we shipped our boxes from Lyon, she met the movers as they arrived in Nice and guided them to our storage unit. And even still, during renovations we are doing, she has been invaluable. She has joined us in visits to material suppliers where we needed translation help and even drove us to Ventimiglia, Italy to help us save on bathroom materials. Our renovation is nearing completion she has been essential in keeping our contractor on track. We fully recommend Fabricio's FRH and will always be grateful to Silvia for making our new home in Nice possible.

I had a wonderful experience working with Jessica, Matthew and FRH. I highly recommend FRH. Jessica encouraged me to be open, advised me about the market realities of house hunting in the South of France, and guided me through all the necessary steps. She answered numerus questions, heard my feedback and adapted strategies to suit my tastes and priorities. Matthew helped me with a hosts of administrative tasks to get me comfortably situated. They truly wanted me to be happy and got me off to a great start! FRH is interested in building community. This was an excellent experience.

We had a fantastic experience with French Riviera House Hunting during our search for a rental apartment in Nice. From the very beginning, Jessica was incredibly friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful. She understood exactly what we were looking for and guided us through the entire process with great professionalism and care. Thanks to Jessica’s efficiency and local expertise, we found the right apartment very quickly. We arrived in Nice on a Monday, and by Saturday we were already approved by the landlord for the apartment we really liked! We couldn’t be happier with Jessica’s performance and highly recommend French Riviera House Hunting to anyone looking for a home in Nice.