What is a property hunter or apartment hunter?
Property hunters work only for purchasers (or tenants). They search for property on the latter’s behalf.
• Apartment hunters search for, visit and select property to suggest to their clients.
• The clients choose which properties they want to visit in person and can rely on the apartment hunter’s advice to help them select or negotiate a property.
What kinds of clients use an apartment hunting service?
There are a number of different reasons to use this service. Reasons often cited are the time saved, the efficiency of using a professional service or simply the question of geographical distance.
Most clients use an apartment hunter to look for an apartment or house, whether as a first-time purchase or a family apartment.
Some clients, who are not based in the place they are looking to buy or rent, want to find a pied-à-terre or prepare a return to their own country after living abroad.
Our apartment hunters are also involved in investment projects and business start-ups.
Are property hunters the same as estate agents?
Estate agents and property hunters (or apartment hunters) are two different things.
Property hunters do not sell property and therefore are not given property to put on the market. They work exclusively for purchasers, researching property on their behalf.
Apartment hunters extend their search across the entire market, including estate agents, to select property to suggest to their clients.
Their independence ensures that clients receive an unbiased selection of property. Their work also complements the work of the estate agent.
Do property hunters have real estate licences?
Apartment hunting is not governed by any specific regulations.
However, any party to a property transaction is subject to the Hoguet Law. As such, apartment hunters
must hold a professional licence, called a “carte T”.
They must also be covered by professional indemnity insurance and provide a financial guarantee.