Insight™ - a unique property survey in video and podcast format for English speaking buyers carried out by people who renovate.
“Thanks again for an incredible survey. Best and most informative we’ve ever seen.”
buying a little piece of shabby-chic? PHOTO CREDIT: CHRISTIAN RICHTER
Arm yourself with practical insights before you buy
If you are buying a property or estate in the South of France a renosud insight™ video property survey will arm you with the practical advice, good or bad, that you need to know before you sign on the dotted line.
insight™ from renosud is a completely unique type of property survey in a video format with podcast summary and supporting photographs including 360° spherical panoramic photos. Video reporting and rich media content will give you an immediate visual grasp of the building and liabilities. And because our primary business is complex property renovation, you will get straight-talking advice from people who have been managing complex construction projects in the South of France since 2003. We will share everything we and our experienced French contractors have learned about French property stock.
If you still want a traditional paper-based survey, we can include a surveyors report or electrical inspection survey and organise any follow-up technical inspections as required as add-on services priced directly at cost.
What do clients say?….
“They break down complex information in an easy to understand way. The many videos and the podcast and photos helped us see the property through new eyes. The survey is excellent value for money, and highlighted issues large and small we may need to address if we bought the house. Sadly, this one wasn’t to be - but the survey allowed us to know that it was beyond our budget before we made a more expensive comittment. Really grateful for all their advice, their friendly and helpful manner and know we will return when we find another property that we think may be a good fit for us. ”
““It is with much enthusiasm that I am writing to recommend the services of Clive @ Renosud.Clive was instrumental in us deciding to proceed with the sale of our new residence in France. The services offered by Resnoud were not only innovative, but from two lay persons the individual videos and drone survey footage simply put is outstanding. Not to forget the detailed and experienced commentary from Clive was extremely helpful. Clive was able to communicate within the videos in such a way that we could understand and digest his recommendations and more importantly understand what our liabilities could be. Clive’s knowledge and experience in respect of the buildings original construction and potential renovation costs were enlightening when reporting back to us. Our real estate agent in France was also equally impressed with Clive that they have said many times to us that they will be looking to use Renosud for future clients property purchases. It is with much pleasure to say that through Clive’s sterling efforts in explaining to us pre and post survey we decided to proceed with the sale. We also hope to be using Clive’s services on the extensive renovation works across both properties following the completion of sale. We absolutely trust Clive’s advice and thank him in advance of doing further business in the near future””
The practical property inspection based on real-world building
Many French believe that the best way to evaluate a building and its liabilities is to have an experienced French builder or engineer inspect it and give you straight-talking practical advice.
Insight™ - a return to direct talking professional advice - from real-world experience
A renosud insight™ property survey is a return to professional advice from real-world experience.
We want to share the knowledge that renosud have acquired through many years of on-the-ground experience and many millions of Euros of complex renovation and construction projects since 2003. Valuable practical experience of problem-solving and dealing with challenges witnessing, first hand, almost every conceivable type of defect in typical property stock in the South of France. There is almost nothing we will witness in a property inspection that we haven’t seen or dealt with in a complex project with the help of engineers, consultants and first-rate builders.
In return, you get valuable practical advice. We’ll give you an old fashioned and practical professional opinion. We'll guide your buying decision with sound advice based on years of demolishing, rebuilding and complex renovation projects, right here in the South of France. If you value experienced-based advice and hands-on direct talking a renosud insight™ property survey is for you. We’ll tell you how it really is from a direct renovation experience. No holes barred straight-talking advice, some of which you may not ‘want’ to hear if you have already fixed your perceptions.
need to update the kitchen? PHOTO CREDIT: CHRISTIAN RICHTER
“Renosud helped us on a number of occasions to assess the most suitable mas renovation project to match the needs of our family. By taking the time to study and fully understand the health of the different properties we were considering, we were much better armed with the facts before entering in to costly and time intensive negotiations; this includes knowing when to walk away and follow your head, not your heart. In our new home’s case this meant also being fully aware of potential baggage that comes with older houses, which could turn into future liabilities not just assets! Clive’s absolute candour in telling you how things are, not how you wished they would be, was by far the most valuable part of the service.”
Experience led.
We have been asked so many times to help prospective buyers. If you want candid and direct practical advice from a team of property professionals involved in taking apart and re-building old French stone buildings every day of the week. Contact us.
How much does it cost?
Each insight™ property inspection will cost 1% of the estate agent’s published asking price + TVA up to a value of €700,000. For example, if the property is for sale at €500,000 the survey would be €500,000 x 0.01 = €5000 + TVA. For all properties over €700,000 and larger properties and estates, the price is on a case-by-case basis. All inspections are dependent on the availability of our team.
Our minimum charge is €1100 + TVA no matter what the asking price. The insight™ service is limited to our availability.
Your multimedia Insight™ video property survey - what do you get?
When you choose an Insight™ property survey we will assess the building structure and condition using our own building project managers. We'll help you understand the building and its liabilities in a video and podcast format with supporting photographs. We will be looking for the typical defects and problems you should evaluate in the buying process. Because renosud and its team demolish and renovate buildings every day of the week as our main business, there are very few if any major defects that we or our team have not either witnessed or fixed in complex renovation work.
The property survey inspection team
The inspection team comprises an experienced renosud project manager with hands-on renovation and new build experience in France [see projects here]
Unique multimedia format with video, photographs and podcast
Your final report is a unique multimedia format with video, podcast and photographs. There's no written report because creating wordy written documents detracts from the dynamic visual content that’s easy to understand. A video really does paint a thousand words. Focussing on video, podcasts, photographs, and real talk-time, we can concentrate on the findings, not a "big thick" wordy report peppered with legalistic nonsense.
We can explain on-camera things that would take pages to explain in writing. It's a powerful way for you to see the issues and remedy explanations visually, just as if you were standing at our side - on the spot. It's a highly effective way for you to quickly comprehend the issues in the buying process.
You access your report content from your own private media site on your phone, tablet or desktop 24/7
A typical report would be a minimum of 20 short videos and likely 40 or 50+ for larger properties
Photographs, 360° spherical photographs and explanations add context where necessary
Links to external videos and content for explanation to help you see a wider picture
Option for a professional drone survey of the roofs
A professional summary podcast brings all of the insights together so you can listen to the survey findings in detail at your leisure as many times as you like - no report to read and you get the nuance of a spoken dialogue
With unlimited talk time included, we'll speak with you on the phone as many times as you want to discuss the details and implications
Experience the power of an insight™ video property survey with a podcast that will take you to the heart of the property and your buying decision with direct and compelling advice.
“Fantastic service. “Helped me make the best decisions for me and my daughter with regards to purchasing a property in France. I highly recommend them.”
Contact us for your Insight™ property survey
If you want practical advice from a team of property professionals involved in taking apart and re-building old French stone buildings every day of the week. Contact us.