Our Property Care Packages*
Private Eye 140€ per month
Our Private Eye Care Package includes one property visit per month. Included in each visit are:
- Interior and exterior checks of your property
- Doors, windows and shutters
- Visible signs of leaks, damp or damage
- Water and electricity checks
- Heating and air-conditioning check
- Fridge and freezer check
- Ventilation
- Mailbox check
- Photographic report
- Immediate notification of anything requiring attention
- Priority status for coordination of recurring or urgent issues (actual coordination charged separately)
Additional visits charged 90€. Emergency visits (within 24 hours) charged 140€. Further interventions charged separately. A travel supplement may apply to properties located more than 25 kilometres from our service area.
Behind the Scenes 290€ per month
Our Behind the scenes Care Package includes everything in the Private Eye Care Package, plus:
- Coordinating and monitoring pool/garden services
- Checking that scheduled contractors have attended
- Coordinating annual routine maintenance of air-conditioning, heating, and plumbing and electrical systems, including liaising with trusted local contractors and ensuring servicing is carried out.
Additional visits and interventions charged separately. A travel supplement may apply to properties located more than 25 kilometres from our service area.
Ready When You Are 200€ per month
Our Ready When You Are Care Package includes the recruiting and coordinating of a domestic team (e.g. cleaners, gardeners, pool techniciens, as the case may be) to prepare the property for your arrival and clean up after you leave. A grocery/provision service can be included.
Homier than thou can represent owners on the ground and ensure domestic staff will be employed in the owner’s name, taking on all the administrative duties including preparing contracts.
Actual cleaning and interventions charged separately. A travel supplement may apply to properties located more than 25 kilometres from our service area.
Peace of Mind 750€ per month
Our Peace of Mind Care Package allows owners to benefit fully from our local presence, network and experience and have year-round access to a trusted point of contact in France. This Care Package includes everything in the Private Eye and Behind the Scenes packages, plus:
- Visual checks following episodes of bad weather
- Receiving deliveries when required (up to 3 deliveries per month)
- Up to 10 hours per month of finding and coordinating local contractors for your specific needs
- Up to 4 additional hours per month of priority coordination of urgent issues.
- Local representation that can take ownership of problems from beginning to end.
Every property has its own needs, which is why we offer a range of carefully designed Care Packages to provide the right level of support for your second home.
If your property's needs do not quite fit one of our standard Care Packages, we're happy to create a bespoke package tailored specifically to you and your property. Simply get in touch to discuss your requirements, and we'll provide a personalised proposal and quotation.
Hands off Holiday Rentals
Hands off Holiday Rentals
Our Hands off Holiday Rentals Care Package is tailored to the specific needs of your property. Contact us for a quote. Services may include:
- Overseeing the opening of your house at the beginning of the season and the closing of it at the end of it, including recruiting and hiring staff as needed. Homier than thou can represent owners on the ground and ensure domestic staff will be employed in the owner’s name, taking on all the administrative duties including preparing contracts.
Actual domestic services charged separately. A travel supplement may apply to properties located more than 25 kilometres from our service area.
We can also recruit and coordinate a team for change overs between guests and supervise:
- Cleaning and putting in order your property for next guests
- Laundry and linen coordination between guests
- Coordination and stocking of provisions
- Garden maintenance
- Pool maintenance
- Opening your pool at the beginning of the season, closing it at the end of it
- Welcoming guests, touring the property with them
- Being available for any questions or problems guests may encounter during their stay
- Coordination of emergency servicing during the season
- Property inspection and photographic reporting
Actual domestic and maintenance services charged separately. A travel supplement may apply to properties located more than 25 kilometres from our service area. Contact us for a quote for your particular property.
For properties rented out during the summer season, Homier than thou can take care of the complete local coordination and day-to-day management of your rental property. From the moment we open the house, to the moment we close it. This can include coordinating changeovers and cleaning, pool opening and maintenance, welcoming guests and providing them with a reliable point of contact throughout their stay, arranging technicians or contractors when needed, and handling any issues that may arise along the way.
*Packages may be combined to create a service tailored to your property. Ready When You Are may be activated or paused on a month-to-month basis. Hands off Holiday Rentals may be activated for a specific period of the year. All other care packages are offered as annual engagements, billed monthly. For a care package tailored more precisely to your specific situation, contact us for a quote.
Contact us
Telephone: 05 63 95 21 09
E-mail: homierthanthou@proton.me