Happy Family in their Dream French Chateau

It’s always great to receive feedback from satisfied buyers, especially after a very long time spent searching for that dream historic property in France.

The Dream Château

This special property is a restored 19th-century French chateau with turrets set in its own five-hectare park with a long private drive situated between Brive and Limoges in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. The first visits to the chateau took place in the autumn of 2021, amid many COVID restrictions and concerns. They viewed a handful of carefully selected chateaux and fell in love with this property and its peaceful surroundings. This is the one; they decided to act and promptly made their purchase offer.

Navigating Challenges

As ever in property, nothing is straightforward. The owner was far away, at sea, with patchy communication, and for a while, things weren’t looking promising. After considerable effort on behalf of our client, we were informed that, in the meantime, the seller had received an offer from another party, which he intended to accept. ”Sacrébleu,” disaster! Suddenly, it looked as if the chateau project wasn’t going to happen after all, or at least not with this one.

A Fortuitous Return

But earlier this year, the property came back to the market, our client reacted quickly, and so did the team. Their (improved) offer was resubmitted promptly and was accepted shortly afterwards. Our clients completed the process a few months later after a fairly straightforward procedure. Everyone was motivated to make the dream come true, and it has!

They now happily live in their own country chateau, with family and guests visiting from the UK, all over Europe and the world. This is what they had to say about us :

Client Testimonial

“Patrick was very supportive with locating and buying the chateau, and then making sure we got to see the property when it suited us (during COVID times). Patrick also worked on our behalf with the agent and owner of the castle, making the whole process easier for all concerned and securing the purchase of our dream chateau.

I would highly recommend Patrick and the MFH team to future clients considering relocating to France. - Sharon”


As mentioned above, real estate can be surprising and never easy, particularly when buying a château in France. Like Sharon or Trish in the Pyrénées, don’t miss out, sign up to receive alerts about new castles and historic properties.