Groupe Foncier De France

What Groupe Foncier De France does

Groupe Foncier de France is a French private real estate company founded in 2018, headquartered in Chessy (Greater Paris) and operating across eight metropolitan areas in France (Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux, Rennes, Nantes, Lille, Montpellier). The firm positions itself as the first real estate group in France to specialize in solidarity-based rental (location solidaire), connecting private property owners with charitable associations and local authorities to deliver housing for vulnerable populations while providing owners with guaranteed rental income and tax reductions of up to 60%.

The company's service portfolio comprises five interconnected lines: Location Solidaire (the core product, channeling private stock to associations), Gestion Locative (full-service rental management at a 6.6% TTC fee or zone-based per-m² rates of €11–€15 TTC/m²), Captation de Logements (sourcing private properties for association partners, with an 8-day average captation timeline), Syndic de Copropriété (condominium management for 250+ co-ownerships covering 5,000+ lots), and Transaction Immobilière (real estate transactions). The underlying technology stack consists of a multi-tenant Espace Client portal (hosted on Mygercop) with separate login environments for owners, associations, and tenants, supplemented by tablet-based property inspection tooling, Typeform intake forms, and Calendly-driven scheduling.

Groupe Foncier de France operates as an ESS (Économie Sociale et Solidaire) and ESUS-approved enterprise, with revenues drawn from recurring management fees, transaction commissions, and syndic fees. The firm reports 97% client satisfaction, 0 unpaid-rent days, and 37% of mandates routed through the Loc'Avantages device. Distribution combines a direct-to-consumer website, a territory-organized field sales force covering French départements 95, 92, 77, 91, and 93, a Key Account team for large association partners, and partnerships with entities such as FRANCE HORIZON and ANAH. Ownership appears to be founder-led and closely held, with Odin Lemaitre serving as President and Jason Lemaitre as a member of the Directoire.

Name

Groupe Foncier De France

Legal name

Groupe Foncier de France

Website

https://groupe-foncier-de-france.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Groupe Foncier de France is a private French real estate company specializing in solidarity-based rental, connecting private property owners with associations and local authorities to deliver social housing while offering guaranteed rents, tax reductions, and full property management services across eight French metropolitan areas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Property Management

NAICS

Residential Property Managers (531311), Services to Buildings and Dwellings (5617)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Single-Family Rental (SFR) Property Management (BPAJAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Condominium Association Management (BPAJAHAA), Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

Keywords

• Solidarity rental services
• Rental property management
• Condominium syndicate management
• Real estate transactions
• Social housing intermediation

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Rental Management Fees: Property management services with fees calculated as percentage of rental income (6.6% TTC) or per square meter rates by zone classification. Services include rent collection, tenant management, property maintenance coordination, and monthly fund transfers to property owners.
2. Property Transaction Services: Real estate transaction services including investments, residential properties, apartment buildings, hotels, and already-operating assets.
3. Co-ownership Syndicate Management: Co-ownership management services for over 250 co-ownerships managing more than 5,000 lots, providing administrative, accounting, financial, and technical management services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Groupe Foncier De France is a French real estate agency specializing in solidarity rental (location solidaire), connecting private property owners with charitable associations to house vulnerable populations. Its core services include solidarity rental intermediation, full-service rental management (rent collection, tenant management, maintenance coordination, monthly owner reporting), housing captation for association partners, condominium syndicate management, and real estate transaction brokerage, all supported by an online client portal.

Product overview

Groupe Foncier de France operates as a unified social and solidarity-based real estate platform offering five interconnected services. The core offering is Location Solidaire, which facilitates renting private properties to associations for social housing purposes. This is supported by Gestion Locative (rental management) and Captation de Logements (housing sourcing), with Syndic de Copropriété (condominium management) and Transaction Immobilière (property transactions) as additional modules. All services are accessible through the Espace Client online portal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Location Solidaire Solidary rental service connecting private property owners with charitable associations and social organizations. Owners receive guaranteed rental income while associations gain access to affordable housing for vulnerable populations. For owners of residential properties including apartments, houses, buildings, hotels and offices.
• Gestion Locative Full-service rental management for property owners including rent collection, tenant management, maintenance coordination, regulatory compliance monitoring, and monthly financial reporting. Priced at 6.6% TTC of rental income or zone-based rates per square meter.
• Captation de Logements Housing acquisition service that sources and secures private rental properties for association and social-organization partners, enabling rapid deployment of housing for vulnerable populations. Average captation timeline of 8 days.
• Syndic de Copropriété Condominium (co-ownership) management service providing administrative, accounting, financial and technical oversight for co-owned residential buildings, with a 97% client satisfaction rate across 250+ co-ownerships and 5,000+ lots.
• Transaction Immobilière Real estate transaction brokerage covering investments, residential properties, apartment buildings, hotels, and already-operating assets for property owners and investors.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% rental payment guaranteed through government subsidies to associations
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• FRANCE HORIZONcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCHRS (Centre d'Hébergement et de Réinsertion Sociale) operator partnership. Inauguration of housing facility with FRANCE HORIZON association, demonstrating collaborative approach to emergency accommodation and social reintegration through housing.
• State Subsidies / Government Housing ProgramscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with government for housing subsidies enabling associations to pay guaranteed rents. Loc'Avantages device integration allowing reduced rents on 37% of mandates.
• ANAH (Agence Nationale de l'Habitat)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConventionnement ANAH partnership for housing quality standards and financial support programs for property owners renting under social criteria.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Nexity: Leading French real estate group covering development, property management, and serviced residences. Comparable in residential property management, with the scale and brand to replicate GFF's solidarity offering if it chose to do so.
• Citya Immobilier: Major French property management and syndic group with national footprint. Directly comparable on rental management and syndic services, but does not focus on solidarity rental to associations as a core differentiator.
• Orpi: One of France's largest real estate agency networks with cooperative ownership model, providing rental management, transactions, and syndic. Comparable on residential property management and transaction services, but a franchise network rather than a single integrated operator.
• Foncia: France's largest residential property manager and syndic operator, with national coverage across rental management, co-ownership, and transactions. Comparable to GFF on the Gestion Locative and Syndic de Copropriété product lines, but operates as a broad incumbent without GFF's solidarity-rental specialization.
• Laforêt: National French real estate network offering rental management, syndic, and transactions. Direct competitor on Gestion Locative and Syndic de Copropriété product lines, with comparable SMB/individual owner target market.
• Square Habitat: Real estate services network of Crédit Agricole, offering rental management, syndic, and transactions nationwide. Comparable on core property management services with a strong distribution backbone via the parent bank's branch network.

Others

• Fondation Abbé Pierre: Major French non-profit focused on housing access for excluded populations, including intermediate renting and solidarity programs. Comparable on the social-housing and policy-advocacy side, but operates as an advocacy/charity rather than a for-profit property manager.
• Bien'ici: French real estate listing and search platform backed by large agencies and developers. Comparable as a digital distribution and lead-generation layer serving the same property-owner and tenant personas as GFF.
• SeLoger: Leading French online real estate portal owned by AXA Media Relations, providing listing and lead-generation services. Comparable as an enabling infrastructure for property managers and transaction agents serving the same SMB owner/tenant market.

Emerging players

• Habitat et Humanisme: French non-profit organization mobilizing private real estate for social and very-social housing, operating a solidarity-rental model similar to GFF's "Location Solidaire" but on a non-profit, donor-funded basis. Most directly comparable on the solidarity rental mission and association-led approach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/odinlemaitre
• Xx.com/lemaitreodin

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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