France Property Shop

What France Property Shop does

France Property Shop is a niche online property listings portal dedicated exclusively to properties for sale in France, targeting primarily British and international buyers. Founded in 2007 and acquired by UK-based diversified media group France Media Limited in April 2022, the platform aggregates 9,365+ listings across 13 French regions — concentrated in Nouvelle Aquitaine (5,073), Occitanie (1,647), and Provence-Côte d'Azur (625) — from both private sellers and French estate agents. The site is operated as part of France Media Group's broader media portfolio, which includes the magazines French Property News, France Today, and Living France, and the websites CompleteFrance.com and FrenchEntree.com.

The platform is built on a web-based portal architecture with interactive map search, region/department/price/bedroom filtering, email alerts, saved favourites, and direct seller-enquiry functionality. Notable technical components include XML data feed integrations with XML2U (from £17.50/month) and Ubiflow that allow estate agents to automatically sync property listings without manual entry, plus payment processing through WorldPay, PayPal, Visa, Mastercard, JCB, and Maestro. The Company Directory adds a secondary marketplace of 50 service providers (architects, surveyors, legal, financial, removals, etc.) and is supported by ancillary partnerships with Moneycorp and Franklins Removals.

France Property Shop monetizes through tiered advertising packages: four fixed-fee private seller tiers ranging from £199 to £849 + VAT for 12-month listings, plus quote-based subscription and package pricing for estate agents (with individual listings, profile pages, and optional XML feeds). Premium packages bundle online visibility with print magazine adverts, newsletter features, and social media promotion, leveraging the parent group's media assets. Customers are segmented into international property buyers (primarily British), private sellers seeking to avoid agent commissions, and French estate agents (immobiliers) seeking UK audience reach. The operating entity is France Media Limited, a UK private limited company (Companies House number 2814734) registered in Bath.

Name

France Property Shop

Legal name

France Media Limited

Website

https://francepropertyshop.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

France Property Shop is a niche online property listings portal dedicated to properties for sale in France, serving primarily British buyers and aggregating 9,365+ listings from private sellers and French estate agents. Operated by France Media Limited since April 2022.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Real Estate Marketplace

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (53121), Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312), Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (531210)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Real Estate (6500)

akta.pro primary industry

Seller Representation & Listing Services (BPAJAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Traditional Residential Brokerage (Existing Homes) (BPAJAAAA), Residential Real Estate Brokerage (Buy/Sell) (FSAEAJAA)

Keywords

• French property listings
• Property advertising packages
• Estate agent listings
• International property portal
• Private seller advertising

Headquarters

HQ city

Cheltenham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Private Seller Advertising: Fixed-fee advertising packages for private property sellers ranging from £199 to £849 + VAT for 12-month listings. Includes unlimited text, photos, floor plans, and video uploads. Upsell opportunities through enhanced, luxury, and ultimate tiers with magazine and social media promotion.
2. Estate Agent Advertising: Monthly or package-based advertising for estate agents with individual property listings, agent profile pages, and XML data feed options. Agents receive their own dedicated profile page and can rotate property listings.
3. Print Magazine Advertising: Cross-promotion advertising opportunities in France Media Group's magazines (French Property News, France Today, Taste of France) bundled with online listings.
4. Data Feed Services: XML2U feed creation service at £17.50/month for agents needing automated data feed integration.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

France Property Shop is an online property listings portal that aggregates French real estate for sale from both French estate agents and private sellers, providing searchable listings by region, department, price, and property type. The platform sells advertising packages to private sellers (fixed-fee 12-month listings ranging £199-£849 + VAT) and recurring subscriptions to estate agents, with XML data feed integration enabling automated listing synchronization.

Product overview

France Property Shop is a property listings portal operated by France Media Ltd (publisher of France Magazine, Living France, and French Property News). The platform serves as a unified portal listing properties for sale in France from estate agents and private sellers, featuring a core property search platform with capabilities to search by region, department, price, and property type. The product portfolio includes advertising packages for private sellers (Standard at £199, Enhanced at £399, Luxury at £499, and Ultimate at £849+ VAT) and tiered estate agent packages with monthly billing and XML data feed integration. Supporting services include a Company Directory of service providers, property alert notifications, and featured property placements. The platform integrates with XML2U and Ubiflow for automated data feeds, and accepts payments via WorldPay, PayPal, and major credit cards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• France Property Shop Platform Market-leading French property portal listing thousands of properties for sale from French estate agents and private sellers in a single English-language interface. The platform provides free property search by region, department, price bracket, and property type, with email alerts, favourite-saved properties, and direct seller contact.
• Private Seller Advertising Packages Fixed-fee advertising packages for individual property owners selling French real estate, ranging from £199 to £849 + VAT for 12-month listings on FrancePropertyShop.com. Tiered offerings include unlimited text, photos, floor plans, and video uploads with escalating promotion through French Property News magazine and social media coverage.
• Estate Agent Advertising Packages Property advertising packages for French estate agents with multiple tiers, monthly payment options, individual property listings, and dedicated agent profile pages describing company details. Larger packages include XML data feed integration.
• Company Directory Directory of service providers including estate agents, architects, surveyors, building and renovation companies, financial services, legal services, insurance, mortgages, property management, relocation help, removals, and translation services across French regions and the UK.
• XML Data Feed Service Technical integration service allowing agents to automatically sync property listings from their own websites to France Property Shop without manual data entry, via XML2U or Ubiflow feed providers.
• Print Magazine Advertising Cross-promotion advertising opportunities in France Media Group's magazines (French Property News, France Today, Taste of France) bundled with online listings for enhanced-tier packages.

Quantifiable outcome

• Properties frequently sold to first or early enquiries received through the platform
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• XML2UcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partnership for automated XML data feed creation, enabling estate agents to automatically sync property listings from their websites to FrancePropertyShop.com without manual data entry. Service starts from £17.50/month.
• UbiflowcoreTechnology or IntegrationCompatible XML feed provider for posting multiple real estate advertisements. Ubiflow is described as France's number one feed provider for real estate listings, enabling seamless property data synchronization.
• France Media GroupflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company operating France Property Shop since April 2022 acquisition. France Media Ltd publishes French Property News, France Today, Living France, and manages CompleteFrance.com and FrenchEntree.com websites. Provides cross-promotional distribution across magazines and websites.
• MoneycorpminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCurrency exchange partner promoted on property listings to help buyers transfer funds to Euros when purchasing French property.
• Franklins Removals LtdminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRemoval services partner displayed on property listings for buyers moving to or from France.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• ImmoScout24: Germany's largest property portal and part of a broader European property network. Comparable as a major European property portal with adjacent geographic coverage and similar classified listing business model.
• Idealista: Leading property portal in Southern Europe with growing presence in France. Comparable as a regional property portal model, though its primary footprint remains Spain, Portugal, and Italy.
• Property Finder: International property portal with listings across multiple markets including France. Comparable as a cross-border property marketplace, though primarily focused on Middle East markets.

Broad incumbents

• LeBonCoin: Major French classifieds platform with a substantial real estate vertical. While primarily serving French domestic users, it lists French properties that overlap with France Property Shop's inventory and competes for agent advertising spend.
• SeLoger: France's largest property portal with extensive inventory of French real estate. Indirect competitor as it primarily serves French domestic buyers but represents significant competitive pressure for international-facing platforms targeting French property.
• Rightmove (Overseas): UK's largest property portal with a dedicated overseas properties section featuring French listings. Competes for the same British buyer audience seeking property in France through a much larger generalist platform.
• Zoopla: Major UK property portal with international property listings including French real estate. Represents competitive threat as a large, well-funded generalist with international property ambitions.

Direct peers

• FrenchEntrée: Sister publication under France Media Limited that also serves British buyers interested in French property. Highly comparable given shared ownership, audience overlap, and bundled cross-promotion in advertising packages.
• A Place in the Sun: UK-based property portal specializing in overseas properties, particularly in France, Spain, and other European destinations. Direct competitor targeting British buyers seeking French real estate with similar listing and search functionality.
• Green-Acres: International property portal with strong presence in French listings, catering to cross-border buyers from the UK and beyond. Direct competitor offering property listings across multiple French regions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/franceprop
• Facebookfacebook.com/francepropertyshop

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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