Portbail Real Estate

What Portbail Real Estate does

Portbail Immobilier (legally SAS PORTBAIL IMMOBILIER) is a privately held French real estate agency headquartered in Saint-André-de-Cubzac, operating three physical branches in Saint-André-de-Cubzac, Blaye and Carbon-Blanc across the Gironde, Charente and Charente-Maritime departments of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The firm has been active in regional residential real estate for more than 30 years and offers an integrated service portfolio covering property sales (Vente), rentals (Location), property management (Gestion Locative), on-site valuation (Estimation Immobilière) and a coaching/property-hunting advisory (Coaching & Chasse Immobilière). It serves individual buyers, sellers, tenants and landlords, with a property management portfolio described as one of the largest in its sector.

The business runs on a traditional sales-led agency model with no proprietary technology platform: the website is built on the standard Netty real estate SaaS template, used for property listings, email alerts and educational blog content, with no APIs, integrations, or proprietary algorithms disclosed. Marketing is conducted through the website, third-party property portals, email alerts and blog content aimed at top-of-funnel lead generation feeding into the three physical offices for in-person advisory and viewings.

Monetisation combines lumpy transaction-based revenue (agency honoraires as a percentage of property price paid by buyers and sellers, plus rental placement fees) with a recurring subscription-like stream from monthly property management mandates that include rent collection, tenant administration, maintenance coordination, unpaid-rent guarantees and fiscal declarations. The company is a SAS with €20,000 share capital, controlled by Présidente Bettina ROUSSELIN and Directeur Général Xavier de TEYSSIERE, who completed a multi-step buyout of historical partners between 2016 and 2024 to consolidate full ownership.

Name

Portbail Real Estate

Legal name

SAS PORTBAIL IMMOBILIER

Website

https://portbail-immo.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Portbail Immobilier is a private French real estate agency operating three offices in Gironde and Charentes. It provides residential property sales, rentals, property management, valuation, and coaching services to individual buyers, sellers, landlords, and tenants in southwestern France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Services

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (53121), Real Estate Property Managers (53131)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Real Estate Brokerage (Buy/Sell) (FSAEAJAA)

Keywords

• Residential real estate
• Property sales
• Rental management
• Property valuation
• Real estate agency

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-andré-de-cubzac

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Property Transaction Commissions: Agency fees (honoraires) charged to buyers and sellers for property sales transactions. Fees are calculated as a percentage of the property price.
2. Property Management Fees: Monthly management fees for rental property management services including tenant management, rent collection, maintenance coordination, and financial reporting.
3. Rental Placement Fees: Fees charged for rental property placement services including tenant screening, viewings, lease preparation, and move-in inspections.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Portbail Real Estate is a traditional French real estate agency operating three physical offices in Saint-André-de-Cubzac, Blaye, and Carbon-Blanc. The company sells, buys, rents, and manages residential properties (houses, apartments, land, villas) across Gironde, Charente, and Charente-Maritime regions. Services include property transactions, rental placement, ongoing property management with rent guarantee, property valuation, and personalized property-hunting coaching.

Product overview

Portbail Immobilier operates as a traditional real estate agency offering a unified service portfolio across three physical locations in Saint-André-de-Cubzac, Carbon-Blanc, and Blaye. The core offering consists of Vente (property sales/transaction), Location (rental services), and Gestion Locative (property management). Supporting services include Estimation Immobilière (property valuation) and Coaching & Chasse Immobilière (property hunting). These services are delivered through in-person agency offices and a website platform, with no modular SaaS product architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vente (Achat & Vente) Real estate sales service covering buying and selling of residential properties including houses, apartments, land, villas, and exceptional properties in Gironde, Charente, and Charente-Maritime regions. Includes estimation, marketing, viewings, buyer/tenant selection, negotiation, and transaction support through signing.
• Location Rental service for selecting suitable housing for tenants and accompanying both landlords and renters through the rental process, including tenant screening, viewings, lease preparation, and move-in inspections.
• Gestion Locative Property management service including tenant search, administrative management, rent collection, maintenance coordination, unpaid rent guarantees, and fiscal declaration assistance. Provided on a recurring monthly subscription basis.
• Estimation Immobilière Property valuation service providing on-site expert assessment based on local market knowledge and over 30 years of experience to determine accurate market value for sellers.
• Coaching & Chasse Immobilière Personalized real estate coaching and property hunting service offering customized support to optimize real estate projects for buyers seeking tailored assistance beyond standard brokerage.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Proprioo: Tech-enabled French real estate agency offering flat-fee sales services. Directly comparable to Portbail in residential sales but with a lower-cost operating model that competes on price.
• megAgence: French digital-first real estate agency focused on low-fee transactions. Competes with Portbail on the same residential customer base but with a fully online model.
• Safti: Digitally-native French real estate network targeting independent agents. Competes for the same buyer/seller pool as Portbail but with a leaner physical footprint and lower overhead.
• OptimHome: Network-based French real estate agency with a hybrid physical/digital model. Comparable to Portbail in residential transaction services but pressures fee structures through reduced overhead.
• I@D France: Tech-enabled, low-commission real estate network that has disrupted traditional French agencies. Comparable to Portbail in serving residential buyers/sellers but with a fundamentally different cost structure and digital model.

Broad incumbents

• Orpi: France's largest real estate agency network, offering sales, rental, and management services through hundreds of franchise offices. Comparable to Portbail as a broad incumbent operating in the same residential brokerage and property management verticals, though at much greater scale.
• CapiFrance: Long-established French real estate network spanning sales, rentals, and management. Competes with Portbail in similar regional French markets with a comparable full-service value proposition.
• Century 21 France: Major international real estate franchise active across France, providing transaction, rental, and management services. A scaled competitor with overlapping service mix and customer base.
• Guy Hoquet l'Immobilier: Established French real estate franchise network with comparable service portfolio across sales, rentals, and management. Operates in many of the same regional markets as Portbail.
• Laforêt: French real estate franchise network with full-service offerings in sales, rentals, and property management. Directly comparable regional offices to Portbail's three-branch model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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