Guides

Owner’s guides for Brittany

Do you own a house in the Pays Bigouden, the Cap Sizun or around Quimper, and live far away? These guides answer the practical questions owners ask: getting the house ready for winter, dealing with storms, following building work from a distance, buying a property you cannot visit easily. They are written by Maxime OGER, based in Pouldreuzic, South Finistère, a building professional, and updated with the seasons and the rules.

Season by season

• Closing your holiday home for winter: the checklist for getting the house ready for winter, who keeps an eye on it, and reopening it in spring.

Looking after a house from a distance

• Your second home when you live abroad: knowing the state of the house and planning its upkeep.
• Pre-works assistance, individually quoted: clarify intended use and constraints, prepare a brief, consult contractors and compare proposals. The assignment ends before construction starts; clients choose and pay contractors directly.
• Looking after a house from abroad: who does what? Regular visits and keys, condition reports, works, and how to choose the right help.
• Typical situations: inheritance, purchase, long absence.

Coming soon

After a storm: what to check on an empty house · Energy ratings (DPE) in 2026 · Damp and radon in Breton houses.

Any question about your house?

The Technical follow-up is individually quoted after the Initial assessment only when complexity, changes to observe or successive decisions justify it. Visits, deliverables and included discussions are agreed in writing. Follow-up is not compulsory.