France
The challenge
Having decided to sell his property in the French Alps, James Law researched how to move the proceeds back to the UK easily and with a competitive exchange rate. This required him to find an international payment provider he could trust to handle a large sum of money.
The solution
James was introduced to Lumon by his estate agent, Michelle Jones at Leggett Immobilier in the French Alps. Following the introduction, James decided to harness Lumon’s currency market expertise and seamless service to transfer the proceeds from the house sale back to the UK.
- Seamless service: James opened an account with Lumon within a few minutes over the phone, and spoke to his account manager – who was on hand throughout the entire process. He was issued his personalised PROXY, which was sent to the notaire as requested. Once the completion took place, the notaire arranged a direct transfer to James’ Lumon e-account. The sale proceeds arrived shortly after and he was immediately notified via email, text, and phone by his account manager.
- Regular updates and market insights: James’ account manager provided live currency market insight throughout the sales process, so he could make informed decisions about managing his overseas payment – helping him shield his funds from fluctuating exchange rates.
The result
When his account manager received the instruction to complete the exchange from euros to pounds, the onward transfer was released automatically, arriving quickly into James’ UK bank account – making the whole process a resounding success.
In James’ words, “the service from Lumon was exceptional! There were no issues from start to finish, everything was seamless. Everything was done professionally, the due diligence and security checks were far from onerous. I can’t think of anything I would have changed!”
With a dedicated team who have on average over 10 years’ experience, Lumon is extremely well placed to assist clients in achieving their goals in the French property market. We’ve handled house sales for thousands of happy customers over the last twenty years – singling us out as a service you can rely on.
