My husband and I have put our property on the market. I wondered if we could advertise it here and at what conditions? Many thanks. It’s in the Var (South East of France).
More @cat’s area than mine.
People have done, in the past - don’t know if Cat is OK with this or shifted slightly to be consistent with other commercial use of the site.
Someone trying to sell their house isn’t really a commercial ad. It’s always been allowed previously IIRC 
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Exactly, but it is Cat’s decision.
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Thanks. I’ll wait for Cat’s decision.
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Yes sure please go ahead and good luck with the sale !
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Hello- have you advertised
Yet? If so - where is it? Regards john..
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Thank you very much. Just to introduce myself, I am Belgian and married to a British citizen. We have been living in the Var, in the South of France, for the past 20 years. It is a wonderful region and living here has been a fantastic adventure for our family. This has been our cherished home where we raised our child.
However, we now feel it is time for us to begin a new chapter, which is why we have decided to put our house on the market.
As we are often away, we have appointed a local estate agent to handle the sale. However, our contract allows us to introduce potential buyers directly should the opportunity arise.
Charming South-Facing Villa in Salernes – Peace, Space & Energy Efficiency
Set in a peaceful, green environment, this charming villa offers approximately 119 m² of bright living space, combining modern comfort, generous volumes and excellent energy efficiency. The house has been carefully maintained throughout the years.
The spacious, south-facing living area with open-plan, fully equipped kitchen opens directly onto a 40 m² terrace, creating a seamless indoor–outdoor lifestyle. A building permit is already in place to extend the living room by approximately 35 m², offering strong potential for future development.
The sleeping area comprises three comfortable bedrooms, all with reversible air conditioning and open views over the land. The bathroom features a double washbasin, corner bathtub, walk-in shower and WC.
An independent studio completes the property, ideal for guests, family or rental income, with its own bedroom, bathroom, reversible air conditioning and direct access to the terrace and garden.
Set on a 2,864 m² south-facing plot, the villa enjoys privacy, open views and a swimming pool-ready garden.
Key highlight: the property benefits from near energy autonomy thanks to 14 photovoltaic solar panels (under warranty), supplemented by wood heating. Energy costs are extremely low, and additional income has been generated through the resale of surplus electricity.
Key features:
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Fully air-conditioned villa
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Wood-burning stove
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Excellent natural light
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Low running costs
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Extension already authorised
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Only 5 minutes from local amenities
Agency fees payable by the seller.
Energy rating: D (227) – Climate rating: B (7).
We are open to reasonable price negotiation
Thanks João, it’s in Salernes (near Draguignan). Please see my post below 
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Thank you very much.
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I omitted that we have our own 7kw electric car plug in station at the front of the house.
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Not wishing to be rude, but it seems very expensive for its size and facilities. I get the extra building and energy production, but €3600/m2 is high.
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My surprise was that a 2005 house with solar was a D rating for DPE. I ‘m not actually expecting an answer, unless @Christine_Kent knows what’s dropping it down, but it seems odd to me (i know almost nothing about how DPEs are calculated) that a modern house with solar would be that low.
Jane what facilities are you expecting and how much would you be prepared to pay?
That’s a good question – the rating can indeed seem surprising at first.
The DPE rating is based on a standardised calculation of the theoretical energy consumption of the house (heating, hot water, cooling, etc.), not just on the presence of solar panels or the year of construction.
In our case the house is rated D (227 kWh/m²/year), which is actually quite typical for a property built in the mid-2000s. The report notes that some elements such as wall insulation are recorded as “unknown” in the calculation, and the hot water system is electric and dates from the original construction, which slightly lowers the rating.
That said, the house does benefit from solar panels, a heat pump and a wood stove, which help reduce real energy use in practice. The estimated energy cost in the report is around €1,500–€2,000 per year, which is relatively reasonable for a detached house.
So while it’s rated D on paper, it’s far from an inefficient property.
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We have a house built in 2011 with solar and GSHP that is A rated (42kWh/m2/year) and I’m also surprised that yours is only a D for DPE. As we’re all electric, it’s easy to calculate our energy requirement and it’s a bit higher at 54, but when you take the solar into account, we actually consume only 26 kWhm2/year. I think what makes your DPE low is what you said in you post.
If the person doing the DPE doesn’t now what or how much insulation you have then they will probably be pessimistic. I think you may need to investigate yourself and have another DPE done by someone else. All DPE’s are changing in 2026 anyway and the goal posts are moving, especially for all electric houses.
Edit: A lot of DPE’s done recently have very short lifetimes due to the 2026 changes, much less than the 10 years they normally have. Depending upon when your DPE was done, and how long it takes to sell your house, you may have to have another one done anyway.
This I’m not looking for a house in the Var so these are totally neutral comments, but my strong impression when I looked at the details was that the outside really let it down. The small terrace with the slightly mouldy step did not look welcoming and apart from that terrace there didn’t seem to be other shady outdoor areas to relax in, play games, etc etc. The aerial view looked scruffy.
If the extension had been built, and there was an additional bathroom/toilet in the house the price would seem more appropriate.
But your agent should surely have advised on what the local market was likely to bear? And they know far more than me!
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Not sure it’s necessarily that high. Yes, it’s not by the coast where prices are stupid, but prices generally in the countryside in Var must be higher than in most other countryside locations.
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