Property valuation is our only business.
An independent French firm of valuers : reasoned, defensible valuations for inheritance, wealth tax, financing and litigation.
Thirty professionals, five offices, one signature.
Founded in the French Alps in 1972, Frerault Expertises is an independent valuation firm: no brokerage, no asset management, hence no conflict of interest. Our valuers are registered with French courts of appeal and work to the European Valuation Standards (TEGoVA) and RICS frameworks.
The firm is ranked « Incontournable », the top tier, of the 2025 Décideurs / Leaders League ranking of court-appointed valuation experts in commercial matters. Offices in Chambéry, Annecy, Lyon, Paris and Aix-en-Provence ; assignments across France and in the Principality of Monaco.
French inheritance & gift rules
French real estate is governed by French succession and tax law, whatever your residence. Valuations at date of death, motivated and defensible before the French tax administration.
French wealth tax (IFI)
Non-residents are liable to IFI on French property above €1.3M. We establish the January 1st market value, with every discount documented.
Financing & disputes
Valuation reports for private banks, matrimonial proceedings and litigation, written to stand up to scrutiny, signed by the valuer who answers for them.
A property in France to value?
Describe your property and your situation, in full confidence. The expert who replies is the one who will sign.
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