The Development:
Located 15 minutes only from Italy, in the ski resort Serre-Chevalier 1200, L’Aigle Bleu (The Blue Eagle) 4-star residence offers studios to 3-bedroom apartments with terraces, and comes with sauna, Jacuzzi, Spa, gym, and ski lockers, underground parkings. The residence benefits from an ideal location up against the ski slopes, a stone’s throw from the cable cars, at the heart of the resort near the casino and all amenities. Each accommodation is fully furnished and comes with satellite TV, Wifi, fitted and equipped kitchen, appliances, cupboards, electric central heating and ventilation. It is the right property for you to invest in with weeks of occupancy, if you are a keen skier and a nature lover!

The Location:
Located in the Southern Alps of France, Serre-Chevalier is the second largest ski area in the world and a true paradise for sports lovers during summers and winters with 115 runs adding up to an incredible 250kms of ski slopes. The vast area is serviced by 68 lifts. Ski altitude is between 1,200m and 2,830m, with skiing suitable for all levels, especially the beginner and intermediate. In addition, there are 35kms of superb cross-country trails throughout the area, as well as some great off-piste for snowboarders. Serre-Chevalier benefits from an exceptional environment listed by Unesco as World Heritage, and despite being one of the most northern point of the Provence Cote d'Azur region, the area benefits from a true Mediterranean Alpine climate with over 300 days of sunshine every year. Serre-Chevalier has spectacular mountain scenery and beautiful runs through France's biggest larch forest. The resort with 13 villages is spread over 4 areas: Briancon, Chantemerle, Villeneuve la Salle and le Monetier les Bains, at the gates of the Ecrins National Park. All those beautiful villages are all linked into the local ski area. Briançon is the base and lowest altitude station of the large Serre-Chevalier ski resort. It is a typical French town whose 'old town', perched on a hill surrounded by old walls and seen from all parts, now makes for an amazing walk through tiny cobbled lanes and ancient buildings. The locals call Briancon 'Le Ville d'Art et d'Histoire' - the town of art and history. At Briancon you can skate at the Olympic Ice Rink, swim in the newly opened pool with relaxing sauna and Jacuzzi facilities. Six outdoor tennis courts are situated just a ten minute walk from the town centre, with three indoor courts, mini-tennis and a club house. Briancon has cinemas, a library, a theatre, a night club and an aerial sports club.

Activities:
Activities available locally are skiing, cycling, kayaking, horse riding, hiking, sledging, snowshoeing, ice skating, parapenting, swimming, canyoning, rafting, paragliding, ice driving and more.

The management company
The company exclusively managing this development is a specialist in all sorts of tourist residences (mountains, sea, countryside, city, hotels...). It has been managing residences over France since 1994. By participating in the selection of locations for residences and in the rational design of spaces the management group works in partnership with major national developers and local developers that are recognized for the quality of their projects and the care they provide to achievements.

Financing:
Sextant has its own French mortgage brokerage service in order to find the most suitable mortgage for each client. Whether you want an interest-only mortgage, a traditional repayment mortgage or hybrid mortgage, Sextant can get the right mortgage for you.

The investment scheme:
Your property will be managed by a well known business management specialist.
Rents are guaranteed by 9 year commercial lease (renewable).
The buyer will get 19.6% VAT cash back (financed by the developer)
Rental income paid quarterly
2 options: From pure investment with a yield up to 4.18%, to 3 weeks occupancy (1 during winter and 2 during summer) with a yield up to 3.98%.

Access:
Serre-Chevalier is located in the southern part of the Alps, close to the Parc National des Ecrins, in the Hautes-Alpes department of the French Alps. 3h from Lyon, 2h from Grenoble, 3h from Marseille, 85min from Turin, 15min from Briancon.

By car: from Paris the journey should take just over six hours, with a distance of 637kms. Road tolls will cost around €35.

By train: by the Eurostar it only takes two and a half hour from London to get to the centre of Paris. There are regular trains from Paris to Briancon. There are regular bus services from the station to the resort. High speed TGV trains also run from Paris to Oulx (Italy) with a transfer by coach to the resort (the journey time is approx 5h).

By plane: Low cost flights are available from England to Turin with airports transfers straight to the resort. The Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport is 40 minutes from Ennery. There are also low cost flight to Grenoble, Lyon and Marseille with a 2 to 3h transfer to the resort.