Property payments in Morzine, Les Gets and the French Alps.

Experience in the places you are buying and selling.

Morzine and Les Gets are particularly familiar territory. Before founding Alpine FX, James Croft worked with buyers, sellers, agents, lawyers and notaires on French Alps property transactions.

That experience covers purchases, resales, land, staged payments and substantial completion balances. The starting point is your transaction: what needs to be paid, to whom and by when.

One plan for your property payments.

A chalet purchase or building project can involve reservation payments, deposits, stage payments and a final notaire balance. We help you plan the GBP/EUR conversion around those amounts and dates, including identifiable renovation and building costs.

Alpine FX regularly handles six and seven-figure property requirements. Account setup, source-of-funds information and beneficiary details are addressed early so they do not become last-minute questions.

Ready for the notaire's deadline.

Your notaire confirms the euro amount and the date cleared funds are needed. We work from the verified payment instructions and arrange the conversion and payment once funding and the required checks are complete.

If completion is some months away, a forward contract can fix the rate for a known future requirement. A deposit is required, and changes or cancellation can involve costs. We explain the terms alongside spot conversion and market orders.

You agree the exchange rate, any applicable charges and transaction terms before proceeding. If the completion date changes, you have the same person to contact.

Bring your French property sale proceeds home with Alpine FX.

Alpine FX handles the currency arrangements from your notaire’s payment through to sterling arriving in your UK bank account.

Your sale proceeds are paid into a euro account in your name, where you can hold the funds until you’re ready to exchange. We agree the rate with you before converting and transferring the sterling to your UK account, with personal support throughout.

Account and payment arrangements are subject to onboarding and transaction checks.

Direct contact throughout the transaction.

For larger or more complex transfers, you’ll work directly with Alpine FX founder James Croft, from the initial discussion through to completion.

With your permission, we can discuss the payment information with your notaire, lawyer or agent. We keep track of the currencies, amounts and deadlines, so you do not have to explain the transaction again when a payment becomes due.

For the wider process of funding a French purchase or returning sale proceeds, our France page explains the payment arrangements.

Clear about how your money is held.

Payment and e-money services are provided by Currencycloud. Your money is ring-fenced from Currencycloud’s own business funds and held in dedicated safeguarding accounts. This protection takes the form of safeguarding, rather than cover under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).