Premium French Property Investment

Where Scottish
ambition meets
French finesse.

Fraser Estates sources, acquires and manages exceptional French properties for discerning international investors — combining rigorous financial discipline with an intimate knowledge of the French market.

View Portfolio Meet Ewan Fraser
Scroll
£47M
Assets Under Management
68
Properties Acquired
12
Regions in France
8.4%
Average Annual Return
Ewan Fraser
18Years
in France

Founder & Principal

The man who brought
Highland tenacity
to Haussmann corridors.

Born in Inverness, Ewan Fraser built his first fortune in North Sea energy infrastructure before turning his attention south. A chance acquisition of a Bordeaux château in 2007 — at the nadir of the financial crisis — revealed both a market inefficiency and a lifelong passion.

Today, Fraser Estates is his vehicle of choice for bringing institutional-grade rigour to French residential and commercial property. Ewan spends equal time between Edinburgh and his base in Lyon, personally overseeing each acquisition and maintaining relationships with the notaires, agents and local authorities that make the difference between a good deal and an exceptional one.

His approach is deceptively simple: buy where the French want to live, not where foreign investors think they should.

Ewan Fraser

Founder — Fraser Estates · Capitaine, Scottish Reserves

Current Portfolio

Selected French
acquisitions

Full Portfolio
Provence property

Provence — Luberon

Mas Provençal
Rénové

From €890K · Yield 6.4%

Under Offer
Bordeaux property

Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Villa Médocaine,
Bordeaux

From €1.6M · Yield 8.2%

New

Investment Thesis

Why France
why now

01

Legal Certainty

French property law is among the most codified and investor-protective in Europe. Notarial conveyancing provides iron-clad title security unmatched in Anglo-Saxon markets.

02

Structural Undersupply

France builds 40% fewer homes per capita than England. In major cities and tourist regions, demand consistently outstrips supply — sustaining capital values and rental premiums.

03

Sterling Advantage

GBP/EUR dynamics have repeatedly created acquisition windows for British and Scottish capital. Fraser Estates actively monitors FX to time entries and exits for maximum pound-denominated return.

04

Tourism & Lifestyle Demand

France receives more international visitors than any country on earth. Short-term rental income in the right postcodes routinely exceeds 10% gross — a premium unavailable in the UK market.

France French chateau
"The French don't sell their best properties on the internet."

What Clients Say

Trusted by
investors across the UK

Ewan found us a property in Annecy that we would never have discovered on our own. The negotiation, legal coordination and renovation management were handled with the kind of precision I'd expect from my own firm.

James Mackintosh

Partner, Edinburgh law firm · Investor since 2019

The yield on our Bordeaux apartment has exceeded every projection. Fraser Estates understands the French rental market at a depth that London-based agents simply don't have.

Sarah & David Crompton

Retired, Glasgow · Two properties in portfolio

We came in sceptical about investing abroad. Three years on, our Fraser Estates property is our best-performing asset. The personal attention Ewan gives is extraordinary.

Hamish Reid

Technology entrepreneur · Aberdeen

Get in Touch

Let's discuss
your next French
acquisition.

Whether you're entering the French market for the first time or looking to grow an existing portfolio, Ewan Fraser offers a confidential, no-obligation conversation to assess the opportunity.

Edinburgh 27 Charlotte Square, EH2 4ET
Lyon 12 Rue de la République, 69001
Email contact@fraser-estates.co.uk
Phone +44 131 323 9903