Luxury Indian Ocean LUXURY MAURITIUS #6 EDITION 2018 | Page 97

IMMOBILIER Moreover, the country is the ideal setting for us to propose foreign investors, mostly French ones, high end residential programs, with a good location and quality services coupled with builder’s warranty. You propose the same ‘building warranties as in France’ for all your Mauritian-based property projects. Can you explain us how? It implies that all our programs come with warranties including our own commitment and that of the builder, such as a bank completion warranty (the program will be completed) and a decennial warranty (the compulsory warranty on the property up to 10 years after works completion). Our top-quality materials come from Europe. Also, an internal quality control team has been set up to assist the best Mauritian building contractors, selected with partner banks. This process makes of us the sole local property developer proposing a full-satisfaction warranty on our most recent project (the property booking can be cancelled without any condition during the week following the delivery and the client’s deposit is refunded). What are Diamond Estates’ property development projects? Following our 30-year experience in the French real estate sector, we have been able to launch and successfully market five exclusive villas and apartments programs on the island: Ocean’s Garden 1 et 2, Ocean Legend, Rockview and Zilo. Our fully-satisfied clients now warmly recommend us. It is the ultimate pride for a developer. What defines a real estate promoter in Mauritius? First of all, the love for the activity and the will not to do it mostly for financial reasons. It is a very demanding trade with several external factors and our products target clients who are looking for exclusive and high-end acquisitions. Our task is therefore to provide the best possible solutions by perfectly identifying their needs and wishes. Our core advice, assistance, information and follow-up role is crucial throughout the whole building phase until the delivery of our projects. What are the main features of your 4 ongoing property projects - Ocean’s Garden 2, Ocean Legend, Rockview et Zilo? Three of them are freehold properties facing the lagoon and available to foreigners. Zilo stands out as being located on the only freehold islet of Mauritius, îlot Fortier, on the West coast, with a direct access to the beach and the possibility to moor your boat near your garden. Found in Flic en Flac, Ocean’s Garden 2 offers an inescapable view on the ocean. Ocean Legend, which faces the Tamarin bay lagoon, is next to Tamarina Boutique Hôtel and enables access to Tamarina Golf. The program proposes a high rental profitability - with a minimum of 5% guaranteed during 2 years on its one- bedroom units. As for Rockview, it is near Grand Bay and includes six villas with a living area of 227m 2 on an average of around 1,000m 2 of land. Its delivery is forecast for June 2019 and it is the first and only one to propose a full-satisfaction warranty. Other than your most recent project, Rockview, you have chosen Flic en Flac, Tamarin and Black River. Why have you focused on the West coast of the island? The price of such properties in this very attractive region will skyrocket in the next years and our clients rely on this criterion to set their choice. Beachfront freehold plots of land are not available on the northern coast, which is also very attractive, and make of the western region a viable alternative with a strong potential. Our northern-based high standing villas project, Rockview, fulfil other criteria from our customers. For 2019, will Diamond Estates focus on new projects or the optimizations of on-going ones? All our programs will be delivered by the first semester of 2019. Two other exclusive, well-situated and high-standard serviced villas and apartments projects will also be launched in the north. L'équipe de Diamond Estates devant son agence à Forbach, Circle Square The Diamond Estates team in front of their office in Forbach, Circle Square