HAUSSMANN PRESTIGE is more than the traditional real estate agency. Founded and run by Richard Bellanger, HAUSSMANN PRESTIGE believes in offering customised services and advice to its clients. Richard Bellanger is graduated in Civil Law. He holds a Maîtrise and a DESS (Master’s degree) from the Université de Toulouse. Three years later, he founded a very successful online real estate venture: 123immo (www.123immo.com). More recently he worked for Groupe Eric Mey to implement and develop its network in the Paris region and in France. There he hired, trained and managed a network of 350 realtors. Richard Bellanger is also a member of the French National Syndicate of Realtors. In the past fifteen years, Richard Bellanger has witnessed the growing frustration of buyers and sellers with the poor service provided by many real estate agencies. Several friends and neighbours have expressed an unfulfilled need for quality client-oriented services, advice, expertise, availability and follow up. Richard’s wife and business partner, Sylvie, holds a DEA (Master’s degree) in Business Law and is a registered lawyer with the Barreau de Paris (the Paris Bar). Together they run HAUSSMANN PRESTIGE. Their mission statement is all in the firm’s tagline: « Expertise and customised services ».