Leave the French to me!

ABOUT US

AlloKate is run by Katherine Hackett. I had the pleasure of working as a bilingual assistant for the Channel Tunnel for 18 years which was a wonderful experience and real eye opener to the French way of life!

In 1992, I was lucky enough to be relocated from London to Calais and to buy a delightful fisherman’s cottage in the sought-after sea-side village of Wissant, 10 miles from the Channel Tunnel. I spent several years doing the cottage up dealing with French tradesmen and local authorities along the way. My parents have also owned property in the Lot et Garonne area since 1988 and together we have now bought 3 houses and sold one in France. All of which helps me to help you.

I’m very much one of the locals in Wissant and in the South-West and have made a great number of French friends, by involving myself with local activities, including regularly taking groups of my French friends to the UK for day trips as Wissant is so close. The French are lovely, well I think they are anyway, so much so that I married one in 2007 and became Mme Joly.

In 2005, I left Eurotunnel and started to set up AlloKate fully aware of the development potential of the Pas de Calais region but also of the many non English speaking Estate Agents who wish to attract non-french speaking clients requiring a bilingual intermediary service. I have now received French estate agency training (Fédération Nationale de l’Immobilière), in order to gain a better understanding of the estate agency business and to enable me to better protect the interests of you, my client.

France offers the chance of a new life, fine wine and a more tranquil lifestyle. Escape overcrowded roads, benefit from reasonably-priced properties, a world class health system, a good education system and immerse yourself into la vie française here in the Pas de Calais whilst remaining within easy reach of the UK. It is my aim to help you set up a new life here enabling you to benefit from la vie en France as I have done for the last 15 years.

Allez-y, make the move and relocate with AlloKate.