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Susie Hollands founded the real estate agency VINGT Paris in 2003. Since then, the business has generated a steady flow of transactions, with high-value deals seeing an uptick since 2020. This growth inspired Hollands to launch a dedicated private client division, Twenty1. ‘It’s for a higher-budget market. We don’t list properties on the website because most of the transactions we handle, whether buying or selling, are off-market,’ she explains.

Her focus has consequently expanded beyond Paris to include the French Riviera and Monaco, alongside a growing number of properties in Italy.

While some clients are looking for turnkey homes, the majority – roughly 80 per cent – seek advice on renovation and interior design, especially for historic Parisian apartments or châteaux. ‘I feel I can add a lot of value to the decision-making process,’ she says.

Clients often operate with very large budgets, sometimes exceeding €15 million, meaning many are in the market for mansions or hotel-style residences. The first branded residences in Paris, the Maybourne Saint-Germain, is also generating significant interest, Hollands notes.

Adviser Profile

Creative, driven and results-focused, Susie Hollands is a recognised international authority in luxury real estate, combining extensive market expertise with deep global insight.

Founder of VINGT Paris in 2003, she built her reputation in the super-prime Paris residential market. As a dual national, she brings a distinctive perspective and uncompromising work ethic to the industry. Named on Spear’s list of the leading property experts in France and Monaco, she has overseen transactions across prime Paris, the French Riviera and Provence.

Drawing on her extensive market knowledge and unrivalled network of professional and private contacts, Susie is tenacious in sourcing the finest opportunities. She secures pre-market and off-market access, giving retained clients a competitive advantage in an environment where exceptional properties rarely reach public listing. Acting exclusively on behalf of retained clients ensures absolute discretion and complete alignment of interests.

With a visionary eye for design and aesthetics, Susie excels at assembling high-calibre teams to deliver commercially and financially significant results. Her clients range from successful entrepreneurs and wealth creators to seasoned investors seeking trophy assets in France’s often opaque real estate market.

Having sold and managed millions of euros in real estate, helped to mentor and coach countless agents and formed a global network through her partnerships all over the world, Susie is able to deliver the best results possible for her clients.

A leading figurehead in the industry, she is also known as someone who constantly strives to set the benchmark for best practice. Consequently, she is often featured in the international press, including such prestigious publications as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, the Times and the Telegraph, and in leading industry reports.