Housing auction for cancer charity

The event hopes to raise considerable funds, aiding cancer research and care regionally and nationally Copyright La Ligue contre le cancer

The event is organised by the president of the Alpes-Maritimes Notary Administration, Hervé Paillard, and this Friday, 25th November, will see auctions of three apartments in Nice, three in Cannet, one in Antibes, and one in Mougins. With opening bids starting between 88,000 and 620,000 euros, the unique charity event is hoping to rake in a very large amount for La Ligue Nationale contre le cancer.

Mr Paillard told the Nice Matin that he is extremely enthusiastic about the sales, hoping a considerable amount will be raised for the cancer charity. “This isn’t the first time such an auction has been organised for a charity. But it is the first time that definite sales have been so important for La Ligue Nationale contre le cancer. It is most definitely a test. The organisation thrives on donations, grants and bequests. However, the amount of bequests given to the charity is slowly decreasing; 60-70% of our actions are funded by these types of donations. Charity events like this are, therefore, key to our success.”

Money raised will help ten Nice-based cancer research laboratories, as well as a cancer unit in Marseille that specialises in clinical research and illnesses. La Ligue contre le cancer also created the Cartes d'Identité des Tumeurs programme, or 'Tumour Identity Cards', a scheme which aims to identify multiple types of tumours through gene analysis and chromosome alteration.

The auction will take place between 10am and 2.30pm. Potential buyers must come to the event prepared to pay 20% of the reserve price. “They must be able to finance some of the cost of the apartment on the day,” says Mr Paillard. After the sale, there is a ten day period where any late bidders willing to pay more than 10% of the final sale price are given the chance to buy.

Cancer affects the lives of around 8,000 people each year in the Alpes-Maritimes. 

La Chambre des Notaires
18, rue du Congrès
Nice

For further information, call Gilles Mathieu on 06 20 87 71 31 or Isabelle Wilkening on 06 18 55 01 65.

Louise Kirby