Five homes, effortlessly yours

For a discerning buyer with the world at their feet, settling on a second home isn’t easy. August founders Mélie Dunod and Nico Watzenig heard this story many times. “We kept meeting people who had spent years searching for the perfect second home, only to find that a single place could never quite capture everything they were looking for,” says Dunod. The company’s solution is elegant in its simplicity: rather than one home in one location, what if you had five?

Built on character

For a single investment, August buyers co-own a curated collection of five properties across Europe’s top destinations, including Tuscany, the Côte d’Azur, Mallorca, the French Alps and the Cotswolds. Owners can spend up to 12 weeks per year across their homes. Purchase, renovation, interior design and management are handled by August. The business model suits how its audience moves through the world: fluidly, intentionally, prioritising quality over quantity. What distinguishes August from the broader co-ownership market is its commitment to place. The team focuses on buildings with character: historic villas, Alpine farmhouses, Provençal mas. Each property is restored with care, preserving its architectural soul while meeting the demands of modern living.

Exclusivity by design

August launches just six collections a year, tiered to reflect different ways of travelling. Pied à Terre Collection offers elegant two-bedroom city apartments in London, Paris, Rome, Cannes and Barcelona, from €405,000. For something unique, Prime Collection has four exceptional homes, shared between just 16 owners, from €1.8m. The exclusivity is deliberate. Homeowners are carefully selected, matched to each collection in a considered, atelier-like approach. Waitlists are common and demand continues to grow as August reshapes how discerning buyers relate to property. In a category associated with legal intricacies and management burdens, it delivers something rare: ownership that feels like freedom.
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