A New Way to Call Europe Home
August brings together a carefully selected group of owners around five exceptional homes across Europe's most coveted destinations — fully managed, beautifully maintained and ready whenever you choose to arrive
The way people think about second homes is changing. Rather than tying up capital in a single property that sits empty for most of the year, more British families are choosing a more fluid approach — one that offers variety, flexibility and the freedom to move between Europe’s most sought-after destinations throughout the year.
August has made that vision a reality. Through a single investment, homeowners co-own five carefully selected properties across iconic locations: from the golden beaches of the Côte d’Azur and the rolling hills of Tuscany to the sun-dappled streets of a Mallorcan village.
August takes care of everything that usually
takes the pleasure out of ownership — purchase, renovation, interior design and ongoing maintenance. Homeowners simply arrive and settle in, as if returning to a home they have known for years.
Effortless Ownership
Founders Mélie Dunod and Nico Watzenig recognised early on that the traditional holiday home is often underused — occupied for an average of just 35 days a year, yet requiring constant management and oversight. They also understood the practical challenges of buying abroad: identifying the right locations, navigating legal requirements and managing international transactions.
“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. August was born from that realisation.”
— Mélie Dunod, CEO, August
August was created to remove that friction. A typical collection includes around 21 owners across five homes, with each homeowner able to spend eight to twelve weeks a year across the properties. Shares begin at €405,000.
Found, Restored, Exceptional
The homes within an August collection aren’t simply selected, they’re discovered. August’s teams work across Europe’s most desirable regions, moving beyond the obvious to find properties that would rarely reach the open market: a centuries-old farmhouse tucked into the Tuscan hills, a Belle Époque villa steps from the sea, an alpine chalet that has been in one family for generations.
Finding the right home is only the beginning. August’s in-house experts assess not just the property itself but its setting, its neighbourhood, its character. The kind of local knowledge that takes years to build.
Once selected, each home is given back its best version of itself. Original features carefully restored, materials chosen to honour the architecture, every interior designed to feel both beautiful and genuinely liveable. The result is a home with real soul, in exactly the kind of place you’d never quite find on your own.
Collections range from elegant city apartments in Paris, Rome and Barcelona to countryside villas and alpine chalets across Tuscany, the South of France, Mallorca and the French Alps — each one a different way of experiencing Europe, depending on where life takes you that season.
Rare By Design
Only around six collections are launched each year, with homeowners carefully selected to create the right mix within each group. Many prospective homeowners join waitlists for upcoming opportunities, a reflection of how few things like this exist.
What draws them is what keeps them: a way of experiencing Europe that feels both effortless and meaningful — returning season after season to beautiful homes in places that grow familiar over
time, yet always offer something new to discover.
Upcoming collections are available by private introduction. To be considered for the next opportunity, use the register your interest at augustcollections.com
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