Tools & partners
Everyone we link to, and why.
Pinnacle Mansion is paid by affiliate links: when you buy from one of the partners below after clicking through from us, NorwegianSpark SA may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you. This page lists all of them, so you can see the whole of our commercial side in one place.
By Thomas Lovas Lokoy, Co-founder & Editor · Updated 28 September 2026
Before you buy
Living in a place for a few weeks is the cheapest due diligence there is.
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Abritel villas
Villa and house rentals on Abritel, the French member of the Vrbo family.
A few weeks' trial living on the Riviera or in the countryside before committing.
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Abritel
Holiday rentals in France and Europe, part of the Vrbo family.
Renting in the exact village you are considering, out of season, before you buy.
Planning works
Draw the house before anyone quotes for it.
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Coohom
An online 2D/3D floor planner and interior-design tool with photorealistic room rendering.
Drawing a house as it is and as you want it, before an architect or builder quotes.
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Homestyler
A browser-based home-design platform for floor plans, 3D room layouts and renders.
A second planning tool worth comparing with Coohom on catalogue and render speed.
The house itself
Upgrades that do not need a builder.
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SwitchBot
Small smart-home devices — switch pushers, curtain motors, locks, sensors and hubs — that retrofit without rewiring.
Making an existing house, or a let one, controllable without opening walls.
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tado°
Smart thermostats and radiator thermostats for boilers, radiators, underfloor heating, heat pumps and air conditioning, run from a phone app (UK store).
Setting heating room by room and adjusting it remotely at a house that stands empty for part of the year.
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Best Choice Products
A US retailer of home and outdoor furniture, garden and leisure products.
Furnishing a terrace or garden quickly; not a substitute for a design house.
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GroundLuxe
Organic-cotton bedding and sheets.
The bedroom — the room where textiles are felt every night.
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Anthbot
Robot lawn mowers, sold through Anthbot's official EU store.
Keeping a lawn cut at a house that stands empty for weeks at a time.
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Gardenista
Garden and patio seat cushions, made to order in Birmingham, UK.
Refitting terrace and garden seating to size rather than buying off the shelf.
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BLUETTI
Portable power stations and home backup battery systems (US store).
Keeping essentials running through a power cut at a house that stands empty for part of the year.
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Commissionit
A UK-based service for commissioning bespoke work from a network of 1,000+ artists and makers: paintings, portraits, murals, sculpture and bespoke furniture.
Commissioning a mural, painting or piece of furniture made for a particular room rather than buying off the shelf.
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Dreame Norway
Dreame's Norwegian store: robot vacuums, cordless and wet-and-dry vacuums, air purifiers, and window- and pool-cleaning robots. The site is in Norwegian and prices are in NOK.
Keeping floors, windows or a pool clean in a house you are not always in.
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Rowabi
A US lighting store selling rattan and modern pendant lights, wall sconces, outdoor lights and flush mounts. Its shipping policy is written for delivery within the United States.
Changing the lighting in a room as part of a refresh, without commissioning fixtures.
Selling a property
For owners who advertise a sale themselves, not only through a local agent.
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RealCapital
An international property marketplace where agencies, developers and private sellers pay to advertise listings.
Advertising a house yourself to buyers abroad, alongside or instead of a local agent.
Money
For companies and structures that pay across currencies.
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Airwallex
A multi-currency business account for holding, converting and sending money internationally.
Companies and holding structures that pay costs across currencies — not a personal bank account.
Buying a business
For owners weighing a hotel, guesthouse or company alongside the house.
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World Businesses for Sale
An international marketplace where owners list businesses for sale — from boutique hotels to online companies.
Looking at a hotel, guesthouse or other going concern alongside a house — or selling one before a move.
Travel
For the days around a viewing, or a break from the house.
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Pelago
A platform for booking tours, attractions and activities, with a focus on Asia.
Filling the days of a scouting trip between viewings.
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The Excellence Collection
A group of adults-only, all-inclusive resorts in Mexico, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic.
A warm-weather break — not a property purchase.
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OutIn
Portable espresso machines built for travel, the office and outdoor use. Ships to the US, UK, Canada, Australia, most of the EU and parts of Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.
Making espresso on a trip, at a viewing, or in a house whose kitchen is not set up yet.
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- We do not print discount codes or prices here, because we cannot keep them true.
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