The French property market in 2022

The last five years have seen a gradual upward trend in the French property market following a very flat period for prices from 2012-2015. As usual, the market seems to track the economic and political situation in France, and both seem to approve of President Macron. Since he has been in power (he was . . . → Read More: The French property market in 2022

Prices of property in rural France rising faster than Paris

Prices rise in the Pyrenees

Something strange is happening to property prices in France. For the first time in decades, it looks as if house prices in rural France are increasing and at a rapid rate, faster even than those of all France’s major cities including Paris. According to the annual review of . . . → Read More: Prices of property in rural France rising faster than Paris

Unprecedented demand for property in the French countryside

Surge in demand for property in rural France in 2020 and 2021

The French rural property market is continuing its upwards trajectory which began this time last year in the middle of the pandemic. In 2020, despite Covid and lockdowns, estate agents in France sold a record number of houses in the French . . . → Read More: Unprecedented demand for property in the French countryside

Paris gets closer to Toulouse

French Prime Minister, Jean Castex, announced last week that the long-promised TGV fast train link between Toulouse and Paris will be in service within 10 years. Work has been brought forward to start in 2024, five years ahead of schedule (and after 40 years of discussion). It means that the train journey . . . → Read More: Paris gets closer to Toulouse