Houses with a cycle route attached – La Voie Verte

France sadly had it’s Beeching moment as did many other European countries, predominantly in the 1950s and 60s, when train travel came to be viewed as an unprofitable business rather than a much needed service and hence many smaller lines were taken out of service. This of course resulted in many unintended . . . → Read More: Houses with a cycle route attached – La Voie Verte

The enduring popularity of the French farmhouse

According to the latest Savills research in the UK, “buyers are feeling more positive about renovating houses and are again on the look out for big projects to do”. Couples in their forties are apparently the biggest spenders, and 82 per cent of them are keen to take on work in order . . . → Read More: The enduring popularity of the French farmhouse

Changes to inheritance laws for French property owners

For anyone already owning or looking to buy property in France in the next year, there are some interesting and hopefully advantageous changes coming into operation in 2015 which will change the laws that govern current French inheritance applying to foreign home owners in France.

Under current French law, French property is . . . → Read More: Changes to inheritance laws for French property owners

House buying à la français

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All the talk in the British press (as well as in the Australian and American press) over rising house prices, gazumping, gazundering and property bubbles makes me (yet again) very glad to be living in France where people are rather more rational about houses and the property market is hugely . . . → Read More: House buying à la français