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

CAFE FRANCAIS ASPET

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

La Rentrée for the property market

As it is ‘La Rentrée’ (back to school time) and traditionally a very busy period for house hunters, I thought it might be a good moment to take a look at the property market here so far this year. For me personally, the year got off to a slower start than usual . . . → Read More: La Rentrée for the property market

The Property Market in South West France in 2012

Fresh snow on the Pyrenees in time for Christmas

 

I have just been reading through the swathe of end-of-year reports from various estate agent groups, notaire’s associations and finance companies in order to get an overall picture of how the French property market has performed in 2012. They make interesting and confusing . . . → Read More: The Property Market in South West France in 2012

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