Foreign buyers return to the French property market

Following the disastrous local election results for President Hollande, he has sacked his cabinet and installed a Spanish born Prime Minister who has sworn to shake up and turn around the French economy. This positivity combined with the glorious Spring sunshine has created a sudden air of optimism in France and this . . . → Read More: Foreign buyers return to the French property market

French house buying guide

Spring has arrived in the Haute Garonne Chateau, 4,068m Euros

1.Making An Offer

Once the seller has accepted your offer on a property, the agent or your property finder will contact the Notaire to arrange for the first contract to be drawn up. Notaires are public officers in France, appointed by the Minister . . . → Read More: French house buying guide

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

Does it makes financial sense to buy a property in France?

Nothing illustrates more clearly the rise and fall of foreign home ownership in France than the currency exchange transactions and mortgage applications from foreigners looking to buy a home a France. And, although the property market in France has slowed during the economic crisis, France is still the top foreign buyer’s property . . . → Read More: Does it makes financial sense to buy a property in France?