Summer Holidays? Why The Future is France Despite all the current uncertainties – from Covid-19 to Brexit – France’s future for tourism is looking pretty healthy, which means that now could be the perfect time to invest in a property with holiday rental potential. Whether it’s a holiday home you’d be willing to let out, […]
Preparing To Sell? Get Your Home Camera-Ready If you are looking to sell your French property in the coming months, now is the ideal time to get it spruced up and camera-ready. Try looking at every room as if for the first time – is it overstuffed with clutter? Would a coat of paint work […]
Burgundy, or Bourgogne, is one of France’s great historic regions, famous for its religious heritage, canals and, of course, its wines. It is situated in central-eastern France on the main lines of communication between Paris and Lyon, and is bordered by the Loire river to the west, the Franche-Comté and Champagne areas to the east, […]
For six seasons now, viewers have been charmed by the Channel 4 programme Escape to the Château, which follows the adventures of Dick Strawbridge and Angel Adoree as they restore a fairytale 19th century château in Martigne-sur-Mayenne, in the Pays-de-la-Loire region of north-western France. Formerly a Lieutenant Colonel in the British Army, Dick Strawbridge is […]
Many of us dream of throwing it all in and moving to rural France à la Peter Mayle’s bestselling book ‘A Year in Provence’. We’d forget the stress and chaos of our former lives and could dedicate our days to the simpler things in life. We’d find a cheap rural property that we could renovate […]
When we think of the French Riviera, or Cote d’Azur, we tend to picture the beautiful coastline, with its glamorous towns and picturesque settings inhabited by billionaires, royalty and celebrities. Yet venture inland a little and you’ll find plenty of towns and villages that offer a simpler and less expensive way of life, all within […]
We choose to live in France for a variety of reasons. Many of us will have visited for holidays, enticed by France’s variety of scenery, its coastlines and mountains, its beautiful villages and elegant cities. But France is a huge and geographically varied place, and for those who are dreaming of moving there, which part […]
If you have your heart set on buying a property in France, but you still love Spanish traditions and cuisine, perhaps the easiest solution is to buy in the Pyrénées Orientales, the southernmost area of the French Mediterranean that is part of Languedoc Roussillon, and shares borders with both Spain and Andorra. Prior to 1659, […]
FAI Explained FAI – Those three letters that often accompany an asking price on a French property – what do they stand for, and what do they mean? FAI – letters you’ve probably noticed during your internet searches for French properties – but do you know what they mean? They stand for Frais d’Agence Inclus […]