Category Archives: Property for sale
Why Now Is A Good Time To Buy Property In France
I said in my newsletter this week that now was a good time to buy a home in France and was asked why? This is my brief reply….. Sterling is 20 percent stronger against the euro in the last few … Continue reading
Once More Unto the Breach
Again I shall take on the might of French Estate-Agents and the legal hurly-burly of property regulations and French government legislation and, hopefully, Affright the very air of Pezenas After retreating three years ago to heal my wounds from a … Continue reading
More on French Estate Agents
In a recent post I wrote…. “Recently I had the unpleasant experience of dealing with two agencies in Pezenas who proved to be dishonest, deceitful and devious – combined with a client who was a sad and silly little man.” … Continue reading
Leaseback Comments
I write about Leasebacks in This Blog . Leasebacks were designed as a good investment for French tax payers and to encourage investment in tourism, low cost housing and historic monuments. They are aggressively sold by some developers to overseas … Continue reading
Immobilier Immobiliser
I work with Coast and Country who are excellent and honest estate agents on the French Riviera – unfortunately not all immobilier (French estate agents) are as reliable. Recently I had the unpleasant experience of dealing with two agencies in … Continue reading
Adding Value
Dear Tony I have much enjoyed your newsletter since subscribing. I particularly enjoyed the article about French estate agents. Isn’t it amazing how they don’t even try to make the properties look nice in the photos – they are so … Continue reading
Good Greffe
If you are going to use the services of any trade person or company in France, especially builders, then you can quickly check their status and things like any judgments against them at the official Government website – it is … Continue reading
Property Search With Eyephone
I love the future, it seems to have happened yesterday – as soon as I write about a technological development I believe is coming, the next day I read about parts of the idea which are already there. Recently I … Continue reading
Another Fine Mess
I am taking stock on working with real estate sales – in 15 months I have responded to 130 serious enquiries, this has generated over 2,000 email exchanges and resulted in 5 sales – this is just under a 4 … Continue reading
Buy a House for Renovation in France
I get a large volume of mail about buying property for renovation – it was once possible to buy a derelict ruin for a few hundred euro and make it into a home – I have not seen anything like … Continue reading