France

Eurostar access to homes in Avignon

Eurostar has announced that tickets for its direct weekly summer 2011 services to Avignon in the heart of Provence are now on sale.

10 January 2011

Paris property price boom could continue

Paris property prices could continue to soar despite hitting an all-time high during the third quarter of 2010, fuelled by an even greater shortage of homes in the French capital.

8 December 2010

Case study: Simon and Anna Davey

We talk to Simon and Anna Davey who moved to the Poitiers region of France in 2009

1 December 2010

Paris property prices hit record high

Paris property prices hit an all-time high in the third quarter of 2010, according to the Paris Chamber of Notaries.

29 November 2010

France could appeal to high rate UK tax payers

The idea of owning property in France could soon become even more appealing for wealthy Britons seeking to escape paying 50 per cent UK income tax, after French President Nicholas Sarkozy signalled that he was planning to scrap the country's wealth tax. Sarkozy said he is thinking of abolishing France's wealth tax in order to bring the country's tax system in line with Germany's and attract more high net worth people to France.

25 November 2010

Exclusive French property development nears completion

A new French property scheme, located in one of the most sought after regions in the French Alps, is close to being completed.

25 November 2010

The most popular place to buy property in France is...

Paris has emerged as the most popular place to buy a home in France, according to data compiled by National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies in France (INSEE).

15 November 2010

French property developer to build more ski homes

French property developer MGM has announced plans to build over 1,000 new ski homes in the French Alps in an attempt to keep up with increasing demand.

10 November 2010

French property offer for British buyers

Britons who buy a French home in the Haute-Savoie region of the French Alps this month are being offered a guaranteed rental return of three per cent for the next 11 years.

5 November 2010

Cheap French property finance available

Demand for property in France is likely to improve, thanks to the cheap cost of mortgage finance for French homes.

2 November 2010

French property prices remain stable

French property prices remained largely unchanged during the third quarter of this year, despite an increase in the number of French homes sold during the three month - July to September - period, according to data released by FNAIM.

27 October 2010

French ski homes offer good rental income

With the new ski season fast approaching, many avid skiers will be starting to dust off those skis, while some shrewd property investors will be contemplating ways of being able to cash in on the sport's popularity.

14 October 2010