France

Schooling in France

If you want to enrol your children at a French school, here's our handy guide on everything you need to know.

1 September 2009

France still a favourite

France is attracting cash-rich bargain-hunters looking for somewhere safe to deposit their money. That is according to a foreign currency broker which last month noticed a surge inmoney transfers for overseas property purchases in Europe, notably in the French regions of Provence, Dordogne and the Alps. The average amount being transferred was 220,000, said Currencies Direct. Another,lesser-known region in France has landed on the British buyers radar Charente in mid-west France.

5 August 2009

Merci for my mortgage

If youre keen to buy in France but worried you might not be able to get a mortgage there, heres some encouraging news. Frances number one mortgage broker and a leading French bank last month announced that the opportunities for British buyers to get finance are as good as they were before the credit crunch began last autumn.

3 August 2009

Getting access to healthcare and pensions in France

If you're thinking of retiring to France and you're not sure how it affects your entitlement to your state pension, winter fuel allowance and health care, we've put together some useful information...

1 August 2009

Be my guest....in France.

We invite a reader to tell us about renting out his or her place in the sun. Here we meet Philip, who owns an apartment on the irresistible French Riviera.

28 July 2009

Meet the antique dealers

Once a drummer in a chart-topping band, John Dummer, 64, worked as a press officer and journalist before setting up as an antiques dealer in France with his wife Helen, 58

1 July 2009

Teaching English in France

If you're planning a move to France and aren't a fluent French speaker, don't worry, there is still a way for you to use skills you take for granted to earn yourself some cash...

1 July 2009

Opening a gite business in France

If you're considering a move to France and plan to open a 'gîte', there's a few things you should remember...

1 June 2009

Tips on hiring a builder in France

If you're planning to have a property built or renovated in France, we've put together some useful tips for you on how to hire your builder.

1 April 2009

Building guarantees in France

If like Penny and Mark, who featured in an episode of A Place in the Sun: Home or Away? you are thinking of buying a home in France...

1 April 2007