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Category Archives: France
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Only one in seven Brits believe they will be able to live a comfortable retirement in their homes in the UK
With high living costs and decreasing pension pots, only one in seven people believe that they will have enough money to live comfortably in the UK once they stop working according to a survey from the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF). Data [read more]
March 12, 2012Posted in France, Retirement.
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Escape to a new home in south-west France
Zoe Scott and her family treasured their visit to France every year, discovering yet another part of the country. In the summer of 1988 they rented a holiday home and it was then that the idea of moving to France permanently really took [read more]
February 28, 2012Posted in Country Properties, France, Property & Real Estate.
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A Sunday in winter at home in the Lot region of France
Journalist Jessica Weduwer and her family live for part of the year in a listed village that is home to foreigners from a wide variety of countries. Here she describes a ‘freezing wet Sunday’ in the Lot village called Montcuq. Having visited the [read more]
December 12, 2011Posted in France.
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November’s Overseas Property Round-Up – what can you get for around £233,000 (or less)
With average property prices in England and Wales currently listed as around £233,000, we look at what you can get for your money in the London and abroad. This figure has only risen 1.5% over the past year showing a very static domestic [read more]
November 5, 2011Posted in Albania, France, Spain, Turkey, UK.
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Important Changes To French Property Capital Gains Tax Rules
The French Parliament passed an important amendment on 12 October 2011 that could have a positive effect for many British owners of French property. The amendment says that the sale of second homes will be exempt from CGT when the seller does not [read more]
October 14, 2011Posted in Finance, France, Property & Real Estate.
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Demand for properties strong in Méribel as French ski resorts show signs of recovery according to experts
It seems European ski resorts are no longer snowed under by the global economic downturn and are starting to show signs of recovery according to the first-ever Ski Resort Property Index for Q2 2011 from Knight Frank, with prices in many resorts having [read more]
September 28, 2011 No comments -
French Property Prices Continue To Rise
The latest report from the FNAIM shows house prices rising for the 5th consecutive quarter. The report covers the second quarter of 2011 (April – June) and is available on www.fnaim.fr. Prices of properties sold by FNAIM members saw an average rise of [read more]
September 3, 2011Posted in Finance, France, News.
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Jet2 your home in the snow from Scotland
From December 2011, low-cost airline Jet2 are commencing new routes from Edinburgh and Glasgow to the heart of the Alps – Chambery, Geneva and Salzburg. With the winter holiday season only months away many keen skiers will already be planning a vacation and [read more]
July 25, 2011Posted in France, Property & Real Estate, Ski, Snow, Spa/Jacuzzi.
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Large family house for sale – with potential for use as a chambre d’hôte
La Maison Caignac, situated in the rolling hills between Toulouse and Carcassonne, some six kilometres from the autoroute A61 at Villefranche, is now offered for sale. Built in 1707 and renovated throughout in 2003 this luxurious Maison de Maître offers a spacious 655 [read more]
July 21, 2011Posted in Country Properties, France, Investment, News, Worldwide.
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The Proposed New French Tax On Holiday Homes
In this article, we shed some light on the proposed new French tax on holiday homes and put the issues into perspective and show how to calculate the amount you may have to pay. Although it may hit the rich hard, others may [read more]
June 6, 2011 No comments