France

France and USA property mortgage enquiries improve

Properties in Spain continue to receive the greatest volume of enquiries from Brits seeking to buy a home abroad, according to the latest Mortgage Report from Overseas Mortgage Finder and Moneycorp.

20 August 2010

Investing in French property?

The French property market has long provided property investors will stable, low-risk investment opportunities, which yield healthy returns.

20 August 2010

French Alp property demand soars

International demand for homes in the French Alps has increased at a rapid rate in recent months, according to MGM, the French property development company.

5 August 2010

New French homes announced in Haute-Savoie

French property developer MGM has announced plans to construct new eco-friendly homes in an historic lakeside town in the Haute-Savoie region of France.

30 July 2010

Bouches-du-Rhone property prices ‘moving up again’

Property prices in the Bouches-du-Rhône region of southern France are showing signs of 'moving up again', says a leading estate agent in the region.

15 July 2010

Eurostar launch winter service to French Alps

Eurostar, the high speed passenger train linking the UK with the Continent, has today (Tuesday 13 July) opened ticket sales for its direct services from St Pancras International and Ashford International to the French Alps...

13 July 2010

French leaseback demand to soar

Demand for French leaseback properties is expected to increase dramatically over the next few,according to Athena Mortgages, following last week's announcement that 100 per cent loan-to-value mortgages are being made available.

6 July 2010

French property mortgage rate from just 1.95%

People seeking to buy a home in France can now get a Euro mortgage for French residential property with a variable rate of 1.95 per cent at up to 80 per cent loan-to-value from the overseas mortgage specialists, Conti.

5 July 2010

French government to sell off French homes

Anyone looking to buy a home in France may be interested to learn that the French government has announced plans to sell off around 1,700 property assets, including approximately 800 French homes...

16 June 2010

Work to begin on new French Alpine homes

Construction work on 66 brand new ski-in ski-out apartments in the French Alps will get underway this month, it has been announced.

13 May 2010

Mortgage Case Study

Dave and Nicola from Surrey share their experience as they relocate to South of France, showing us the kind of deals that were around and what mortgage was available to them.

9 April 2010

Builders guarantees in France

We give you the lowdown on builder's guarantees in France, to make sure your building project goes smoothly.

1 March 2010