FRENCH PROPERTY TIPS http://www.frenchentree.com 18 May 2006 Welcome to the May 2006 issue of French Property Tips, the email newsletter from FrenchEntrée.com. Our aim at FrenchEntrée is to provide you with a monthly digest of news, views, articles and other information which might help you with a French property purchase or a move to France. If you want to learn the French language but aren't sure how to start, check out our revamped Language Zone at http://www.frenchentree.com/french-language-learn Our regional site for Brittany now has a new owner at the helm, at: http://www.frenchentree-brittany.com For local news, views and issues affecting your area, visit our other regional sites: Charente http://www.frenchentree-charente.com Deux-Sevres http://www.frenchentree-deux-sevres.com Dordogne http://www.frenchentree.com/france-dordogne/ Languedoc http://www.frenchentree-herault-gard.com Limousin http://www.frenchentree-limousin.com Lot and Quercy http://www.frenchentree-lotandquercy.com. Vienne http://www.frenchentree.com/france-vienne/ You registered to receive this newsletter at our site - if you do not wish to receive it please follow the unsubscribe link at the bottom of this text. FrenchEntrée.com does not sell or pass on your details to anyone else. CONTENTS 1. French property - an overview 2. The more professional estate agent 3. Buying a business in France 4. The attractions of leaseback 5. French property as an investment 6. Building a house in the Lot 7. French apartment living 8. French healthcare changes 9. An American buying in France 10. How to get English-language TV 11. International schooling 12. Whether the weather be hot... 13. The unspoilt Languedoc 14. Properties for sale from private vendors. 1 Think laterally about your French property needs A view from leading estate agent VEF... http://www.frenchentree.com/fe-property/displayarticle.asp?id=14368 2 Regulating the marketplace The Association of International Property Professionals (AIPP) aims to increase professionalism in the international property industry... http://www.frenchentree.com/fe-property/displayarticle.asp?id=14366 3 Buying a business in France Recent legal changes mean a more level playing field for the purchaser... http://www.frenchentree.com/fe-property/displayarticle.asp?id=14367 4 Are leasebacks too good to be true? Not at all, says OffshoreOnline, with a couple of caveats... http://www.frenchentree.com/fe-property/displayarticle.asp?id=14369 5 Buying a French home for investment With prices now rising faster than inflation, property is becoming an attractive investment proposition... http://www.frenchentree.com/fe-property/displayarticle.asp?id=14370 6 Building a house in the South of France Bill and Rosalind built their dream home on a plot in the Lot... http://www.frenchentree.com/france-lot-quercy-test/displayarticle.asp?id=14285 7 The attractions of apartment living You don't have to opt for old, rustic and isolated - you could do what the French do... http://www.frenchentree.com/fe-home/displayarticle.asp?id=14355 8 Changes to French medical services The rules on médecins traitants and reimbursements are now changing... http://www.frenchentree.com/fe-health/displayarticle.asp?id=14377 9 An American in the Lot One US citizen's experience of buying a French home... http://www.frenchentree.com/france-lot-quercy-property/displayarticle.asp?id=14293 10 TV in the digital age Most expats want to receive at least some TV programmes in their native language... http://www.frenchentree.com/fe-home/displayarticle.asp?id=14356 11 Dual-language education in Montpellier If you have bilingual children, IEAM may have the solution to your educational needs... http://www.frenchentree.com/fe-home/displayarticle.asp?id=14352 12 Property-hunter's guide to weather in Languedoc Which months to avoid, and which to make the most of... http://www.frenchentree.com/fe-home/displayarticle.asp?id=14354 13 Discover the 'real' France The unspoilt region of the Haut Languedoc is what France is really all about, says estate agent Lars Holdt... http://www.frenchentree.com/fe-home/displayarticle.asp?id=14353 14 Properties for sale from private vendors Properties for sale from private vendors this month include: a magnificent mas in the Gard; a new-build house in the Pas-de-Calais; a villa with swimming-pool in Provence and a bergerie with sea view in the Languedoc. http://www.frenchentree.com/france-private-property-sales/ ***Sponsors Link - Schofields*** UK Insurance for French holiday homes that provides specialist cover for holiday letting and full protection when left unoccupied. Click here to get a quote http://www.schofields.ltd.uk/Policy_Details/Overseas/overseas.htm?fenl ************************************************* ***Sponsors Link* - VEF French Property Not all French property companies are the same! We have 19 years' experience and more than 12,500 resale and new build properties to choose from. You choose the house and we will take care of the rest saving you time and money. http://www.vefuk.com/?pid={77482532-1A37-4155-9B89-3561068D3552} ************************************************* ***Sponsors Link - Barclays*** Barclays has been helping international clients in France for over 80 years. We offer a wide range of products and services and many account managers in our main branches speak English. Follow this link to find out more and request our FREE Guide to Buying a Home in France: http://www.barclays.fr/ebn.ebn?pid=192&domain=site&rub=25&object=rubrique&id=25 ************************************************* ALSO on FrenchEntrée.com JULY RENTAL AVAILABLE: Some weeks available to rent for JULY in charming holiday cottage on the Dordogne/Charente border. Private, peaceful, lovely views, near restaurants, markets and historic villages. Ideal for holidays or house-hunters. http://www.frenchentree.com/french-holiday-cottage-dordogne/ HOW TO GET IN TOUCH Editorial & Press enquiries: mailto:editor@frenchentree.com Advertising: mailto:sales@frenchentree.com Directory: mailto:jennie@frenchentree.com Contribute a story or article and claim 2 FREE books: http://www.frenchentree.com/fe-contribute/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=90 A bientôt Patricia Mansfield-Devine Editor FrenchEntrée.com mailto:patricia@frenchentree.com If you wish to unsubscribe then please use the link below: http://www.frenchentree.com/fe-newsletter/home.asp?status=unsubscribe