FRENCH PROPERTY TIPS http://www.frenchentree.com 15 September 2005 Welcome to the September 2005 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. For local news, views and issues affecting your area, visit our other regional sites: Brittany http://www.frenchentree-brittany.com Charente http://www.frenchentree-charente.com Deux-Sevres http://www.frenchentree-deux-sevres.com Limousin http://www.frenchentree-limousin.com Lot and Quercy http://www.frenchentree-lotandquercy.com. 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. Househunting - ten tips from the horse's mouth 2. Location, location, location 3. Price rises slowdown 4. The British are coming... 5. Stagnation in the Monagasque market 6. So, you want to run a B&B? 7. French income tax and you 8. French Entrée's new financial planning zone 9. New-look tech zone 10. Use your loaf 11. A busy season 12. A yurt with a view 13. Properties for sale from private vendors 1 Ten tips for successful househunting Buying a property in France need not be a stressful experience... http://www.frenchentree.com/fe-property/displayarticle.asp?id=7928 2 Where do you want to be? The most important consideration when buying a home is its location... http://www.frenchentree.com/fe-property/displayarticle.asp?id=7942 3 Slowdown in French property price rises French house prices are not rising by as much as last year, according to French estate agents association FNAIM... http://www.frenchentree.com/fe-property/displayarticle.asp?id=7943 4 The British are snapping up rural France The British are leading the way when it comes to foreigners buying property in France... http://www.frenchentree.com/fe-property/displayarticle.asp?id=7944 5 Monaco market in the doldrums The annual yacht show in Monaco will attract foreign buyers, or so the local estate agents hope... http://www.frenchentree.com/fe-property/displayarticle.asp?id=7949 6 A full-time job Keith and Helen Archibald have been running a bed & breakfast since 2001... http://www.frenchentree.com/fe-lavie/displayarticle.asp?id=7961 7 French income tax Expert tax advice from Blevins Franks... http://www.frenchentree.com/fe-legal/displayarticle.asp?id=7969 8 French Entrée's new financial planning zone Expert advice from Siddalls... http://www.frenchentree.com/france-financial-planning/ 9 Under one roof For all the info you need on television, PCs and the Internet, visit our new-look tech zone, hosted by Peter James... http://www.frenchentree.com/france-satellite-tv-internet-pcs-telecoms/ 10 What to look for in a baguette The word baguette is derived from ‘baguette magique', the French for magic wand... http://www.frenchentree.com/france-food-cuisine/displayarticle.asp?id=7721 11 Back to work Life returns to normal on the smallholding... http://www.frenchentree.com/fe-smallholdings/displayarticle.asp?id=7739 12 Campsite organiser looks for venues If you own an interesting property in France, Canvaschic would like to hear from you... http://www.frenchentree.com/fe-property/displayarticle.asp?id=7962 13 Properties for sale from private vendors Properties for sale from private vendors this month include a large farmhouse with outbuildings near Paris, a whole 'village' in Cote d'Armor in Brittany and a village house with garden in the Corrèze... http://www.frenchentree.com/france-private-property-sales/ ***Sponsors Link - Moneycorp*** The Sterling price of French property fluctuates constantly with the exchange rate between Sterling and the Euro. 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