FRENCH PROPERTY TIPS http://www.frenchentree.com 16 March 2005 Welcome to the March 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 regional sites: Brittany http://www.frenchentree-brittany.com Limousin http://www.frenchentree-limousin.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. Boom year for European property market 2. Asbestos and your French home 3. Renting as a route to market 4. Swimming pool security update 5. French tax returns 6. Delay to France/UK joint tax treaty 7. Sterling versus the Euro 8. Cost of living in France 9. Your very own chef 10. Downshifting - could you do it? 11. Book review 12. Properties for sale from private vendors 13. French Entrée is number one for property 1 Record growth in European property market Housing markets across Europe have strengthened over the past year, with all the major market indicators showing strong growth... http://www.frenchentree.com/fe-property/displayarticle.asp?id=3856 2 Asbestos is a notifiable substance If you're selling a house in France, you must have it checked for asbestos... http://www.frenchentree.com/fe-property/displayarticle.asp?id=3708 3 Why not try before you buy? Renting is a good way to get to know an area before buying... http://www.frenchentree.com/fe-property/displayarticle.asp?id=3935 4 There are four choices for pool security How to make your swimming pool compliant with the new legislation... http://www.frenchentree.com/fe-lavie/displayarticle.asp?id=3897 5 Don't forget your tax return Your French income tax return is now due for the 2004 calendar year... http://www.frenchentree.com/fe-legal/displayarticle.asp?id=3915 6 Delay to new tax treaty The existing tax treaty will probably remain in force till 2007... http://www.frenchentree.com/fe-legal/displayarticle.asp?id=3814 7 Euro update - March 2005 Where does Sterling stand in relation to the Euro?... http://www.frenchentree.com/fe-currency/displayarticle.asp?id=1607 8 The cost of living in France Is France really a cheaper place to live? You bet it isn't, says one FrenchEntrée reader... http://www.frenchentree.com/fe-lavie/displayarticle.asp?id=3763 9 A chef of your very own How about employing a chef to cook your meals at home?... http://www.frenchentree.com/france-food-cuisine/displayarticle.asp?id=3735 10 Are you ready to downshift? How one British couple are helping others decide whether to make the move... http://www.frenchentree.com/fe-downshifting/displayarticle.asp?id=3887 11 Book review - The Vendée Angela Bird knows the area well, with all its little hidden gems... http://www.frenchentree.com/fe-bookshop/displayarticle.asp?id=3855 12 Properties for sale Properties for sale from private vendors this month include a country house near Sarlat, two houses with gîtes in the Tarn, a riverside home in Brittany, a farmhouse in the Loire and a large luxury gîte in the Auvergne. http://www.frenchentree.com/french-property-sales-france/ 13 FrenchEntrée reels in rivals FrenchEntrée.com has soared off to a flying start to 2005 overtaking other French property sites... http://www.frenchentree.com/fe-advertising/displayarticle.asp?id=3727 ***Sponsors Link - Siddalls*** Thinking of moving to France? 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