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 17th May 2008
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French Property – your guide to buying a home in France Welcome to FrenchEntrée Property. Visit our Property Buying Guide for full details on property purchase in France. Our aim is to give you practical advice on how to buy a house in France, how to find the right property for you and where to look. See also our New Build Zone plus our Investment Property Zone. Take advantage of our fantastic property search as well as our list of private property sales. You will also find information on surveys, removals, leaseback property, French planning law plus advice on renovating your new home.So whether you are considering buying a property in France or are already in the process of doing so, you have come to the right place. Enjoy the site. Michael Streeter editor, FrenchEntrée Property PS why not check out our Living in France and Holidays in France sites too? Also in FrenchEntrée Property... Need finance for your property purchase in France? Visit our Mortgage Zone for full details on how and where to get a home loan. Want advice on how the French legal system works? Then visit our Law Zone. If you need advice on how to do up a property in France then visit our Renovation and Decoration Zone. Or need information about taxation and tax residency in France? Check out our Tax Zone. For information on insurance, credit cards and opening French bank accounts go to our Finance Zone. And for full deals on the euro and currency exchange visit our comprehensive Currency Zone French property words and phrases Baffled by compromis de vente? Bamboozled by Clause Tontine? Then visit our glossary of French property expressions. And for a full and easy-to-read guide to the French language visit our Language Zone
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If you’re looking to sell your house in France, what’s the best way of going about this? Michael Streeter looks at some of the reasons why people sell their French home and considers some practical selling tips
FrenchEntrée is launching a new reader service aimed at helping you understand the complexities of French tax and law issues - with the help of experts from financial advisers Siddalls and law firm the International Law Partnership
In its end of year assessment of house prices in 2007 and its prediction of trends for 2008 the FNAIM estate agency organisation has struck a cautious note, but downplays the likelihood of a major fall in house values 
What do the next 12 months hold in store for the housing market in France? In our definitive annual survey, FrenchEntrée asked experts for their views on the housing situation in 2007 and the prospects for 2008 
It’s easy to be ruled by our heart rather than our head when buying a property in France. Here’s a checklist of practical factors that need to be considered before you commit to buy…
Jane Matthews of Abbey International offers some tips on safe banking in France, including how to protect against the danger of identity theft on and offline 
France’s sometimes complex planning regulations on building new homes or renovating existing ones have been simplified by changes that came into effect on 1 October 2007. Lawyer Laurence Daurignac of the International Law Partnership explains what they mean 
The gîte market in France is ultra-competitive - but this doesn't mean it is impossible to earn an income. However, to make it work you have to be committed, focused and tough....
As more and more people consider investing in the French property market Michael Streeter examines the trend - and looks at the key questions for investors to consider planning to buy 
The French government is planning significant changes to inheritance tax rules both for spouses and for children. Duncan Campbell, associate director of financial advisers Siddalls, explains what they will mean in practice 
More and more overseas buyers are looking to make money from their French properties by letting them out. Here are some guidelines to follow when considering a buy to let purchase in France
Many Britons are thinking of moving to live in France when they retire. Here Robert Brealey of tax experts Siddalls looks at the options for people who are resident in France but are living – or intending to live - on a UK personal or state pension