Buying a House in France Guide.

Buying a property in France is extremely exciting, but it can be nerve-wracking: in what ways is the process different to the UK, how do you cope with the language difference, what fees should you expect and just who is the notaire? That’s why we’ve put together our France Buying Guide, to help you through the process, step by step.

Written by experts, it covers every stage of buying, from viewing to contracts and fees. Get your copy of the French Property Guide by simply filling in the form below.


  Impact of Brexit
  Find your property
  Ask the right questions
  Avoid losing money
  Avoid the legal pitfalls
  Move in successfully

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“We used the excellent France Property Guide chiefly to research exactly how to buy a property in France and also to reassure ourselves that we were on the right track. We looked to the website and additionally to the advice that the Resource Centre gave to move ahead – the help of reliable local professionals was undoubtedly imperative to move things forward”

Bernard and Doris Corcoran

France Property Guide readers who successfully bought their home in France

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How can the France Property Guide help you?

The French Property Guide is designed especially to support you through every stage of the French property buying process. Our experts share valuable advice from how to get started, to finding an estate agent, to covering all the important legal and financial considerations.

We have created our French property guide to help highlight the many pitfalls of buying in France, so you can buy your dream home in France safely. It will also help you avoid wasting time and money like many would-be homebuyers before them.

Over the last ten years, we have also built up a network of trusted experts. They provide independent, factual guidance on all aspects of buying property in and moving to France. Not only that, but our France Property Guide country specialist, Yasmin Smith, has been talking to homebuyers in France and helping them to purchase their home in France safely for a number of years. She is just at the other end of the telephone at our Resource Centre to answer any questions and support our readers throughout the property buying process.

Our experts are also trusted by well known publishers such as Rightmove Overseas and the Radio Times for guidance about buying overseas property. Furthermore, the media regularly quotes us on the key issues for people buying property and starting a new chapter abroad.

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