French property market news
You’ll find all the latest French property news here at France Property Guides, so you can stay up to speed when buying property in France. From updates on house prices to breakdowns of new legislation, you needn’t look anywhere else for French property market news. Get the latest below.
6 reasons to buy property in France right now
Reports show the number of Brits with second homes in France dropping for the first time in a decade. However, there are many reasons to buy property in France now. In fact, many of those once-owning holiday homes have decided to jump right in and are living here as permanent residents. Perhaps accelerated by the COVID pandemic, embracing the “life is too short” philosophy.Read more...
How to get a French passport
Long-term British residents in France are rushing to get French citizenship ahead of Britain leaving the European Union. But how easy is it?Read more...
Le Pen promises to cut inheritance tax
French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has promised to cut inheritance tax in France. In a long document outlining 144 actions on her election (“because God made the world in 144 hours”), the National Front leader makes a clear bid for the votes of the middle class. But what are the rules today?Read more...
Getting your home renovation done safely
New rules being implemented in April are designed to make it easier to find a qualified and trustworthy tradesman for all your home renovations.Read more...
Visitors flood back to France and its cuisine
Forget the feeble attempts of terrorists to sew doubt and fear, France is still the land of the friendly welcome and the gorgeous, wonderful, stunning cuisine. The best things in French life don’t always come cheap though!Read more...
Expats seek French citizenship as Brexit Bill progresses
With the Brexit Bill clearing legislative hurdles at a pace, British citizens in France have been looking to their options.Read more...
France’s most liveable cities in 2017
Find homes in France via our property portal. France Property Guides explores the most popular places to live in France as voted for by the French.Read more...
The cheapest homes in France
Find homes in France via our property portal. France has been tipped as the top place to buy an overseas home in 2017, and you don’t need to break the bank to do so. Property-hunters in search of a real French bargain should head into the interior to the Indre department and neighbouring Limousin region – the two most affordable places to buy a house in France, according to the latest report by France’s official Institute of Notaries (Notaires de France). There certainly is very cheap French property for sale, but where can you find it?Read more...
Expats urge UK to protect residency rights, of the French!
Find homes in France via our property portal. With the British and French so embedded in each others’ countries, it is time for the British government to make a “magnanimous gesture”, says group of expats in France. From a personal point of view, the British are so firmly in France, the idea of significant change is unthinkable, says France Property Guide’s writer in France, Alexis.Read more...
January? Dull? Not when it’s the start of your new life in France!
Find homes in France via our property portal. January can be a rather dull and cheerless month. On the upside, however, if you are planning on buying property in France this can be a great time to plan a trip. Flights are not expensive, there are some serious bargains to be had and it is still very much a buyer’s market. Plus it is nice to dust off those January cobwebs and have a mini break.Read more...
French presidential hopeful shocks French – by speaking English!
Find homes in France via our property portal. The French Presidential campaign is the most exciting in decades, with clearly different and charismatic young candidates. Could Macron be France’s Trudeau?Read more...
