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.
Unlock the door to off-plan homes in France
Investing in an off-plan home is a popular alternative to purchasing resale property in France. New builds can have many benefits, including the fact that you’ll be the first to live there. Here, we’ll review the buying off-plan process and present the benefits of buying off-plan to help you decide whether it’s a suitable option for you.Read more...
Uncle Sam is getting a taste for French property
Find homes in France via our property portal. Property agents in France are expecting a rise in enquiries from Americans, spurred into investing in Europe by the result of the recent election.Read more...
Who will win the French presidency?
Find homes in France via our property portal. We have come to expect the unexpected in 2016 politics, but will 2017 be any different? The race to become the next President of France hots up ahead of next year’s French election and the result will affect the euro.Read more...
How to integrate into French life
Find homes in France via our property portal. Moving to France should be a happy adventure, whatever your age. Hundreds of thousands of us have made the move successfully, finding the French extremely welcoming. You won’t find it difficult to come across a few fellow expats too, whichever area you choose to live.Read more...
Paris for property hunters and romantics
Find homes in France via our property portal. The sun seems to be rising for Paris as an investment destination. It’s quite a nice place just to hang out too.Read more...
Culture and countryside gives France that je ne sais quoi
Find homes in France via our property portal. The culture and lifestyle are the biggest draws for British buyers in France, says estate agency seeing post-Brexit sales going upRead more...
What does France celebrate and how?
Find homes in France via our property portal. It’s the beginning of festival time in the UK, with Halloween, then Guy Fawkes Night, all leading towards Christmas and the New Year. If you’re moving to France, don’t worry, you won’t miss out – France has even more parties and festivals to get involved in, and plenty of fireworks!Read more...
UK government changes 15-year expat election bar
Find homes in France via our property portal. Many long-term British expats were outraged at being banned from voting in the EU Referendum. At least the rule is being changed before the 2020 electionRead more...
Follow Le Tour 2017 for your mountaintop French home?
Find homes in France via our property portal. Homes with mountain views are abundant in France and they’re not all in the Alps or Pyrenees. Follow Chris Froome up these three mountain ranges in next year’s Tour de France, for a rural home with four-season appeal and rooms with viewsRead more...
Now is the time to make an offer on French property
Find homes in France via our property portal. Some French houses have been on the market for years and desperately need a new owner. Be bold and make an offer! The French property market remains firmly on the side of the buyer in the autumn of 2016, with prices remaining stable generally. Some areas have even seen falling prices over the last few years and although there are signs of a small increase in certain areas, bargains are still to be found across many parts of the country.Read more...
The new Normandy conquest
Find homes in Normandy via our property portal. 950 years ago on 14th October, the Normans defeated the English army at Senlac Hill in Sussex. These days the traffic is the other way, as the British pop across the Channel to grab a piece of the lovely towns, pretty houses and beaches of NormandyRead more...