France
New ski property website launched
Leggett Immobilier, the French estate agents, has announced the launch of a new ski property website, skifrenchproperty.com.
MGM announces new ski property development
Leading French Alpine developer MGM, which has played a key role in the improvement of facilities and accommodation in Tignes since it arrived there in 1999, celebrates its tenth year in the ski resort with news of plans for another new residential property development.
Expats driven back to UK by strong Euro
Research from reallymoving.com, the UK's leading provider of instant online quotes for home-movers, reveals that UK expats are returning home in their droves as the weak pound has sent the cost of living in the Eurozone soaring.
Brits still buying along the French Riviera
GDP in France rose unexpectedly by 0.3% in Q2 2009 making France one of the first countries out of recession in Europe and the OECD.
Don’t save, invest in French property says FPA
Now it’s official – saving your hard-earned cash in a UK bank account is just not good news because of low forecast interest rates.
Last chance to buy metres from Three Valleys slopes
The pledge by the leading developer in the French Alps to replace ugly ’sixties- and ’seventies-built ski holiday accommodation blocks in Les Menuires – which it regards as ‘blots on the stunning mountain landscape’ – is paying off as it reports that all but five of the 94 apartments in its latest residence de tourisme in the resort have been sold.
Building in France? Get a Project Manager
Brits are suckers for turning rustic wrecks into hot properties but, if you do it on French soil, the advice is to get yourself a project manager. Choosing to go alone will almost certainly lead to frustration with a tough battle to get the home finished on-time and on-budget.
Buyers snap up apartments in heart of Chamonix
Building work is about to start on brand new homes in the heart of Chamonix where, undaunted by the current economic climate, off-plan buyers have snapped up half of the apartments planned by MGM, the leading developer in the French Alps.
The French Property Agents set to expand across France
Bucking the trend, FPA The French Property Agents is set to expand across France recruiting sales agents in key regions and building its property portfolio, which already numbers over 1,000, on its website thefrenchpropertyagents.com.
New ski property at Bisanne 1500
A French Alpine village which only a few years ago was a remote hamlet of just a handful of ancient farm buildings has become the latest addition to what is tipped to become one of the world’s biggest ski areas with more than 600 km of linked ski slopes.
Survival guide for buying property in rural France
La Belle France, one of the most popular destinations for buying property abroad, is still something of an enigma to the Brits.
French ski property developments will open before Christmas
Apartments in five brand new ski property developments nearing completion in the French Alps will be ready for occupation just before Christmas, it was announced this week.
France makes strong recovery in property market
Trevor Leggett of Leggett Immobilier commented on recent news item regarding the French market and France being one of the first countries alongside Germany to come out of the recession.
A jewel of French wine heritage
This property is a jewel of French wine heritage. Built in the 15th and 18th century, this exceptional property enjoys a superb, dominant situation and lovely grounds. It is situated in the Entre Deux Mers region of the Gironde, 30 minutes from St Emilion and under an hour from Bordeaux.
The Foibles of the French – Developing in L’Hexagone
It’s a brave man who takes on a building project in rural France. Tradesmen pick their own working hours, neighbouring curtains constantly twitch, builders’ merchants close for long lazy lunches and materials delivered can bear little resemblance to those ordered as the details get lost in translation. Best leave it to the experts.