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Money saving tips when buying a property in France

January 23, 2010

More often than not, people buying French property and overseas properties pay more than what they should, this doesn't need to be, especially given the current state of affairs!

With a little knowledge and a few good tips and contacts, we can help you save you significant amounts of money. This varies on individual circumstances, such as areas, property price, cash purchase etc ... The usual key areas where you are most likely to be able to save money on your property purchase are:

Purchase Price - we can assist and will try to negociate the best buying price (when buying a home through us). Start browsing today through 100's of great homes all over France with details in English.

Foreign Currency Exchange - when shopping around looking for fx rates to convert your pound sterling into euros, make sure you talk to to us rather than just go to your high street bank. For instance, have you looked into forward booking?

French Mortgage - Equity Release - again, we can help with this. We work with various French lenders and brokers who can assist you with your French mortgage and help you find the mortgage that best suits your requirements. All you need to do is fill out our online form to receive different FREE quotations in English from specialist and bilingual mortgage advisors. We can also help with those who already own their home in France and looking to release equity from their French property.

Insurance in France - Looking for French insurance cover for your house (household and content insurance), motor or French car insurance (third party, comprehensive), top-up and private healthcare, insure your pet (cat and dog), caravan and mobile home insurance, and even your French boat or yacht on the Riviera).

Legal - our own French Notaire: we work with our in-house bilingual notary who can guide you and assist thoughtout the buying process. We also work with a network of specialist UK based solicitors.

We hope you find this useful and hope to hear from you soon, a bientot ...

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