French Property Blog and News

A big thank you to Patrick at my-french-house.com blog for inviting me to share snippets about our lives here in south west France. For this issue, I guess I’d better introduce myself...my name is Beth Haslam. A few…
The Paris property market is well known to be extremely busy with most properties snapped up before making it to the market. French estate agents in Paris have long waiting lists from buyers and investors hoping to snap-up…
Did you know that each year, over 100,000 individuals from different corners of the world choose to make France their new home? This influx of foreign nationals accounts for roughly 10% of all real estate transactions in…
Paris property sales are down but prices are still climbing according to a recent report published last month by the Chambre de Notaires de Paris. The ongoing pandemic continues to weigh on the French real estate market…
Here's some inheritance related information about buying property and real estate en tontine or with a tontine pact, but first, just what is a tontine clause? The tontine clause (also called 'tontine pacte') may be an option…
By comparing the luxury real estate listings on its website, the SeLoger Group has calculated the average selling price of a castle in France. As usual, location remains the main valuation factor for this type of real estate.…
Is moving to France a good idea? We certainly think it is, not just for the weather, the fabulous food, amazing wines, rich culture, history, superb healthcare or for a renovation project with land and outbuildings in the…
The laws on property ownership in France depend on the type of property you are buying and the amount of land it comes with.  If the property has more than one hectare of land ( 2 acres and a half), then it’s…
The PUMA system (Protection Universelle Maladie) was introduced in 2016, it was created to simplify access to french health care and avoid living in France with no health cover. This measure is also useful for the self-employed…