Product Description

The only annually updated guide to buying property in France, Buying a House in France 2009 gives inside information on the up-and-coming areas in France, where the bargains are to be found as well as full coverage of the regions already popular with British buyers.Many Brits dream of buying property in France and thanks to Eurostar and budget airlines the country is now closer than ever. This guide provides everything you need to know buy a house whether for use as a second home, weekend retreat, base while working abroad, investment or retirement home. It provides a step-by-step guide to the buying process, advice from legal and financial experts to guidance on what you can get for your money and where.This comprehensive guide includes cultural and economical information and uncovers how to find all types of property from villas and apartments to farms and vineyards. It also includes case studies from people who have already bought property in France with tips on how to get a bargain. It covers all of the essentials, from raising finance and dealing with estate agents to arranging removals, getting power and water connected and dealing with builders.This thorough guide addresses everything you're unsure of, equipping you with all the information you could ever need so that you know what to expect and how to avoid being ripped-off, helping you to get the best deal for your dream house in France.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #89563 in Books
• Published on: 2008-09-26
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

Customer Reviews

helpful house buying
Well written, helpful and up to date. The style is intelligent and the infomation invaluable, particulary good on the legal process. We are in the middle of buying a house and have consulted it many times. The information about the changing law on septic tanks was particularly good.
C Cooper

Very useful, will save us a fortune
I like this book. A lot of common sense and the sort of information that the locals know about and foreigners like me only pick up on an ad hoc bases. Clear concise sections on tax liability, all the rules and regulations and the pitfalls of local laws, bylaws and traditions. A couple of hours spent reading this book on the ferry to France and I felt a lot safer facing the estate agents and I soon picked out the cowboys and hustlers who avoided direct questions and came to trust the estate agents whose answers followed the line suggested by the book.