The French property market is still alive and kicking, thanks in large part to British buyers and sellers taking advantage of the exchange rate, it has been claimed.

According to UK-based French property specialists Latitudes, British residents investing in French property in the past few years have seen an increase in the value of their second home due to the euro’s current strong standing against sterling.

Latitudes’ Chris Bishop tells the Independent: "The euro has strengthened against the pound and this means that Britons who have bought in France have enjoyed an uplift.

"Quite a few are looking to cash in which ensures a steady supply of new instructions."

British investors are still entranced by French property, according to the newspaper, which cites the country’s long summers, history and culture, food, wine and stunning countryside as being among its many attributes.

Recent figures from the Office of National Statistics confirmed the popularity of French property and Spanish property, with the two countries shown to gain the lion’s share of UK tourism.

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