A recent slump in the French property market could present buyers seeking French property with the perfect opportunity to snap up a bargain, it has been claimed.

Blamed on a lower number of UK buyers investing in holiday properties due to the financial constraints of the recession, the French property market could reportedly offer those with disposable income a mouth-watering selection of bargain homes.

Director of propertyabroad.com Les Calvert comments: "Property sales have only really declined in the last few months.

"Analysts on the ground think prices will start to fall later this year, at which point the bargain hunters will start to find what they are looking for."

French property is the third most popular choice for UK residents looking to invest in a property overseas, according to the website.

Howard Bilton, chairman of the Sovereign Group, recently told the Guardian that an increasing popularity of properties in tax havens could lead to large drops in price on luxury French property in the south of the country.

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