Homeowners in France will welcome the news that average property prices across the country grew by five per cent in the six months up to the end of September, according to a leading price index.

France was the only popular expat destination to make it into the Knight Frank Global House Price Index, published at the start of December and topped by Hong Kong. The index showed that while prices in France grew by 2.8 per cent between Q2 and Q3 this year, prices in Q3 were up an encouraging 6.7 per cent year on year.

Another recent report by the bank Credit Foncier revealed that Brits currently make up 15 per cent of all expatriate buyers in France, while French buyers living abroad account for almost a third of all overseas originated property purchases.

Anyone who needs to transfer money to buy Property in France should use a currency specialist to exchange their pounds into euros. For more information, contact Smart Currency Exchange.

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