Taking a holiday in a rented Brittany property could be a good way to save money, it has been suggested.In a feature on how to get away for less during the credit crunch, the Daily Telegraph said this was one of the options for people keen to go overseas without doing so on a large [...]
The Pyrenees offers lower prices for French property seekers than the Alps, it has been stated.A feature in the Daily Telegraph notes that the French tend to concentrate on the Alpine region when it comes to mountains, leaving less demand for properties in the southerly region that borders with Spain and Andorra.Property owner in the [...]
It is still possible to find a French property for less than £150,000, it has been reported.A number of British sellers have agreed to make their second homes available at a discount cost, meaning there are plenty of bargains around, the Times reports.Dordogne-based estate agent Joanna Leggett of Leggett Immobilier told the paper: "Old holiday [...]
The European Central Bank (ECB) has announced a new cut in interest rates, something that could help lower the cost of mortgages on Normandy property.In its monthly meeting, the board of governors agreed to trim the rate by 0.25 per cent with effect from April 8th, taking the main refinancing operations rate to 1.25 per [...]
Normandy enjoys some old-fashioned fun in July when the Bayeux Medieval Festival takes place.Normandy property buyers and others can enjoy a range of historic frivolity with jugglers, knights and musicians in period costume bringing the sounds and sights of days of yore to the historic town.Those keen on buying Normandy property in a location deeply [...]
The Norman village of Beuvron-en-Auge turns on the flower power each May as it stages its annual geranium festival. Lovers of all things floral may find this a very good time to visit the area, which has a number of other scenic and historic attractions. According to Francethisway.com, the village has a number of "not [...]
Picardy is an easy part of France to get to from the UK, it has been stated. Commenting on the ease of travel from Britain to the northern French region, marketing and PR manager for Picardy tourist board Claude Chaboud said: "From London there is the Eurostar and the ferries, so it is very, very [...]
A new survey of online searches has seen the Portugal property market come out on top as the most popular.Homesoverseas.com revealed that last month the country jumped from second place to first - overtaking Spain - in terms of viewings of its country page and individual homes. Italy, France and the US were third, fourth [...]
Tourism is growing in parts of Brittany away from the sea thanks to the increasing presence of UK buyers there, the region's tourist board has said.Director of the body Michael Dodds commented that "a few thousand British people have settled in inland Brittany".He added that such buyers are "a driving force in helping people appreciate [...]
A British couple who chose to buy a Brittany property and move there from London have said the fall in the value of the pound has not prevented their change of lifestyle being a successful one.Tracy Harris and Frank Maximillian told the Daily Mail that "life is simpler, safer and calmer" in Brittany, where the [...]