Those interested in buying Normandy property could look to the seaside resort of Deauville as a place with a wide variety of attractions for residents and visitors alike.In March each year the resort stages the Asian Film Festival, a celebration of the cinematic wonders of the east as productions from countries including India, China, Indonesia [...]
The president of France Nicolas Sarkozy has unveiled a series of measures aimed at boosting the French property market.New proposals include doubling the income threshold under which people can qualify for government guarantees on their mortgages, buying up 30,000 houses to bolster the construction industry and introducing interest-free loans to help people pay for energy-saving [...]
In news that may bolster those thinking of buying Brittany property, official figures in France have shown that prices have still risen this year.French National Estate Agents Federation data has indicated that in the 12 months to July 2008, the country's property prices rose by 1.7 per cent.This follows rises of 7.1 per cent in [...]
French property buyers are targeting the Alps as the place to go to, it has been reported.In defiance of the credit crunch, off-plan buyers are snapping up properties in Alpine areas such as the new Le Telemark resort at Tignes Le Lac, developers MGM Group states, reports Easier.The firm has noted that Britons make up [...]
A new ferry service from Dover may help boost property in Normandy by making access across the Channel even easier.LD Lines has announced that its ferry, the Seven Sisters, will operate a daily service from the Kent port to Dieppe in northern Normandy.The service, which will start in February, will be able to carry both [...]
In news that may help attract more people to the Brittany property market, it has been revealed this week that the city of Nantes is to host a major musical event.The Nantes tourist authority has announced that La Folle Journee de Nantes - which it states is the biggest music festival in Europe - will [...]
Property investor James Caan, from the BBC show Dragon's Den, has said good research and close-up investigation were the key to his French Riviera property purchases.Explaining his golden rules for property investment, Mr Caan told the Daily Telegraph that when investing overseas he chose the region because it is "so quick to fly there for [...]
In news that may interest those thinking of buying French Riviera property, it has been stated that the city of Nice has seen the country's highest increases in value in the last year.Writing for French Property News, director of Francemediterraneanproperty.com Peter-Danton de Rouffignac said that many parts of the country have seen healthy price rises [...]
Those keen on investing in French Riviera property may also be attracted to the area by some of its sporting events.One of the biggest of these is the Monte Carlo Masters tennis tournament, which takes place every spring.Featuring many of the top male players from around the world, the event runs from April 11th to [...]
Normandy property may be more attractive to overseas investors if projections from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) of a slowdown in the Eurozone follow through.Jorgen Elmeskov, director of policy studies in the Economics Department of the OECD, forecast that economic activity in the Eurozone could fall by 0.5 per cent over the [...]