Alexis Goldberg of the FranceBuyingGuide.com helps readers with their questions about buying and living in France. If you need a question answering, email france@overseasguidescompany.com Shortly, my husband and I will be retiring to the south of France. As I am sure you’ll understand, receiving good healthcare is top of our list of priorities. Please can [...]
Alexis Goldberg of the FranceBuyingGuide.com helps readers with their questions about buying and living in France. If you need a question answering, email france@overseasguidescompany.com "I have a house in France, in Deux Sevres, where I spend about 15-20 weeks a year, typically in 3 to 4 week blocks. I would like phone and Internet access [...]
It’s an exciting proposition, whether you’re buying a holiday home, or are moving to France full time. There’ll be lots to think about over the next few months and you’re likely to make a few trips to France too, whether it’s to view properties, attend meetings or get to know the area you’re buying in. [...]
This week the FranceBuyingGuide.com spoke to Shaun - a Jersey resident on the eve of leaving home for good and moving in to his beautiful French property.
Retirement used to mean that the time had arrived for you to sit back and put your feet up. You were able to relax safe in the knowledge that your hard-earned pension was sufficient enough to support you in your golden years. Sadly all this has changed because as life expectancies have increased, pensions have [...]
Alexis Goldberg of the FranceBuyingGuide.com helps readers with their questions about buying and living in France. If you need a question answering, email france@overseasguidescompany.com I have always wanted to live in France but would need to have an income – I have had my own training business and run my own pubs before. I [...]
For many, the idea of moving abroad can be tainted by the fear of becoming homesick. Moving out of your comfort zone and away from your friends and family might even stop you from making the life change you so desire and that is a real shame. Fear not, there may be light at the [...]
In recent years, a number of emerging overseas property destinations have been flooding the market, each claiming to be the next ‘big thing’. This has led the market to become somewhat crowded and perhaps rather confusing for investors. Despite this, it is the old favourites that are once again in the form of their lives! [...]
When Mags Barrett-Jolly bought her French renovation project she saved money by using currency exchange specialist Smart Currency Exchange to send money to France from the UK. With the current £/€ exchange rate the best it has been for 20 months, we asked her to tell us more so that others can benefit too… [...]
It is an issue that has divided Italy for close to two decades and has resulted in violent protests and a number of arrests. The TAV or Treno Alta Velocita is an extravagant project which will see a 35 mile rail link (four miles longer than the Channel Tunnel) built underneath the Alps, linking Turin [...]