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The vast number of enquiries to 1st for French Property are for either coastal or rural properties. To help potential buyers to choose the appropriate property, we have introduced a new section on the website called “Locality“. Here you can choose a property by its location:

• Coastal
• Rural
• Hamlet
• Village
• Town

France Barn

We have also introduced a new section on the website called “Type of Property“. As well as Barns, there is a huge range of possibilities including: Apartment, Barn, Bungalow, Chalet, Chateau, Cottage, Detached, Farm, Farmhouse, Gite Potential, Gites Complex, Longere, Maison de Village, Manor, Mas, New Build, Stone Built, Town Houses, Villa, and Watermill. These are the most popular chocies on 1st for French Property.

Lakes for Sale in France

Very popular at the moment are lakes or a property with lake! Often enquiring about the level of fish in the lake for commercial purposes too. Currently we have 4 lakes on the site and 23 properties with lake. To locate them use the “Advanced Search” facility on the web site. On the Advanced Search page – select “Lake” or “Lake + Property” from the Types box.

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Yes – it is the January Sales. Roll up! Roll up.

“It is not 250,000 euros”; “It is not even 200,000 euros”; “For today and today only it is only 175,000 euros”.

“Blue Cross Sale starts today”.

We have been bombarded with the sales pitch all January. But should it be any different in the French Property market? Well – think about it. The next few months will be slow so vendors will be anxious not to lose any serious enquiries. If you can get to France in February then haggle over prices and you could be surprised with a New Year bargain price!

Reduced French Property prices

Where to start? We have 250 French Property reductions on 1st-for-French-Property.co.uk. 

French Property Reductions << check them here.

This remains one of France’s most popular destination for foreign buyers. Glorious weather, wine and food for the palate, tremendous variation in landscapes, the beaches, Roman architecture, and the list goes on! Read Peter Mayle’s Provence A to Z if you need convincing! This is the appeal of real estate in Southern France.
Real Estate in Southern France

This covers 2 large regions of France which run along the Mediterranean coast. At the Western end, bordered by the Pyrenees and Spain, we have the Languedoc-Roussillon region. Our favourite destination is Collioure. Picturesque as a Cornish fishing village with its port, small beach, restaurants, artists, and fabulous views.
To the East we have Provence (PACA). This region has been a popular location for the chic, rich and famous. Coastal prices are high and reflect the demand from Parisians, and foreign buyers. Inland prices drop significantly, and can be no more expensive than the Languedoc-Roussillon. Peter Mayle keeps the region in the public focus, and his bestsellers continue to promote the true “Provence”. So the Luberon and environs is also very expensive but probably a good investment!
Where to look? In Provence we prefer the inland areas such as Cotignac. Here you have Rural France and all its delights plus within easy drive of the coast. Across into the Languedoc-Roussillon, if you are looking for real France then head inland to Limoux or the wine villages to the North of Beziers such as Lamalou. Prices are low and there is a good selection.

For a large selection of real estate in Southern France:

>> Languedoc-Roussillon Real Estate

>> Provence Properties

If you are thinking of buying a property in France – investment, residential or holiday home – there is no better time!

The £ sterling  / Euro exchange rate is at £1 = 1.51 euros. So a property priced at 151,000 euros will cost £100K (plus notaire charges). With further UK interest rate hikes on the horizon the exchange rate may strengthen further!

If you are certain that you want to buy a property in France this year, then you might want to “protect” a sterling lump sum by forward buying with one of the many Currency Exchange companies. The exchange rate offered by HIFX and others is usually significantly better than the high street banks.

For more information on Currency Exchange << click here

Over the weekend and today there has been much media coverage of the report into why the Brits are flocking to France.

Food?
Wine?
Weather?

Apparently not!

Research carried out by Montesquieu University in Bordeaux, south-west France, and presented to the Foreign Office says otherwise.

Marie-Martine Gervais-Aguer, the author of the study, said: “A lot of these people come from urbanised areas. They are looking for an authentic experience that fits in with their dreams. Freshly farmed food, the security of a tight-knit community – all of these things people associate with a typical French village that they feel no longer exists in Britain. There is a nostalgia for the way British villages used to be 50 years ago.”

Perhaps it has something to do with property prices and life-style too?

What do you think?

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