Worried about the Exchange rate

January 21, 2008 at 11:01 pm · Filed under French Property

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The euro has been gaining at sterling’s expense over the last few weeks - effectively making a French Property purchase more expensive for UK buyers.

However, it is worth bearing in mind that the euro interest rate is particularly attractive compared with the UK rate.

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For example, it is possible to fix rates at less than 5% for up to 7 years. There are many …

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