French Property Buying

The Green Guide to the Atlantic Coast

THE Atlantic coast of France offers sweeping beaches, rocky cliff tops and a rich history that provide many places to visit.

The area is home to massive sand dunes, the longest and highest in Europe, routes once travelled by pilgrims and the traditions of the wine trade.

A popular guidebook series is the Michelin Green Guides and the one for the Atlantic coast, which takes in Poitou, Aquitaine and the Basque Country offers a wealth of information.

Review of French Property Secrets ebook

MANY people turn to the internet in their search for a property in France, but what about buying an ebook on the subject straight away?

Unlike regular books where you have to find a parking place, get through the crowds and find the bookshop to buy one, ebooks are delivered immediately over the web.

And French Property Secrets, by Peter Jones, is one of the few books available to you to buy and start reading within minutes.

Naturally the book covers many of the subjects you would find in regular books about property buying.

For example it provides an overview of the different regions, how to find your dream home and looks at the buying process.

Review of Two Steps Backwards

FOR many people moving to France for a life in the sunshine, enjoying fine wines and food, is the ultimate dream.

But for Susie Kelly in her latest book Two Steps Backwards she tells how her own French dream often had nightmarish interludes.

From her husband’s life threatening illness to imprisoned neighbours; maggot infested cheese to artic temperatures, Susie somehow battled on.

Review of On the Brink, the Trouble with France

WHAT makes France tick? It is a question many people ask themselves after spending some time in the country.

They wonder how the government gets away with supporting so many struggling businesses, whilst other European countries face the cold winds of market forces.

And how can the French rail network work like clockwork yet at the flick of a switch passengers are stranded on train station platforms?

In Jonathan Fenby’s On the Brink, the Trouble with France, many of the contradictions of French life are examined and dissected.

Review of Buying a Property in France

A REFLECTION of the popularity of buying property in France is the number of books on the subject.

Buying a Property in France by Mark Igoe and John Howell offers a wide range of information in its 328 pages.

The book opens by asking why you want to move to France and gives you hints and tips on getting the first steps right.

It also looks at the different regions of France, although you may have already decided where you want to go, and features some lovely colour photographs.

Review of The French Property Buyers Handbook

WHEN buying a French property it sometimes helps to be reassured by the experience of others.

And interviews with people who have bought a place in France are one of the main features in a new book.

The French Property Buyer’s Handbook, by Natalie Avella, provides a range of useful information covering everything from tax to notaires; solar power to car insurance.

Review of More France Please, We're British

AS bookshelves groan under the increasing number of titles about moving to France, standing out from the crowd can be a challenge.

But a book about moving to and living life the French way has achieved just that something a bit different.

More France Please, We’re British, by Helena Frith Powell, offers first hand experience from not only the author herself but others she has interviewed.

Review of Au Revoir Angleterre

WHEN thinking about leaving their home country and heading to France people will have many hopes, questions and dreams running around their heads.

It's with this in mind that Au Revoir Angleterre, by Paul Jenner and Christine Smith, should be read by anybody thinking of leaving their own country to live permanently elsewhere.

Using their own and other people’s experiences of moving abroad the authors bring to life a warts and all account of everything involved both on a personal and bureaucratic level.

Review of The Complete Guide to Buying Property in France

DOING the research before buying can make all the difference to how successful your time in France will be.

And with the increasing number of books covering a property purchase in France you can start investigating before you have looked at your first house.

The second edition of Charles Davey’s The Complete Guide to Buying Property in France takes you through the various stages of buying but also provides a more rounded view.