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Property Market
Property Prices Haute-Savoie
The mountains are omnipresent in Haute-Savoie, making it the premier skiing area in Europe, and one of the most popular areas in France for British holiday home buyers.
09 Jan 2018
Non-Resident Foreign Buyers 2006-16
Over the past 10 years one third of non-resident foreign French property buyers have been British, but they are now spending less.
09 Jan 2018
House Prices in Herault
In the Mediterranean department of Herault, wherever you live, the mountains are close and the sea is not too far away.
07 Dec 2017
The Price of a Building Plot in France
The French government have recently published a review of residential building land prices for 2016.
07 Dec 2017
French House Prices Half-Year 2017
The latest departmental market analysis shows average prices outside of Paris ranging from €650m² in the Creuse to €3,900m² in the Alpes Maritimes.
07 Nov 2017
Vineyard Prices in France 2016
Vineyard prices in France rose by an average of 3.8% last year, with prices anything between €5,000 and €5 million a hectare.
06 Oct 2017
The Price of Farmland in France
The price of agricultural land in France ranges on average from €2K/hectare up to €17K/hectare, and price movements last year were just as varied.
08 Aug 2017
Brexit Impacts on Sales to British Buyers
Brexit has created some hesitancy amongst British buyers of French property, with sales last year slightly down on 2015.
11 Jul 2017
Where to Buy Cheap Property in Brittany
The cheapest villages in Brittany in which to buy a house, for an average price as low as €53,000.
11 Jul 2017
Rural House Prices in France
The French rural land agency SAFER have produced a useful analysis of the price of country property in France and the most popular areas for international buyers.
11 Jul 2017
Rent Levels in French Towns and Cities
According to a recent survey, rent levels in the towns and cities of France averaged €12.60m2 last year, but with substantial variations across the country.
11 Jul 2017
House Prices in France 2014-16
The movement in house prices in France over the past three years shows substantial variation across the country, but with few signs of any significant increase in prices.
13 Jun 2017
Notaires House Price Revisions for Qtr3/2016
The notaires have issued significant, mostly downward, revisions to their analysis of house price movements for the third quarter of 2016.
03 Mar 2017
House Prices in France Third Quarter 2016
The notaires report that house prices outside of Paris rose by an average of 1.5% in the third quarter, reflecting the high level of sales activity in the market.
06 Feb 2017
House Building in France in 2016
Despite the controversy that frequently rages in France about the lack of suitable housing, in reality the country has one of the largest house-building programmes in Europe.
06 Feb 2017
Ups and Downs of Alpine Ski Property Prices
The unreliability of snow conditions in the Alps is finding its way through to the state of the market for ski property.
06 Feb 2017
Foreign Buyers and Sellers in 2016
The notaires have recently published a glimpse of the foreign buyers and sellers of property in France in 2016.
06 Jan 2017
The Price of Building Land in France in 2015
The average price of a building plot in France remained unchanged in 2015 at €78m², but prices vary enormously both within and between regions.
06 Dec 2016
Buying Ski Property in the French Alps
The British are continuing to buy in the French Alps, although in smaller numbers and with far greater caution.
06 Dec 2016
Ten Year House Price Falls in Brittany
With the slump in the property market in recent years, house prices in Brittany are much the same today as they were 10 years ago.
04 Nov 2016
