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Bonjour a Tous,

In the 7 stimulating (to put it mildly!) years we have been living in France full time we have experienced 5 property transactions. Three purchases and two of those became sales.There must be a bit of gypsy in our bloodline somewhere. Our first home in St Remy de Provence was a village house which we converted into a small Bed and Breakfast. We then traded that in for a 4th floor apartment a few blocks back from the Promenade des Anglais in Nice. Our current home in Chaudenay, Burgundy is a more extensive property with a large Maison, many outbuildings (les dependances) and an acre of parkland. The ‘outbuildings’ house two apartments and a Cottage which we rent out as holiday accommodation.

In our view, buying property in France is not fraught with anything like the difficulty you may be lead to believe. For our first purchase we had very little French language skills and in fact were not even in France when the sale document (acte de vente) was signed. Yes, there are matters to be aware of and at times it is important to seek professional guidance to ensure you have a hassle free transaction. But as long as you have that one ingredient, desire, then anyone and everyone is capable of buying their own ‘dream’ home and/or business in France.

So, during the course of 25 to 30 posts we will share with you our property transaction experiences. They will follow a rough chronological order of thinking, decisions and events. Not all posts will neccessarily be totally helpful to you but we hope they will at least help to lower the risks which exist in any property transaction undertaken anywhere. If our information merely provides you with more courage to proceed, then we will be happy about that too.

Our next Buying French bricks and mortar post will provide suggestions on how to select the area of France that is ‘right’ for you.

A Bientot,

Bruce.

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