Synopsis
Uncovers the best places to buy, from Normandy to the Cote d'Azur - gives the lowdown on visas, job-hunting and education - covers the details of finding a property: choosing types of accommodation, renovating and security - offers specialist advice on mortgages, taxes, surveys and conveyancing - helps with the challenges of settling-in; learning the language, the law and the culture
About the Author
Mark Igoe had a career in writing on adventure sports, ecology, history and travel, before moving to Africa and writing the first guidebook to Zimbabwe. For the last decade he has been working on European countries, principally France.
John Howell is the senior partner of a law firm specializing in advising people about buying property abroad.