• Buying a house in France
- choosing the right area
- the different property styles
- looking for the right property
- dealing with property agents
- building your own house
- arranging finance for the purchase
- negotiating the property transaction

• Moving to France
- moving into your new house
- getting all the paperwork right
- opening bank accounts and tax
- health and the French social security system
- running a gite business
- finding a job or starting a business in France

Plus hundreds of tips and lots of advice on all those small matters that are key to making your purchase in France a success.

All this is explained in straight-forward language, supported by a wealth of tables, contact details for further information, and many case studies of people who have bought property in France.

Is this book for you?

The book is for anyone looking to buy a property in France to use as a holiday home, to work from, or to start a new life abroad.

It can be used as an active reference guide when "on the ground" in France, getting up early for that 8am appointment with an immobilier. But can also be used by people thinking about moving to France in the future, but who are not quite ready to make the move yet. This book highlights all the issues that you need to consider.

Synopsis
The book covers everything a non-French person needs to know about: Buying a house in France, What area to choose, what type of house style, where to look for a house, building your own house and, finally, how to negotiate the property transaction, Moving to France. Congratulations! You've bought the house. You now need to know about moving into the house, living in France and, if you need to, working there. The book explains the above in straight-forward language, supported by a wealth of tables and contact details for further information. Whether you're looking to buy an old country farm, a new house, an apartment, share a property or set up a gite complex, this book covers you all the way. The book is aimed at non-French people who are looking to buy a house in France to use as a: 1. holiday home, 2. retirement home, or 3. to work from. The book assumes no prior knowledge of France, the French language or of the French property market. Therefore, it is hoped the book will prove useful to the whole range of ages: from young people looking to move to France and start a new life, to older people planning to retire to France.

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