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The Cote d’Azur is located on the Mediterranean in the far south-eastern corner of France, near Italy. Bordered as ...

Perfectly situated with the sea on one side  and the Pyrenees to the south, the Languedoc-Roussillon has turned out ...

The 17th and 18th centuries saw the production of numerous styles of furniture in France and they can easily be identified thanks to their specific characteristic details.

You may be wondering how much you are allowed to borrow, what sort of repayment plan would suit you or even whether you can take out a French mortgage at all.

You know it’s that time of year again when we start mentioning the first snow of the season. Often it falls a little later in the year, towards the end of November or the beginning of December, so cou ...

Known as one of the most sought after ski resort areas in the French Alps, Les Arcs is about to open another busy winter season. It’s been reported that forty per cent of all Britons still head down t ...

Thatch has come to symbolise the quintessential image of traditional, rural Normandy, synonymous with cosy half timbered farmhouses,

At Sextant Mortgages we’re pleased to present a brand new mortgage product, which has been developed to meet our clients’ needs and requests, as they go through the purchasing of a property:

  France’s newspaper ‘Le Monde’ published some outstanding figures referring to real estate in Paris and in its suburban areas. Paris property prices increased by 20% in 2010

Wealth tax, also known as the ‘’solidarity tax on fortunes’’ is paid at a rate of 0.6–1.8% on most assets worth more than €790,000, including property, jewellery, race horses, wine, boats and private ...