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797 published articles
- Lifestyle
Ideas to Eco-Renovate your House
Nowadays, we all want to minimise environmental damage and reduce our energy bills. Eco-renovation is most commonly known as “Ecovation.”…
- Lifestyle
Limoges, a Real English City
Limoges is the administrative capital of the Limousin region located in the west of central France. With a 2,000 year history, the city…
- Lifestyle
Discover Le Cap d’Agde
Cap d-Agde is the number one resort of the Mediterranean coast, located in the Hérault department of the Languedoc Roussillon region.
- Lifestyle
Best activities in the hinterlands of France
One great advantage in France is the large spaces in the countryside or in the French mountains.
- Lifestyle
The positives of having no credit check in France?
A credit check is an action taken by a lender to determine if a person is creditworthy.
- French property
Buy a Home With a Fabulous Kitchen
A house is definitely not the same without a beautiful kitchen. This is the heart of the house, and no habitable Sextant house does exist
- French property
Create/Organise a Library in Your French House
Do you have too many books upside down, tucked under staircases or other out-of-the-way spaces
- French property
France Boosts its Electric Car Industry
After the serious crisis, which affected the PSA car maker group the last few weeks, the French government has just
- French property
Hotels: the 5th Star arrives in France
Since the 23rd of July, the new French hotel categorisation system, which made appear the fifth star and the “palace” category, has…
- Living in France
How to Earn a Salary in Addition to your Pension
According to the French social institute, men earn on average more money on their pension than women. However, this system is quite…
- French property
Install air conditioning in your French property
Despite the bad weather in the UK currently, know that the sun is present 300 days a year in the south of France
- Finance
Old properties: the expected price decrease remains very limited
The drop of real estate prices, which was planned after a 7% increase last year, seems to have been just an illusion.
- Learning French
Sextant Launches a Business Directory !
Sextant French Properties is pleased to announce the launch of its French business directory. Now available, it allows all businesses,
- French property
The French housing pressure
Each year, almost half a million new homes are needed in order to meet demand.
- Finance
The Growing Success of the French Vineyard properties
The vineyards properties make dreams come true for the buyers. According to the professionals specialised in the vineyard
- Finance
The positives of having no credit check in France
A credit check is an action taken by a lender to determine if a person is creditworthy. A credit check entails seeking a detailed analysis…
- French property
Top 10 Brittany sea resorts
1- La Baule Warmed by an exceptionally mild climate, it laps the shores of a 9km beach of fine
- Lifestyle
Where is the Ideal pied-à-terre?
A pied-à-terre (in French, it means “foot on the ground”) is a small living unit usually located close to a large city and a
- Living in France
A Cozy Alternative for Holidays: A French Home in the Perigord
Gary and his wife Lucie, a British couple from Portsmouth, felt like finding a quiet place to get away from their stressful and busy…
- French property
Affordable Dream Villas in Poitou-Charentes!
Who does not have day dreams of a stunning villa with a swimming pool or a
- French property
Brits won’t be considered in Francois Hollande’s new holiday home rent tax
Thousands of Britons currently own a home in France and fear the new taxation which will be put in place by the new French President…
