Lifestyle
Languedoc-Roussillon: the centre of the world?
Perfectly situated with the sea on one side and the Pyrenees to the south, the Languedoc-Roussillon has turned out to be a trendy…
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- Lifestyle
Ski Properties: better in the Alps or in the Pyrenees?
What lucky future owners you are! Not only do you have the opportunity to buy a French property in a ski resort, but you have two different…
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Rainwater harvesting: Another clever way to save energy
Nowadays we all want to minimise environmental damage and reduce our energy bills. Houses fitted with solar panels enable
- Lifestyle
A wood fuelled heating system may be more efficient than your boiler…
Is there anything cosier than a fireplace in your living room? 6 million French people use wood to heat their property. The wood heating…
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Top 10 facts about saving money in France
You are about to buy a French property or you may have already bought with us at Sextant French Properties?,
- Lifestyle
Huge tax breaks for property owners in France (and the EEA)
We would like to share some good news with you – if you are a British resident and own a property in France (or in the EEA) or are thinking…
- Lifestyle
What are you planning for your Easter week-end?
We have only just started 2011 but already spring is arriving. Do you need some peace and quiet to forget the packed days of Christmas and…
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Daily life on a farm explained
Did you ever dream when you were a child of owning a farm, feeding all the animals, surrounded by miles upon miles of beautiful countryside…
- French property
10 ways to add value to your French home
Property – at home or abroad – is probably the largest investment most people will make in their lifetime. So what can home-owners in…
- French property
A heat pump for your green property
A heat pump is a system that extracts the energy in the air or soil (even in a pond if you have one on your land) and uses it to heat your…
- French property
French Riviera: the trendy French destination
The Cote d’Azur is located on the Mediterranean in the far south-eastern corner of France, near Italy. Bordered as it is by the Med to the…
- French property
Home automation: the new home trend
–> What is home automation? Home automation, or domotics, is a system which integrates electrical devices in a house with each other. You…
- French property
How to renovate a listed building in France and access to grants
Today if you would like to buy an ancestral home – a castle, mill or old cottage – in order to restore it, be cautious: there are strict…
- Finance
Legal fees when buying a French property
For several years, France has been a property market particularly different from others in Europe. A British buyer may not be used to the…
- French property
Negotiating the price of a French property
Negotiating the price can be tough for the buyer, and even for the seller. But it can be cheaper if you concentrate on one main objective:…
- French property
Rural, urban or a renovation, what’s better for you?
Let us help you decided what French property would suit you best! Rural houses: As far as the price is concerned, this kind of house is as…
- French property
Specialised removals for your move to France
PSS International Removals have specialised in moving families overseas for more than 27 years. Having successfully handled thousands of…
- Learning French
Yet another reason to move to France!
A survey released at the end of last year placed the UK as the worst place to live in Europe, in terms of quality of life. And guess who…
- Finance
How is affordability for a French mortgage calculated?
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…
- Lifestyle
First snow in the Alps!
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,…
- Lifestyle
A new record set for the price of property in France
The average price of property in France has set a new record during the fourth quarter of 2010, with an increase of 8.7% on the year,
- Finance
A new capped mortgage product!
At Sextant Mortgages we’re pleased to present a brand new mortgage product, which has been developed to meet our clients’ needs and…
- French property
Louis XIII, Louis XIV, Louis XV…? Furniture styles.
The 17th and 18th centuries saw the production of numerous styles of furniture in France and they can easily be identified thanks to their…
- French property
Paris property prices increased by 20% in 2010
France’s newspaper ‘Le Monde’ published some outstanding figures referring to real estate in Paris and in its suburban areas. Paris…
