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Sextant finests’ Mills!
Here is a selection of some of Sextant Properties finests’Mills. Vendee – Beautiful restored windmill with gardens €192,400 This beautiful fully renovated…
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
Get a Wood-Burning Stove in Your Living Room
Most of properties offered on our website, include old or traditional fireplaces which have not been used for ages.
Revamp Your Garden !
For most of us, the dream garden has walls and fences that have space for a climber or wall shrub to decorate the garden.
Create an En Suite in your Bedroom
The en suite has come back progressively fashionable over the past few years. Though requiring very little space, it can add a great value to a property and,…
Easy Ways to Create More Living Space…
In cities, most buyers (students between others) choose to buy a small apartment. Nevertheless, living in a small apartment
Loft Conversions: A New Area At Home
In order to save as much money as possible, it is worth considering purchasing a house in renovation or conversion.
The hamlet of Courbefy finally sold !
The hamlet of Courbefy, in the Haute-Vienne department (region of Limousin), has been put for sale for €520,000 (only £416,000). 40km from Limoges, the village…
Best solutions to handle costs of a second home
Maintaining a garden, converting outbuildings … Due to the increase in gas and electricity bills, in addition to continuous rises in council taxes and…
Build a pergola above your terrace
Does your French house need a touch of something new? A simple idea to inject more character into your garden would be to build a pergola.
How can you transform your balcony?
Often essential for those living in town houses, a balcony can be a breath of fresh air, and the ideal place to sunbathe and read in summer. Indeed not…
A secure pool cover is the safest way to protect your children
Since 2003, French law compels owners to install a safety system on any newly-built swimming pool. Owners who had a pool installed before the bill was adopted…
Add value to your property
Are you keen for your house to rise in value? By getting to grips with your drill, screwdrivers and your imaginative spirit, you can easily redecorate at low…
Ideas to convert an old outbuilding
As most lovers of all things French know, one of the main advantages of French country houses is that they often come with an outbuilding or two.
Salon Renover in Paris
Are you planning to buy, or are you the owner of a French property to renovate?
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 France do
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 can have wireless…
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 regulations governing…
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: obtaining the…
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 specific…
Asbestos in your French Property
Derived from the Greek word for ‘’unquenchable’’, asbestos is a natural material and has been used since 2500 BC in winding sheets, pottery and various other…
Using an Architect: a few guidelines
It is not infrequent for properties to require significant works either of renovation or extension for example. One will need to prepare a budget and the…
10 ways to Add value to your French home
Property, be it at home or abroad, is probably the largest investment most people will make in their lifetime but that is exactly what it is – an investment.…
Renovation works: the rules to comply with
Many owners of a property in France may at some point wish to renovate all or part of their property, such works ranging from re-doing the rendering of the…