Are you coming to watch le rugby?

Posted Thursday, February 9th, 2012 in Articles by Aimee Valaitis | Tags:

The launch of this year’s Six Nations Rugby tournament at the weekend would have reminded rugby-loving Brits planning a move to France to choose where they settle carefully, that is if they want to be amongst a community that shares….read more »

Looking for a piste of the action?

Posted Thursday, February 2nd, 2012 in Articles by Aimee Valaitis | Tags: ,

Enjoying some of the best snow conditions in recent years, it’s not surprising winter resorts in the French Alps are seeing a surge in interest from skiers looking to invest in a home by the slopes.

After visiting the same….read more »

Is that wine I can smell?

Posted Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 in Articles by Aimee Valaitis | Tags:

Expats tempted to risk driving after a few drinks in France will soon have no excuse for presuming they’re not over the limit, as come April it will be law for all vehicles to carry a breathalyser kit.

This new regulation….read more »

French Market Update – Carmen Reitano

Posted Friday, January 27th, 2012 in Articles by Carmen Reitano | Tags:

By Carmen Reitano – French Account Manager for Rightmove Overseas

Properties in France have been more popular than ever in the last few months with UK buyers. France offers huge opportunities to British buyers – in fact a recent survey….read more »

Luxury for less

Posted Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 in Articles by Aimee Valaitis | Tags:

The luxurious properties situated within the French Riviera fell in price during 2011, according to a leading estate agent in the region.

Their figures recently revealed that prices fell in the French Riviera and Monaco by over 5% in the last….read more »

British buyers favour USA

Posted Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 in Articles by Aimee Valaitis | Tags:

Interest in property in the USA grew the most out of any other country during 2011, driven by Florida’s depressed property market and a dollar investment becoming more attractive than investing in the turbulent Eurozone, according to a leading information….read more »

Ryanair returns to Spain’s Costa Brava

Posted Tuesday, January 24th, 2012 in Articles by Aimee Valaitis | Tags:

Following months of dispute between budget airline Ryanair and the Catalonian government, which saw most routes from Girona stopped over the winter, agreement between the two sides has finally been reached.

Ryanair announced 19 new routes from Girona from the….read more »

Spain’s tourism numbers up in 2011

Posted Friday, January 20th, 2012 in Articles by Aimee Valaitis | Tags:

Provisional government statistics released in January showed that the number of foreign visitors to Spain rose for the second year in a row during 2011, helped by a surge in tourists from the UK, its largest market. Spain welcomed 56.9….read more »

Stronger Pounds to favour buyers in France

Posted Wednesday, January 18th, 2012 in Articles by Aimee Valaitis | Tags:

Although the economy in the UK is not recovering at a speedy rate, Sterling does appear to be gaining back its strength against the Euro, which is also weak against the Dollar.

For buyers from the UK looking to buy a….read more »

Buyers eye up Eurozone properties as Euro loses value
Highlights

56.4% of locations saw an increase in searches,43.4% of locations saw a decrease in searches and 0.08%….read more »