French Property Magazine

Inspiration for your move to, or dreams of a new life in France... The Good Life France Magazine Winter 2024 is out! It's free, fabulous and fantastic: https://lnkd.in/ewRtk4mU

If you’re dreaming of moving to France, a place in the sun, a relaxed pace of life, street markets brimming with fresh seasonal and local produce, sitting at a café watching the world go by with a glass of local wine or cider, vineyard visits on the doorstep, great healthcare and a wonderfully diverse landscape including snowy mountains, silky beaches and glorious countryside – well then, we can help you! https://lnkd.in/emvsdHdn

How would you like to spend a whole week immersed in French culture, while learning about the practicalities of moving to France? How about if the setting could be a genuine, 18th-century French chateau-like mansion with all its breath-taking elegance? This moving to France retreat in France is designed to help you find out exactly what is needed to start your new life in France from visas to health care and everything in between. https://lnkd.in/ebCJgrKa

If you’d like to run your own business in France, but don’t fancy doing it completely alone, why not become a property manager with Les Bons Voisins? Founded in 2002, this very respected network offers franchise opportunities across the country, so if you’re looking for a way to run your own independent business with the backing of a larger, established organisation, this could be ideal for you.

It can come as a surprise to US expats moving to France when they discover France doesn’t have trust laws. A trust can’t be created in France though a US citizen residing in France may create a trust under US law or be a beneficiary of a US trust. But it’s complicated. And for Trust loving Americans it can be a challenge when moving to France – especially when it comes to a living trust which are routine in the US, but if you’re moving to France, you should probably leave that living trust behind for all sorts of reasons ... https://lnkd.in/e-M5cQQn

How do you get peace of mind about your property when you’re not on hand? After you’ve bought a holiday home in France and started to enjoy all the benefits of spending time there, a moment comes when you may feel a little anxiety about not being on site: it could be after a storm or when workmen need to intervene. So if you’re looking for holiday home and property management in France – what do you do? Call in Les Bons Voisins - the good neighbours... https://lnkd.in/e_tbzbRh

For anyone planning to buy a property in France or move to France, the French Property Show 2025 is an absolute must. Taking place over the weekend of 12th and 13th April 2025 at Cheltenham race course in their historic Hall of Fame venue (free parking, no ULEZ!), this is the event to help you make your dreams of a new life in France come true. And we’ve got 100 free tickets to give away: https://lnkd.in/eZh4gMPe

When I bought my house in France, I was, I admit clueless about – well, almost anything to do with buying a house in France. But the process of buying is actually fairly simple. The house was very cheap, like, under £75,000 cheap. And it was big, a long farmhouse in the beautiful countryside of the Seven Valleys in Pas-de-Calais northern France. It needed a lot of work. In fact 20 years later, we’re still renovating – we like to do it all ourselves. We’ve learned the skills needed for a major renovation from plumbing to bricklaying and everything in between. And one of the first jobs we planned was an extension to the kitchen. At the back of the house overlooking the garden and fields, the existing kitchen was narrow, dark and impractical, we wanted to add a small glass roofed extension, very simple, basically a 5m by 3m box. And I admit, I had no idea how to get planning permission in France. It's not easy! But I asked experts for some tips to share with you: https://lnkd.in/e4rW5MtW

Multi-award-winning Leggett International Real Estate has a network of over 700 independent agents spread across France. Lorraine Deuré, Head of Recruitment says, “we’re keen to recruit more great agents, and offer excellent progressive commissions, flexibility, and unprecedented training and support.” Find out more about the excellent self-employed opportunities at Leggett: https://lnkd.in/edMUae_v

If you’re thinking about transferring your UK pension to France, there are several things to consider. We ask Helen Booth, financial advisor at deVere France: How do you know if moving your UK private/workplace pension abroad is advisable? https://lnkd.in/ezu3_A9Q