Now fully revised and updated, this bestselling guide to buying Property in France is written by local experts and packed with essential information on every step of the process: dealing with estate agents, surveys, insurance, renting for income, and building from scratch and renovation. The guide gives reassuring help with settling in and includes all the legal advice you need: on money transfer, ownership, mortgages, contracts, taxes, visas, wills, permits and fees. For a new start, a business project, a second home or a dream retirement, this book will prove indispensable.
* Provides an unrivalled wealth of expert legal and financial advice and guidance on tackling red tape
* Examines the best place to buy, from Paris to the Pyrenees
* Passes on the personal experiences of people who have already successfully bought homes in France.

Now fully revised and updated, this bestselling guide to buying Property in France is written by local experts and packed with essential information on every step of the process: dealing with estate agents, surveys, insurance, renting for income, and building from scratch and renovation. The guide gives reassuring help with settling in and includes all the legal advice you need: on money transfer, ownership, mortgages, contracts, taxes, visas, wills, permits and fees. For a new start, a business project, a second home or a dream retirement, this book will prove indispensable.
* Provides an unrivalled wealth of expert legal and financial advice and guidance on tackling red tape
* Examines the best place to buy, from Paris to the Pyrenees
* Passes on the personal experiences of people who have already successfully bought homes in France.