How Do You Buy A Holiday Home In France?
• Start by researching on the Internet. This will enable you to begin to get a general feel for what sort of price you should be paying relative to size, location, and condition of the property, as well as learning about how the house buying process works in France. • Make a list of your criteria. The list could relate to criteria such as: maximum traveling time to the property, maximum price, preferred location, minimum number of bedrooms, structural condition, services connected, etc. Following a list of criteria is a good way of remaining objective about your purchase. • Pay particular attention when making your list to what sort of location you require. • A detached house surrounded by beautiful empty countryside may be your ideal, but don’t forget that you will have to use your car to get everywhere. • Living in a village or a small town will mean you can walk to get your newspaper and fresh croissants every morning and walk to the bar or restaurant and have a drink. However, you
