Buying and Renovating a Property in France

Richard Whiting has been living in France for 20 years. He worked in the 1990s for several years selling properties for French estate agents and specialised in British buyers. He translates property information and is now the translator for the prestigious French property magazine, Demeures et Chateaux.

First considerations; 1. Your aims; 2. Some typical conversions, renovations and restorations; 3. Situation and outlook; 4. Estate agents details and visiting properties; 5. Regulations; What is going to be done? 6. Extensions and verandas; 7. Conversions; 8. Complete transformation and redesign; 9. Renovation; 10. Restoration; 11. Redecoration; 12. Outhouses, swimming pools and terraces; Practical advice; 13. Basic materials and tools, 14. Choice of building materials and shopping around; 15. DIY, architect or professional contractor? 16. Cost, finance and taxation; 17. Useful web sites