The French Property Buyer's Handbook

The book covers everything a non-French person needs to know about: Buying a house in France, What area to choose, what type of house style, where to look for a house, building your own house and, finally, how to negotiate the property transaction, Moving to France. Congratulations! You've bought the house. You now need to know about moving into the house, living in France and, if you need to, working there. The book explains the above in straight-forward language, supported by a wealth of tables and contact details for further information. Whether you're looking to buy an old country farm, a new house, an apartment, share a property or set up a gite complex, this book covers you all the way. The book is aimed at non-French people who are looking to buy a house in France to use as a: 1. holiday home, 2. retirement home, or 3. to work from. The book assumes no prior knowledge of France, the French language or of the French property market. Therefore, it is hoped the book will prove useful to the whole range of ages: from young people looking to move to France and start a new life, to older people planning to retire to France.