Description of The French Property Buyer's Handbook
This essential new book takes you through all the stages of buying a house and moving to France, covering everything a non-French person needs to know about:
Buying a house in France
- choosing the right area
- the different property styles
- looking for the right property
- dealing with property agents
- building your own house
- arranging finance for the purchase
- negotiating the property transaction
Moving to France
- moving into your new house
- getting all the paperwork right
- opening bank accounts and tax
- health and the French social security system
- running a gite business
- finding a job or starting a business in France
Plus hundreds of tips and lots of advice on all those small matters that are key to making your purchase in France a success.
All this is explained in straight-forward language, supported by a wealth of tables, contact details for further information, and many case studies of people who have bought property in France.
Is this book for you?
The book is for anyone looking to buy a property in France to use as a holiday home, to work from, or to start a new life abroad.
It can be used as an active reference guide when "on the ground" in France, getting up early for that 8am appointment with an immobilier. But can also be used by people thinking about moving to France in the future, but who are not quite ready to make the move yet. This book highlights all the issues that you need to consider.
WHEN buying a French property it sometimes helps to be reassured by the experience of others.
And interviews with people who have bought a place in France are one of the main features in a new book.
The French Property Buyer’s Handbook, by Natalie Avella, provides a range of useful information covering everything from tax to notaires; solar power to car insurance.
But it is the interviews that provide something a little different from the many books that are out there on buying a French property.
There are more than ten extensive articles with people who share their experiences of working with the Mairie, buying a farm and getting to know the neighbours.
They tell of the good times for example, when a family opened its door to the local villagers just after they moved in and they have soon become part of the community.
But others also share the bad times, including the collapse of a marriage that saw the husband leave France and the wife stay to forge her own career.
The sections of the book that deal with purchasing a property are extensive and offer advice on buying older property, apartments and even self-build.
Many websites are featured alongside contact details, some have a brief explanation of the site whilst others do not, so it will be up to you to take a look at it and decide its usefulness.
There is also an extensive Appendix that gives statistics and a description of the regions of France, plus a glossary of property terms and the dates of public holidays.
This book is one of the most up to date of its type as it was published this year, which is vital when considering buying a book about French property.
Craig McGinty
Editor
ThisFrenchLife.com P A Tavinor
Contents of The French Property Buyer's Handbook
About the author
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
1. It's a big decision - what to consider first
2. Overview of the French property market
3. Choosing an area
4. What type of property?
5. Building your own house
6. How to find that perfect property
7. The property transaction
8. Moving in
9. Living in France
10. Working in France
Appendices
Index
About Natalie Avella
Natalie Avella is a part-time design writer and full-time francophile. She lives in London, fortunately close to Waterloo and an easy hop to the south of France.
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