Buying in France

[Dave-h]

I am thinking of buying a new build near Geneva in France. Any pitfalls or advice on the french system would be gratefully received - I've heard that there can be quite a few legal hurdles

dave

[satkinson]

Hi Dave,

I've just seen your question. Sorry for the delay in reacting to it, but better late than never. There are a few sites out there that will help get you clued up. This is a link to one of them: [URL]http://www.buyassociation.co.uk/property/text/france/buyassociation/buying-a-home-in-france.html[/URL].

You've probably moved in by now.

Cheers,

Stu

[dannyboy]

My advice is simple - get a french lawyer - i've read about peopel who tried to do it themselves and ended up in a pickle - good link at [URL="http://www.frenchpropertylaw.co.uk"]http://www.frenchpropertylaw.co.uk[/URL]

[Martine Hodges]

Anyone know if house prices are falling in the south of France?

[Rabscuttle]

Definately look into getting a french real estate lawyer on your side. If you want to look somewhere other then new builds in france, maybe a nice vineyard..

[ebonyeyez]

france is a beautiful place but if you dont know much about the area you should do ample research before investing your precious money.

[real estate]

I saw one website of real estate business which will provide all the information regarding houses,moratage stores,open house stores,legal laws etc.
This site will also give information on store/packing services .They have national wide locations.You can add your business there .
please check this link
[URL="http://www.aaamoving-store.com/"]Aaamoving-store Inc., mover resource[/URL]

[investfrog]

So, let us know, how's your property in France. Maybe some pictures

[EugenS]

Get a local to help you. I guess it depends whether you're an EU citizen or not, but who knows.