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5 Reasons to Buy French Property
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5 Reasons to Buy French Property by Dorte Holm Jensen

Have you always had a weakness for French Culture? When you close your eyes - can
you envision a shaded terrace, the sweet smell of lavender sneaking into your nostrils
while enjoying a simple lunch consisting of baguettes, cheese and red wine? After
lunch perhaps a game of Petange before relaxing with a dip in the pool or the ocean or
why not an afternoon nap behind pale coloured wooden shutters while the sun is
going berserk outside?

A French vacation or a new life as a French resident! Definitely not a hard lifestyle to
adapt to.

France is perceived to offer a safe environment and a good lifestyle, but besides from a
different pace of life and several enjoyable changes of lifestyle - there is a lot more to
be said about the reasons to buy French property. Even in these very difficult times -
with a recession going on I can think of at least 5 reasons for why a French property
investment is a good idea.


  1. A significant tax break to all new residents: New French residents are being
    offered a 5 year exemption from Wealth Tax (Impôt de Solidarité Sur la Fortune)
    on all their assets overseas.
  2. France has worldwide appeal for serious investors. It offers long-term capital
    growth and is very economically and politically stable.
  3. There has been an increase in prospective buyers in the first quarter of 2009
    when compared with the latter quarter of 2008. Twenty-three percent of the
    prospective buyers are investors. (It is always good to know that you can resell
    your property.)
  4. The fact that people will always want to holiday in France (there were 81.9
    million visitors during 2007) and wanting to do so oneself, is a reassuring reason
    for investing in French property. Depending on the property and its position it
    stands a good chance of bringing in a rental income should you want to let it out
    as a holiday home. France is one of the most visited countries of the World with
    a correspondingly strong tourist market
  5. Relatively low property prices when compared to most northern European
    countries.

To sum it up: France have a worldwide appeal for serious investors and an increase in
prospective buyers, a strong tourist market with relatively low property prices and a
tax break to all new residents.

If you are considering to buy French property
choose from "Do-Uppers" in a very affordable price range to fairy tale castles.