french property trends

There are dozens of reasons why starting a whole new life in France one of many impressive provinces is a good idea with the country and especially rural areas, a relaxed lifestyle and relatively cheap.

But if nothing else convinces you that you purchase the land of the famous wine regions should.

Whether you decide to buy a holiday home in France or on a permanent basis, there are only a few, from the pull of the country to the best-known export.

Try the French way of life in the Languedoc-Roussillon

One of the best places to celebrate the French wines of Languedoc-Roussillon, where every year a festival held in honor of booze, which comes from the region.

On the Place de la Republique in Perpignan, it sees thousands of visitors head to enjoy the range of the best wines and regional delicacies.

The wines from Roussillon is a firm favorite with connoisseurs for its rich, strong taste, but the province is also famous for its port of Banyuls and cheese.

There are dozens of other tasty delights to sample July at the annual event and the opportunity to wander through the city of Perpignan.

French versus UK property market

For example, France has the wine, the food and the style, but there are other reasons, from the shores of good old Blighty and head for foreign lands. The Languedoc-Roussillon is an increasingly popular location for property buyers. It is good through the low-cost airlines and flight times from the United Kingdom are approximately 90 minutes.

Perhaps the most important of these at the moment is the rising property prices that are currently experienced across the UK.

Housing, particularly in the southeast of England, is fast be prohibitive for first time buyers, many of whom are in France, as another option.

Ray Boulger of mortgage broker Charcol said the UK market: "Large parts of society are already pricing in the market and at some point the people to find half of their income is mortgage payments, and they will rightly ask what the dot "."

Howard Bauer
1st Real Estate
Real Estate
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