Many are attracted to buying a Gite complex by the lifestyle associated with owning a gite. Lazy days in the French sun supping a glass wine or two sitting around a pool – that will do me fine! After years of 9 to 5 and hours spent on the daily commute it appears to be …
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You might have seen them in restaurants and hotels: those large fans, fixed to the ceiling, that rotate and keep the whole room cool. But have you ever considered getting one for your home? Maybe you thought that a ceiling fan would be too expensive, or too difficult to install, but that’s a common misconception. …
Every year many thousands of properties in Spain are sold to foreign investors. What is the attraction? Firstly the country has a great climate and that is particularly appealing to those people living under the grey skies of northern Europe. Getting there is both quick and relatively cheap. A flight from London in the United …
As with purchasing a property in any country, you must make yourself aware of the formalities and “peculiarities” of the foreign market. Property prices. Without an official price index, many properties are advertised with a price that is determined by what the vender wants rather than by a market value. If you find a property …