Seamus

the biggest problems with these investments, is that people think they are buying a property investment that will appreciate and depreciate with the housing market prices

this is not the case

these investments are monetary investments - they appeal to french cash buyers as the standard guaranteed rental return rates are higher than the interest rates offered by savings accounts in french banks

each year, the guaranteed rental return goes up in line with a % of French inflation (normally 2-3%) and thus the value of the investment goes up

if people want property investments rather than monetary investments, then they should buy a private property and rent it out - however, it is not possible to get 100% financing or cashback on these or a guaranteed rental return

regards

ian