Hi

I'm in the UK looking to purchase a number of real estate properties in France, in particular the Aquitaine region.

Can anyone recommend any websites (with a good reputation) for purchasing properties in Aquitaine or just France in general?

Thanks

Hi, its a while since I looked at any of these sites (12 months plus), but they may be useful. Notes are those I made at the time.

A good tip, that you no doubt have thought of already, is to visit the area and stay at a B&B run by an expat. Quite often they prove to be very knowledgeable. One I stayed with in Langudoc region managed properties in the area for other British buyers. His local knowledge proved valuable. (I didn't buy in the end, and that was in part due to having such a good sounding board.)

Very good site
French Property in Brittany - Limousin - Dordogne - France - Midi-pyrenees - South of France - buy a house in Vendee Aquitaine - Poitou Charentes - Loire Valley - French property for sale France - Brittany property
French Leaseback Site
Assetz France - French Property Leaseback and Classic Investment Property & Leasebacks
http://www.your-french-property.co.u...k-property.php
Interesting alternative to Leaseback, though only 4% guaranteed rental if
want all of property appreciation and forced sale after 5 years by looks of
things. Still, looks nice than much of leaseback stuff. Prices are higher
too.
http://www.pierce-elliott.nl/UK/index.htm
OK site. Tricky to find what you want as can't simply search on leaseback.
Have some classical purchase for rental with guaranteed (minimal?) rentals.
Latitudes French Property Agents : Properties for sale and Leaseback purchases in France
OK site. All new build, so its off plan stuff from what I can see. One or
two cheaper Provence pads (larger too) that are more geared to long term
lets. (Residential areas and flats bit bigger than ones on golf courses.)
New build property in France - Off plan French properties and new build homes for sale throughout France
Langudoc Region:- Specialise in restoring old buildings and then renting
out via leaseback. Convent looked v.good.
Garrigae investissements
OK site. Has Signes in Langudoc section, but only at 4% rental.
(Previously 5%.) Suspect this site is not updated as often as it should be.
¤French Leaseback investments¤
Small selection of leaseback
Leaseback Real Estate France - French LMP Property Investment
OK site.
Listing Details
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Garrigae. Specialise in leaseback in LR region. Loved the converted
monastery.
Garrigae investissements

Hi,
Because of a divorce I need to sell my 4 beth 2 bath fully renovated French property in the South West of France, I am willing to take a substantial reduction in price: contact huffsinfrance@wanadoo.fr

hey thanks for all the info

Hi

The sites mentioned by Soup dragon are specifically targetted for investment property, there are also other larger portals that have a good selection of investment property: most notably Internet French Property, FPL and Greenares.
I prefer Internet French Property, it's just a historic fondness as I found my first french property on this website years ago and I have recently had success advertising privately on them aswell.

I hope this helps

Steve

Hi,

Hope you find website of Vefuk useful for purchasing French Property

Thanks
David

Hi,
I have my property advertised by vefuk since the spring, and I have not had any response, they have not contacted me with possible clients, nor have they returned any of my phone calls or e-mails, as they an English company they work through French agents in the specific area of the property for sale, and you never find out who those agents are.
My property so I have been told is worth 260,000 euros and I have reduced it to 195,000 because I need a quick sale due to a divorce. There is no reason that my property should not sell for that price as it is a bargain, and in beautiful condition, but I get the feeling from veful that they really only put much effort into selling a property if it is over the 500,000 euro price tag.

Hi

2007 does seem to have been slower than previous years for buyers of French property (certainly British and Irish buyers - last years figures were just less than 31,000).

There was a report earlier this year from one of the French property exhibitions in UK, that people are taking their time looking for and considering which property to buy - quite different from the 'I've seen and gotta have' attitude.

Advertising is an expensive minefield, and finding the best place to advertise is similar to pinning the tail on the donkey.

Obviously there are the magazines and the exhibitions that specialise in French property sales, but I feel that circulation numbers and visitors are declining (so are the numbers of exhibitors).

Internet advertising can be very effective, but saying that, you may be targetting the world to sell a tiny patch somewhere in France.

Aren't the local immobilier and estate agents the better bet ?
Anyone who is wanting to buy in a certain department/region will ferret them out through the local immo mags or by internet searches.

One particular site I tend to point people towards is frenchpropertylinks - it covers the whole of France and has thousands of properties for sale by immo's, agents and private vendors. It's a useful site for comparing prices throughout the regions.

Carole Bayliss
mortgagefrance

Hello,

A good website should have a nationwide portfolio of properties, not just localised in a particular area. It must also have lot of useful information on taxation, legal procedure, buying process etc. Also to mention there should be a full support service and knowledgeable people to assist you in the buying process before and after.

In this regard, I found the website ApartForSale very complete and professional. It's a license french real estate agent and they deal directly with developers in France. I know they can do customised search based on your criteria free of charge. I cannot post the link but if you google ApartForSale, you will find it over the internet.

Good luck with your search! France is a beautiful country.

Christine

Try limousinhomes com They only cover the Limousin region of France and some properties in Poitou Charentes but there is lots of choice and it is an easy to use website.