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France's leaseback market accelerates
• Property experts have reported an explosion of interest in the French buy-to-let market as British investors discover the benefits of leaseback holiday properties with nearly 20% tax savings.
Unaffordable housing for key workers
• According to recent research from the Halifax, property has become unaffordable for the majority of Britain’s key workers, who include the police, nurses, teachers, social workers, and health care assistants.
Turkey named 4th fastest developing property market
• Recent research places Turkey fourth in the list of most rapidly developing property markets.
Property prices peak in Brighton
• According to research by the Halifax, Brighton is the UK’s top property market in terms of house price growth.
Strong pound makes overseas property cheaper
• For those planning to buy property in the USA or any other country with a dollar currency, now is the time.
British company invests $200mn in Turkish developments
• Leading London based firm Financial Dimensions, experts in real estate and project development, have committed to invest 200 million dollars in property developments in Turkey over the next years.
Changes in French law affect property renovations
• Recent changes in French property law may affect overseas property buyers.
Spain's property market starts to crumble
• The property boom in Spain that has lasted for a decade has now come to an end.
"Inheritance tax is here to stay", reports NAEA
• According to The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA), Gordon Brown’s announcement that inheritance tax will remain until at least 2011 indicates that the tax is becoming increasingly “main stream” and is likely to be a permanent fixture.
Off plan property investors turn from Spain to France
• Off plan property investment is a growing industry in Europe, with off plan sales reaching a record high in France last year.
 
 
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France's leaseback market acceleratesFrance's leaseback market accelerates
Property experts have reported an explosion of interest in the French buy-to-let market as British investors discover the benefits of leaseback holiday properties with nearly 20% tax savings. Leaseback developments, known as résidences de tourisme, are an incentive by the French government to encourage property buyers and developers.
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Changes in French law affect property renovations   Off plan property investors turn from Spain to France

Changes in French law affect property renovationsRecent changes in French property law may affect overseas property buyers. Most significantly, investors intending to buy a run down property to refurbish will now be required to provide a ten year defects guarantee supported by an insurer.
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Off plan property investors turn from Spain to FranceOff plan property investment is a growing industry in Europe, with off plan sales reaching a record high in France last year.
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Light at the end of the tunnel for french real estate   Broadband access rockets in France

Light at the end of the tunnel for french real estateThe French property market has been cooling since November last year, and with French property prices falling by 0.6% in January, it was a dubious start to 2007.
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Broadband access rockets in FranceThree years ago France was lagging behind the majority of European countries in the drive to develop a nationwide broadband service.
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French property market expands into Italy - France’s major property investment trust, Foncière des Régions, has invested in the Italian property market, buying a 35% share in leading Italian property investment company Beni Stabili of Rome for $3.4 billion. - 9th March 2007 10:32
"France offers the best quality of life in the world", reports survey - The results of a study published in International Living magazine reveals that France offers the best quality of life to residents and property owners. - 1st March 2007 10:19
France expands its nuclear empire - The bidding war for construction of two nuclear plants in China that has dragged on for over two years has ended suddenly with the French state-run company Areva closing the deal. - 15th February 2007 10:46
France's President hints at retirement - Speculations in France over the political future of French President Jacques Chirac are rife, as he hinted about “life after politics” in a recorded interview. - 9th February 2007 10:06
NON FUMEURS : France joins EU anti-smoking drive - European Union Health Commissioner, Markos Kyprianou, has called for anti-smoking legislation to ban public smoking in all member states. - 2nd February 2007 10:44
Plans for restructuring at Airbus take-off - Early this week, The European Aeronautics Defence and Space Company (EADS), announced the top job at Airbus would now fall to Louis Gallois, just 100 days after his predecessor, Christian Streiff took the helm. - 12th October 2006 14:38
The UK, a nation of Francophiles? - According to a recent poll, in a bizarre twist, 20% of Britain’s questioned revealed they would prefer to have been born French than British! - 12th October 2006 12:06
Race to replace Chirac underway - Today, according to a regular poll for Le Figaro newspaper, France’s current interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy, increased his lead over presidential rivals in the race to succeed Jacques Chirac. - 12th October 2006 11:16
Race for Socialist leader - With French elections just round the corner in April 2007, this week has seen the start of the leadership race for the opposition Socialist Party (PS). - 4th October 2006 12:43
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