12.05.2013 0

Real estate: Prehistoric and not for the faint hearted

Property Series: Ramatuelle

Flints found on Cap Taillat in the commune of Ramatuelle confirm the presence of Palaeolithic man around 30,000 BC. Had real estate agents been around in those distant times, they would probably have been ancestors of the Barrancos. Nicolas runs Saint Tropez Immobilier with his father Joseph, who has been selling property on the peninsula for over 30 years. Read more …

26.11.2009 0

Looking for property along the dinky Nice to Digne-les-Bains railway line

A train ride away from a new home

A view of the village of Digne with the rolling green hills and valley behind

Keen on moving up into the hills? Why not catch the 12.55 to Digne to check out the property potential. Operated by the Chemins de Fer de Provence, the tiny Train des Pignes three-and-a-half hour journey starts off in the Alpes-Maritimes and ends up in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence .

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05.11.2009 0

Real Estate: State ensures capital gains are paid by non-resident owners

Unfair law costs you to sell

David Theoff in the doorway of his home

Englishman David Theoff is incensed by French property laws, which he says discriminate against non-resident foreigners when they want to sell their homes in France.

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28.08.2009 0

Real Estate: Property market climate in Var

Ins and outs of Var

building

We explain the department’s property market climate and advise on how to capitalise on the current situation

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28.08.2009 0

Real Estate: Would-be buyers on the market

Buyers still play the waiting game – but for how long?

grafic

There has been anecdotal evidence for some time that many serious would-be buyers have been holding back from pur-chasing property in the hope that prices will continue to fall in a sliding market. The latest research shows that 50 per cent of potential real estate buyers have put off a purchase due to the current economic crisis.

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27.07.2009 0

Real Estate: The July issue covered insurance and planning permission, now it’s time to get down to work

Top tips for renovations

Last month the journalists of the Riviera Times looked at all the rules and regulations regarding planning permission and insurance for all building projects. Now you can get down to work!

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27.07.2009 0

Real Estate: Beausoleil real estate market and its hidden gems

Even better than the real thing

church

It may sound like a welcoming holiday villa, yet Beausoleil is actually one of the Riviera's best kept property secrets. In the hills above Monaco, the village fans out above its more prestigious neighbour like an Elizabethan ruff. For those who work in Monaco but cannot afford the rent there, it is an ideal location for investment.

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24.05.2009 0

Real Estate: experts talk

Signs of life in the market

The Riviera Times talked to the experts to find out if business is still slowing down for the Côte d’Azur real estate market

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27.03.2009 0

Real Estate: Great time to buy?

Brits selling local properties for a profit

house with sold-sign

The euro to sterling exchange rate means all is not lost for foreign homeowners here

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Mortgage brokers

Financial Institution Mike Lorimer RFP Riviera Financial Planning sarl
Contact Mike Lorimer
Tel: +33 (0)4 93 74 73 35
Mob: +33 (0)6 21 85 84 42
Email: info@mikelorimer.com
www.mikelorimer.com
Yves Derrien
Tel: +33 (0)4 93 00 11 71
Email: info@rfp.fr
www.rfp.fr
Languages spoken English English
French
German
Description Specialising in helping international clients obtain mortgages, re-mortgages and equity releases for French properties. Real estate financing in France provided by European banks and unit-linked life insurance from a range of European insurance companies. Specialist international financial advice, from a qualified IFA, regarding relocation from anywhere in Europe to Switzerland, France or Monaco.

Mortgage conditions

Financial Institution JYSKE Bank
Contact Camille Marne
Thomas Nielsen
Tel: +33 (0)4 93 39 39 00
Fax: +33 (0)4 93 39 39 02
Email: info@jyskebank.fr
www.jbpb.fr
Languages spoken English
French
Danish
German
Swedish
Norwegian
Description The various credit solutions are a part of our Wealth Management program. Please, contact one of our local advisers in Cannes in order to see what a Wealth Plan can do for you and your future. Wealth management and life style planning through a 360 degree holistic approach established with your personal adviser based upon your current situation and future requirements to relocation plans, inheritance, taxation, investment, asset portfolio management, and daily Netbank services.

Mortgage conditions

Financial Institution ABN AMRO
Private Banking
Contact Rob Schols, PC't Hart, Esmeralda Keijzer
Tel: +33 (0)4 97 03 83 32
Email: rob.schols@fr.abnamro.com
www.jbpb.fr
Languages spoken English
French
Dutch
German
Description To finance your new home, we offer tailor-made advice, jointly with our International Estate planners including tax issues, inheritance questions, etc.
In addition to mortgages, we also offer equity releases on your existing property.

To be listed here please call +33 (0)4 97 00 11 22 or per Email: p.benzing@mediterra.com

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