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Fiona Watts looks at how the economic crisis and rising interest rates are affecting French mortgages

Two for the price of one: a fairytale citadel plus a bustling bastide town makes for a medieval masterpiece, writes Karen Tait

The sales in France take place twice a year and use a colour-coded % discount system. This simple guide has everything you need to know.

Charlotte Macdonald, Senior Associate Solicitor at Stone King, looks at the three different options for jointly owning a property in France - en indivision, en tontine, and SCI - and how they compare to the UK.

If you are travelling from the UK to France with your pet post-Brexit or bringing your pet to France from any other non-EU country, you will need to get an Animal Health Certificate from your vet prior to travel. Here’s what you need to know about the Animal Health Certificate.

After a challenging few years for the ski tourism industry, the resorts are looking forward to welcoming back international skiers and homebuyers

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Are you thinking of inviting your neighbours around to get to know them a little better? Then, there’s nothing better than inviting them for an apéritif or apéro, as it is more often referred to in France. However, to avoid making all the social gaffs we made on arriving here in France, read on!

Since Brexit, all items brought into France from the UK are now subject to non-EU customs laws, meaning that both new purchases and second-hand items may be liable for VAT and customs duties. Here’s what you need to know.

Macron defends his pension reform bill as France braces for more strikes, the first tickets go on sale for the Paris Olympics 2024, and a dry winter leaves forecasters worried about drought as we head into spring. Here are the French news stories you need to know about this week.

Barbara and Richard Simpson-Birks escaped self-employment in the UK and set up Le Manoir Retreat in sunny Languedoc

Charlotte Macdonald, Senior Associate Solicitor in Stone King’s international and cross-border team, looks at whether an English Will is valid for British residents or British nationals living in France with a property in France.

Here’s what you need to know about restaurants in France, including some tips for dining out like a local.

France has opened an online portal to simplify French citizenship applications, the deadline for the €100 fuel allowance has been extended, and—surprise, surprise!—there are more strikes on their way. Here are the French news stories you need to know about this week.

We answered a lot of your questions at the exhibition and for those who we didn’t get to speak to, here are a few of those answered for you.

The Var, on the French Riviera, offers the best of southern glamour, from the Alps all the way to the Med, as Annaliza Davis explains

How to use France's Ecowatt website to monitor national energy consumption, avoid scheduled power cuts, and do your bit to reduce energy usage.

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Go househunting in and around the town of Tonnerre in Burgundy and you’ll find historic stone homes surrounded by vineyards and waterways.

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For those of you currently purchasing a house in France or even just pondering on the idea, the French Property Exhibition at the Novotel West Hotel in London is intended to cover all the aspects of the process, including the best way to manage foreign exchange.

More strikes are being proposed in protest against Macron’s pension reforms, temperatures plummet across France, and our French Property Exhibition takes place this weekend in London. Here are the French news stories you need to know about this week.

Denyse Betts shares her insight, tips and advice for running a chambres d’hôtes or maison d’hôtes, the French alternative to a British or American-style bed and breakfast.

As the French government unveiled its long-awaited plans for pension reforms, the inevitable strikes are set to begin this week. Plus, there are just two weeks before our French Property Exhibition takes place in London. Here are the French news stories you need to know about this week.

You think you’ve discovered the most beautiful scenery the area has to offer and then a new view quietly takes your breath away

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With rising interest rates, tighter mortgage criteria, and the high demand for rural properties pushing prices up, 2022 saw plenty of changes in the French property market, but what can foreign buyers expect in the coming months? Here are some of our key predictions for the French property market in 2023.

The winter sales start in France this week, new hunting regulations look set to become law, and homeowners in southwest France will face an extra additional to their tax bill. Here are the French news stories you need to know about this week.

Bubbling over with the spirit of the south, the small town of Limoux in Aude is well worth celebrating, says Julie Savill

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Bonne Année and Happy New Year! 2023 kicks off with one last festive celebration, some important travel updates, and rises to petrol and energy prices. Here are the French news stories you need to know about this week.

From lunch and school supplies to Wednesday afternoons off school... here are some of the key differences you'll find at French schools and their international counterparts.

France’s World Cup hopes have been dashed, the government releases its Covid-related recommendations for the holiday season, and we’ve got the latest on the French and UK strikes taking place over Christmas and the New Year. Here are the French news stories you need to know about this week.

France’s presidential elections, the Ukraine war, the energy crisis, the death of Queen Elizabeth II, and the FIFA World Cup have all expanded our French vocabulary. Here are 22 new French words we learnt in 2022.

When stonemasons came to work on Andrea Kirkby’s home in Corrèze, she leapt at the chance to be their apprentice for a week

Follow the path that brought Ian and Cherie Harlow to a new life and business in charming Charente from their home and work in London

If you’ve been thinking about selling your French property, our experts advise seizing the moment, as the current seller’s market won’t last forever. Here’s why you should look to sell sooner rather than later, along with some of our top tips.

Snow is falling across France, Macron’s pension reform announcements have been pushed back until January, and Covid-19 boosters are now available nationwide. Here are the French news stories you need to know about this week.

Do you own a draughty old French farmhouse with roses round the door and eye-watering energy bills? Join the retrofit revolution, advises Ruth Wood

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Moving to France with children means settling them into a new French school - these tried-and-tested tips will help make it as smooth and stress-free as possible

Time to sell up? Agent Joanna Galpin explains the sales process, from finding an agent to handing over the keys, even if you need to do it remotely

French homeowners and second-home owners fear power cuts this winter, while snow is being forecast in some areas of France, and it’s time to celebrate St Nicolas Day. Here are the French news stories you need to know about this week.

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Proposed airline strikes could mean travel delays over the festive season, plus how much can you expect petrol, energy, and food prices to rise in 2023 and how to watch the 2022 World Cup and the Paris Olympics 2024 in France. Here are the French news stories you need to know about this week.

Whether you’re searching for an apartment in Paris or elsewhere, or looking to rent before you buy in France, we’ve put together all the essential vocabulary and need-to-know property jargon for renting a property in France.