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The hamlet of Courbefy finally sold !

The hamlet of Courbefy, in the Haute-Vienne department (region of Limousin), has been put for sale for €520,000 (only £416,000). 40km from Limoges, the village has been auctioned on Monday 21st at the High Court of Limoges arouses envy of hundreds of potential buyers worldwide

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Loft Conversions: A New Area At Home

In order to save as much money as possible, it is worth considering purchasing a house in renovation or conversion. One of the most widespread solutions to make

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Sterling Euro Exchange Rates Hit 2 Year High

Yesterday we have seen Sterling Euro exchange rates hit 1.23 which is the best rates for close to 2 years as the news that Spain officially slipped back into recession hit the market. The Spanish economy contracted by -0.3%

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French Interest Rates Falls

This isn’t an April fool joke ! Once again, French mortgage rates are falling down which is a very good news for March property buyers. One of our French Bank partners announces today the...

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March Currency Market Review

The question buzzing around the currency markets at the moment is: are we finally about to see the end to the Greek debt crisis following the announcement that the debt laden country has finally been given €130 billion. The Eurozone have been under a lot of pressure to bail out Greece...

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Winter coming to an end, we are assisting to a spring of mortgage rates!

One of our French bank partners has decided to reduce again its margin by proposing a significant decrease on rates on their most popular French mortgages. View the reductions...

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February French Mortgage review

The loss of Triple A in France: no real negative effect on the mortgage rates...

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February Currency Market Review

UK Heading for Recession?
Figures released from the UK in January have shown that in the last quarter of 2011 the economy contracted which means we are now officially...

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English mortgage vs French mortgage

In the UK & France interest rates for mortgages are very similar. For instance, in both countries the average interest rates is 3.70% for tracker mortgage rates. Therefore the cost of borrowing is quasi identical on both sides of the Channel. In France...

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January 2012 Currency Market Review

For those clients looking to buy Euros the New Year has brought some much needed cheer with Sterling Euro exchange rates pushing past the 1.20 mark reaching a 16 month high. These gains are as a result of the sale of shares...

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