Life annuity is coming back. Still potentially interesting, the investment deserves to be looked at in detail before signing up for it. So life annuity is coming back...

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If you have a big house in a charming surroundings with some empty bedrooms, it might be interesting for you to turn your house into a lovely B&B or “chambre d’hotes” in French.

However, it is important to not mix up Gite and chambre d’hotes

Superb landscapes are not the only thing to see in France. The roads that lead to  these hidden views are also worth exploring for themselves. We have beautiful properties a stone’s throw from these dream roads

Sixty eight million euros. This is the price for which the Bourbon-Conde hotel located in the 7^th district of Paris sold 2 years ago. Today, it still holds the world record Today, it still holds the world record

The most pleasant and popular waterway in Europe is hugely popular and more and more house are being built nearby.  The fact is that the channel offers a unique opportunity to discover marvellous landscapes and architecture rich in history and traditions.

Picture the scene; the sun is high, no clouds on the horizon, 30 degrees Celsius, and a glass of wine in your hands, “what else?” as George Clooney would say. And now imagine that it’s not any wine

Last year, transactions involving rural houses increased by almost 15% to €6.6 billion. The market is getting better, but is still mixed. Farmland rose by 1.4% to €5.230 per hectare (£5,000 for 2.47 acres). Is the rural exodus coming to an end after decades of influx towards cities? “The housing market in the countryside was more active

539 Algerian centenarians: this is the number of retired people who are receiving a CNAV pension in Algeria.

Last year it was the Greek authorities who discovered that 8500 retired people over the age of 100 were earning a pension even though the country did not have that many centenarians… Read more »

The French mainland has water on more or less three sides – the Atlantic, the English Channel – or La Manche as the French prefer to call it – and the Mediterranean, so France has beaches to suit just about everyone, from families to super stars, world class surfers to naturists. The Côte d'Azur (literally, the blue coast ) stretches the whole length of south-facing Mediterranean

Moving to France to live permanently can be an exciting and a daunting prospect, especially if you are retired. But the good news is that in many areas there are clubs and associations where you can meet like minded people, while the slower pace of life means there’s time to chat and say hello