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Launch of New Website

Thursday 06 September 2018

We are pleased to announce the launch of the first phase of our new website, designed to work across all platforms, and with improved navigation and functionality.

The new homepage design has been created to make the site more user friendly, with a cleaner layout, and a responsive design that works across mobiles, tablets and desktop computers.

We have improved the design of the main menu, with a range of drop-down options available to take you directly where you want to go.

Priority has given to an easy to use search facility that offers parameters to suit your requirements, whether by location, property type, price or key characteristics.

For those who have a clearer idea of what type of property they want to buy, and/or where they want to buy, we have provided quick access to a popular range of property types and locations.

And behind it all sits a more robust technical infrastructure that provides greater performance and reliability.

Our new Homepage also displays the depth and breadth of our website.

In particular, we have developed a strong presence in the market for our advice and information pages, so we provide an updated snapshot of some of the recent articles published in our monthly Newsletter and some of the Guides to France that are available on our site.

On the page you will also find regularly updated information on our forthcoming 'A Place in the Sun Live' property shows, the largest overseas property exhibition in the UK, where in our 'French Village' we offer properties for sale, seminars and individual consultations with experts.

This is the first phase in the redevelopment of our site. Later phases include a simple-to-use advert management system and a new user portal with helpful property search tools. We shall also be making further improvements to the design of our News and Guides pages, including improved search and layout.

We hope you like the look and operation of our new site, and we would be most interested to hear what you like, what you do not like, and what you think is missing, by contacting us.


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