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Latest Articles
France Voted Best Place to Live
France has been voted the best country in the world to live, for the second year running, according to the US based magazine International Living.
01 Feb 2007
French House Prices Continue to Slow
House prices in France rose last year by 7.1%, according to the annual review of the market carried out by the French estate agents professional body, FNAIM. The increase was the lowest for several years and, over the two year period 2005/6, prices have risen at half the rate of the years 2003 and 2004.
17 Jan 2007
Divorce European Style
Women seeking a divorce from their spouse are being advised to do so in London, whilst for men a divorce in Paris would be a cheaper option.
17 Jan 2007
What the French Think About…
A round-up of some recent French poll findings in which the French say what they think about their health service, French builders, work and life, schools and their 'social model'.
17 Jan 2007
French Bank Condemned for Unfair Contract
The French bank Société Générale has been found guilty in the French courts of including unfair clauses in the terms of its contract for a bank account and bank card.
17 Jan 2007
French Wood Prices Go Up in Smoke
Expats accustomed to sitting out a cold French winter in front of their wood burner, face large increases in their fuel bill this year.
17 Jan 2007
French-property.com Launches Online Guides to France
We are pleased today to announce the launch of the French-property.com Guides - a major new and FREE on-line resource about buying property and living in France.
17 Jan 2007
Find Out About Your Commune
The French Government have placed on-line the results of the 2004/5 national census, with an analysis of the results by 'commune' and by metropolitan area.
17 Jan 2007
French Wines - Gascony Wines ‘Healthiest’ in the World
Wines from the Gascony area of Gers in South West France are the healthiest in the world, according to a study published in the scientific journal ‘Nature’. The beneficial effects of moderate drinking of wine (especially red wine) have been known for many years, but what intrigued the researchers, was to determine whether different wines varied in their impact.
19 Dec 2006
France 24 - The New Competitor for BBC and CNN
France has launched a new 24-hour television news channel to compete with the BBC and CNN, but questions remain about just how it will fare.
19 Dec 2006
French Bank Savings Accounts
We all know that spending money is much better fun than saving it, but, if you relocate to France on a small income and a pile of capital, then you are going to need to find somewhere to earn interest on your cash.
19 Dec 2006
Urban to Rural Migration in France
A recent study claims that up to 7 million people currently living in towns and cities of France want to relocate to the countryside. Nearly half of those interviewed by IPSOS, the French pollster, expressed a desire to do so within the next few years.
19 Dec 2006
France Closed for Christmas 2006
With Christmas Eve falling this year on a Sunday, it has opened the re-occurring debate about restrictive Sunday opening laws in France.
19 Dec 2006
Huge Health Prescription Fraud in France Uncovered
A major scandal has emerged in France concerning the trafficking of prescription drugs, in which dozens of doctors appear to be implicated.
19 Dec 2006
Air France to Launch Low-Cost Airline
Air France is to launch a low-cost French airline, which is scheduled to commence operations in June 2007.
01 Dec 2006
French Schools To Give Exam Marks for Behaviour
A new system of compulsory school reports has been introduced for pupil behaviour, the results of which will count towards the school-leaving certificate.
01 Dec 2006
French Home Information Packs for Property Sales
Despite the apparent coyness of the British government about introducing house information packs for buyers, the French are going full skelter in the reform process. The new packs are called ‘Dossier de Diagnostic Technique Immobilier’, and bring together three reports that have been around for a number of years, as well as introducing four additional survey reports.
01 Dec 2006
New Controls on Prescription Medicines
With the costs of the health service continuing to spiral, the French government has been removing from the list of prescribed medicines those they do not consider offer good value. In the main, they are ‘branded’ drugs, which are considered expensive to the public purse, often of dubious medical value, and where there exists a cheaper generic alternative.
01 Dec 2006
International Property Buyers Pile into France
Foreign buyers invested approximately €6 billion in French property during 2005, according to a recent report by ‘Credit Foncier’, the French mortgage specialist. This figure is up from €5.4 billion invested in 2004, and an average of €2 billion invested during the period 1994-2000.
01 Dec 2006
'Etre et Avoir' French Parents Lose Court Battle
The parents of those children involved in the internationally acclaimed French film ‘Etre et Avoir’, have lost their claim for a share of the proceeds of the film.
01 Dec 2006
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