a uniquely stable housing market, a vast long-term rental market and 70-80 million tourists a year looking for short term accommodation.
But that is not all. Property prices and mortgage interest rates are much lower in France and UK Capital Gains tax on holiday lettings in France can be as low as 10%!
Whether the aim is to buy a second home or build a property portfolio abroad, France has to be the number one choice.
The product of 12 years experience in buying, managing and letting properties in France, this guide leaves nothing to chance. It covers:
Hotspot locations and property prices
Setting up and running a holiday letting business
Investing for profit in the long-term rental sector
Raising the finance to buy
Finding the property
The buying process from offer to completion
Buying off-plan and leaseback
Buying an apartment
Taxation
French and UK
By:
Gerry FitzGerald Imprint: How To Books Ltd Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 231mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 24mm
Weight: 470g ISBN:9781845284480 ISBN 10: 1845284488 Pages: 304 Publication Date:20 June 2013 Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Primary
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Part One: Holiday Letting; Where to buy; Limiting Risk; Getting Started; Day-to-Day Management; Part Two: Long-term Letting; Where to buy; Landlord's Rights and Obligations; Furnished and Unfurnished; Support for Tenants and Landlords; The Tenancy Agreement Finding Tenants; Part Three: Buying the Property; Raising the Finance Finding the Property; French Inheritance Law; The Legal Process; Buying an Apartment; Buying Off-plan; Buying Leaseback; Property Insurance; French Bank Account; Part Four: Tax; Income Tax; Capital Gains Tax; Local Tax; Wealth Tax.
Gerry Fitzgerald has investment properties in France, the UK and Ireland and is engaged full time in managing his portfolio. He is author of How to Invest in the UK Property Market.