Newsletter 105

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Please make use of these sites for rentals and sales (and please look at the adverts, they keep this newsletter going).



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I have had a big reaction to the idea of tours of the Cathar, Templar and "Holy Grail" sites in Languedoc.



I am putting together some ideas for a few special tours later this year and also talking to other organisations in Paris for a "Da Vinci Code" tour. These could run together.



Please write to me if you are interested, I am thinking of five days of air conditioned luxury, good food, wine and conversation for a small group.



mailto:tony@frepro.com



tony@frepro.com



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In this letter



1. Are Second Home Prices Falling

2. To Dream The Impossible Dream

3. Pool the Other One

4. Apartment Blockage

5. False Alarm

6. Oz You Like It

7. Leaseback Penalties

8. Has Anyone Sold a Leaseback at a Profit



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1. Are Second Home Prices Falling



I was sent this piece from a reader.



...While you're sitting on the balcony sipping your cocktails, buying a place in the sun seems like a foolproof investment. But when the sun goes down, you could be in trouble.




To read the rest of this article, please go to



http://www.fblog.com/?q=node/view/204



Are Second Home Prices Falling



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2. To Dream The Impossible Dream



Tony,

We bought our holiday home in the Herault a year ago and love the area, in the last couple of months a wind farm has appeared in the distant hills, whilst this in itself does not concern us we are wondering if many more are planned for the area. Is there a map of the Languedoc showing where the planned sites are to be.




To read the rest of this article, please go to



http://www.fblog.com/?q=node/view/203



To Dream The Impossible Dream



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3. Pool the Other One



Tony

We too have a kit above ground pool, but have sunk it into the (sloping) ground a bit further.
At what point does it cease to be an above ground pool and become a submerged one.




To read the rest of this article, please go to



http://www.fblog.com/?q=node/view/202



Pool the Other One



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4. Apartment Blockage



Hi Tony,



A partner and I are looking at buying an apartment block in Cannes, with 4 apartments.



There is one tenant, aged 104. Is it possible that her family has any rights on the apartment when she passes away or will we have free access.




To read the rest of this article, please go to



http://www.fblog.com/?q=node/view/201



Apartment Blockage



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5. False Alarm



Tony, as usual your missives are helpful and pertinent. I have heard by word
of mouth through a pool supplier that there may be a problem with the
Aquasensor range of pool alarms which were advertised as conforming to the
new code for pool safety. In fact last year they were difficult to source as
being about the only device of that nature supposedly approved.




To read the rest of this article, please go to



http://www.fblog.com/?q=node/view/200



False Alarm



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6. Oz You Like It



Hi,



Do you have any information on Australians coming to live and work in France.




To read the rest of this article, please go to



http://www.fblog.com/?q=node/view/199



Oz You Like It



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7. Leaseback Penalties



Hi



We are interested in the french leaseback system and would like to purchase a holiday apartment off-plan. We understand the minimum leaseback period is 9 years. Would it be possible to break the lease before the end of the 9 year term and what penalties would be charged.




To read the rest of this article, please go to



http://www.fblog.com/?q=node/view/198



Leaseback Penalties



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8. Has Anyone Sold a Leaseback at a Profit



Hi Tony,



We purchased a leaseback in central Nice (studio apartment) strictly as an
investment. It comes with a guaranteed rental and a nine year lease. Reading
your newsletter I was a little alarmed to see that you had yet to see a
resale of a leaseback at a profit. It was my intention of selling after the
nine year period, I am prepared for my resale market to be a little limited
(even if it does say in my contract that I can sell to anyone as a freehold
property). Looking at other sites there seems to be many people who have
sold at a profit.



Interested to know your thoughts.




To read the rest of this article, please go to



http://www.fblog.com/?q=node/view/197



Has Anyone Sold a Leaseback at a Profit



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I really do try to reply to all mail, most are questions about property or living in France. I publish comments in this newsletter which I believe are of interest and may help find answers to questions put by others wanting to come to France. By linking the points I make to our weblog at http://www.fblog.com Fblog I hope readers will click on the adverts which help support our overheads.



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