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Letting Out Your French Property

There is a substantial unmet demand in many areas of France, notably near the coast, for both holiday and longer-term rentals. As to holiday lettings France remains the top European tourist destination, with the Côte d'Azur a favourite amongst the French and foreigners alike. The letting season starts as early as May and extends well into September, and is so lucrative that many local residents let their homes out for some or all of the summer.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 18 June 2008 16:44 )

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Viewing the Property

It is essential that you view the property several times, including in good and bad weather, and during the hours of darkness. Take the care to listen to what noise is likely to affect you. Approach the property from different routes, and consider how visitors might approach your property - you might not appreciate them remembering that to reach you they have to turn left past the sewage works, continue on past the funeral directors, or climb the hill past the refuse dump. You are proposing to make a substantial commitment.

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Applying for French Citizenship

To apply for citizenship by naturalisation in France, you must have lived there continuously for at least five years, be over 18, prove your ability to speak and write French to a reasonable standard, be of good character and prove yourself loyal to France.

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Importing a Car into France

Importing a car into France from an EU country is relatively straight-forward. Unfortunately, importing it from outside the EU can be rather expensive and paperwork somewhat complicated and time-consuming. That said, there may be a few of you willing and able to undertake such a venture and this section of the article is therefore written for you.
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Graduating from the Fish Course

At one time, French people would probably have laughed at the idea of a British couple running a high quality restaurant in France, but Ewan Scutcher, who, with his wife Caroline, runs La Table du Mareyeur at Port Grimaud, along the coast from St Tropez in the Var, says he has never felt any prejudice in that sense – ‘or at least it never came to our attention. The gastronomic reputation of England has changed dramatically over recent years and I would say that England, and even the US, are on a par with many European countries.’

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 18 June 2008 17:08 )

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From our archives

 

Villa Le Rêve

For the past ten years Villa Le Rêve has been used as an artists’ house where art, cultural and creative activities, health and well-being courses are held throughout the year. As part of our research on Matisse and his life here on the Côte d'Azur, we contacted Joëlle Audry, Villa Le Rêve’s charming caretaker, and asked if we could visit his old home. Much to our delight she accepted and we arranged our visit.

 

Notre Dame de la Garoupe

If you’ve ever visited the Grimaldi Museum in Antibes and strolled along the narrow Promenade Amiral de Grasse that hugs the contours of the coastline down to Saint-André bastion and its archaeological museum, it’s a safe bet you would have noticed the verdant Cap d’Antibes peninsula - and one of France’s most powerful lighthouses (with a range of 70 kms for boats and 200 kms for planes) perched on top of La Garoupe Hill: Phare de La Garoupe.

 

They really do say 'oh la la'

It is in the nature of neighbours to squabble, and notwithstanding the official cordiality of the past 100 years, Anglo-French relations have been known to suffer sporadic minor ruptures. These are rather stimulating occasions, traditionally marked by name-calling and foot-stamping on both sides of the channel.