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Buy Association video for property buyers in France

Video guide to buying property

The essential video guide for property buyers in France from BuyAssociation and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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Timber and stone houses in the Lot department

Beginners’ guide to buying French property

Not sure how to get your property search off the ground? Vicky Leigh takes you through the basics and sets you on the right track to finding your French home

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Make the most of any breautiful views

How to sell your property

Benefit from estate agents’ tricks of the trade with this guide to effectively selling your property by David Clifton

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Extensively renovated, this stunning property has its own stream-fed lake (Agence l'Union)

Water, water everywhere

And you don’t have to pay a premium for the pleasure of having it on your doorstep, writes Vicky Leigh

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Pastures Bleu is currently moored in beautiful Burgundy

Buy a canal boat in France

You could create your own French tales of the riverbank, writes Vicky Leigh

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The beautiful bougainvillea-clad exterior of Edith Piaf's former home

Édith Piaf’s French home for sale

The home of the Little Sparrow is as extraordinary as her voice, says Vicky Leigh

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