You know it’s that time of year again when we start mentioning the first snow of the season. Often it falls a little later in the year, towards the end of November or the beginning of December, so cou ...

You may be wondering how much you are allowed to borrow, what sort of repayment plan would suit you or even whether you can take out a French mortgage at all.

The 17th and 18th centuries saw the production of numerous styles of furniture in France and they can easily be identified thanks to their specific characteristic details.

A beautiful French country house. You may own one, or dream of owning one, or have marvelled at one from afar. We all have a property in mind- maybe a stunning grandiose Maison de Maitre

• Register – Firstly, register on the website by clicking ‘Register free today’ found under the heading My Sextant. This is very simple and only takes a couple of minutes.

Most of the cabling, fittings and methods that are used in the UK are not relevant to or are not the same as the French way of wiring a house so it is important to

It’s a familiar story. You’ve put your UK home on the market, keen to make a fresh start in France. You decide to go to France on a prospective viewing trip, and

The issue of lead in old properties is a familiar topic to many home owners in Britain, as many of our old, historic buildings are full of lead paint work and piping. The problem is a common occurrenc ...

Termites are the nemesis of any property owner or perspective buyer as these tiny creatures have the power to reduce a building to a heap of sawdust. They can be found in some parts of France just lik ...

Let us first set the scene: you have happily purchased a property in France by yourselves but discover after some time spent in the property that it is affected by certain hidden defects which nobody ...