Jos Deuling, Sunday, 31 March 2013
Through a simple questionnaire, you can get a reasonable estimate whether this is a property that suits you:
- What is my budget?
- What are the maintenance costs?
- Can I rent the property and what are the rental costs?
- Is the home easy to reach?
- Does it have a fast Internet connection and a good cell phone connection?
- Do I want to live here year round?
- Will I use the house 20 years from now?
- Is it not too cold in the winter?
- Can I sell the property easily?
- Is the house located near tourist attractions?
- Are there airports nearby?
It is wise not to spend more than your budget even if it is tempting to spend that an extra 20,000 on your 'dream home'. In case of
deferred maintenance make sure that you know exactly what needs to be renovated. Hire an expert to assess the condition of the property. See bottom
of
this page for an overview of English speaking surveyors.
If you have ambitious plans and want to give the house a different destination (e.g. a Chambres d'Hotes) or if you want to renovate the house
completely, then you need at least a certificat d'urbanisme. Check with an independent expert.
To finance your home with the proceeds of the rental income is a risky business. You're not the only one with that idea around. More
and more foreigners start a Chambres d'Hotes or start to rent out gites. Furthermore, the number of tourists in recent years has fallen. Calculate
your profit! If you need more security, than you should get a job.
The times of plenty in the housing market are over. Previously you could still make a gamble. Prices rose after all anyway. Nowadays
you should be happy if prices don’t fall. Buying a house as an investment property is not obvious nowadays. If you still want to invest your money in
a second home in France, choose a popular region like Paris, the Riviera or the French Alps.
Surveyors
Picardy & Nord Pas-de-Calais
- UK type
Property surveys in France
Normandy
- UK type
Property surveys in France
- French Property
Surveys
- Peter Goddard, Anglo-French Building Surveyor
- Peter White
Building Surveyor / Expert en
bâtiment
- Helping home
owners in France since 2001
Brittany
- Andrew Allen
Architects, Pre-purchase
feasibility studies
- Bretagne
Architectural
Services, Pre purchase feasibility surveys
- UK type
Property surveys in France
Pays de la Loire
- UK type
Property surveys in France
Poitou-Charentes
- For total peace of
mind, have the property
professionally surveyed before you say "oui"
Dordogne
- We offer RICS Homebuyer Reports to house-
hunters who wish to be informed
before taking the plunge to purchase a property.
- Property surveys and
Diagnostic Surveys in the
following areas in the south west of France: Dordogne, Charente, Charente-Maritime, Haute Vienne, Gironde and the Lot et Garonne.
-
Gordon P. Barnes, Chartered
Surveyor resident in South West France
Midi-Pyrénées South
-
Gordon P. Barnes, Chartered
Surveyor resident in South West France
- Richard Stirrup, Pre-purchase
surveys
- Robert Lyell, Pre-purchase surveys
Midi-Pyrénées North
- Use
our professional services to
investigate if the property is indeed your dream home.
- Richard Stirrup, Pre-purchase
surveys
Centre Val-de-Loire
- UK type
Property surveys in France
- French Property
Surveys
Burgundy
- French Property
Surveys
Provence
- We provide prospective
buyers with a bilingual one-
stop shop consultancy and continuous support service
Languedoc-Roussillon
- Robert Lyell, Pre-purchase surveys
France
- John
Marshall Surveys, Chartered
Valuation Surveyors & Building Pathologists
- identifying
significant structural defects,
maintenance and repair items and things which are, or may be, dangerous and which could affect health and safety of those in or around he buildings.
- Ensure you
buy your dream, not your
nightmare. Provide security, confidence and peace of mind.