Complete Guide to Property Investment in France : a Buy-to-let Manual /: a Buy-to-let Manual. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Gerry FitzGerald.
• Authors: FitzGerald, Gerry
• Contents: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Maps and Tables; Preface; Part One: Where to Buy; 1 For Holiday Letting; Holiday let hotspots; Broadening the search; Paris; Nice; Marseille; Bordeaux; Toulouse; La Rochelle; Lyon; Nantes; Perpingnan; Grenoble; Brest; Bergerac; Limoges; Rennes; Chambery; Dinard; Biarritz; Avignon; Montpellier; Prices and rents; 2 For Long-term Letting; Hotspots for long-term rental; Refining the search; Prices and rents; Part Two: Buying the Property; 3 Raising the Finance; UK mortgage; Further advance; Remortgage; Pros and cons of UK finance; French mortgage. Mortgages availableThe lenders; French mortgage brokers; UK based brokers; Loan-to-value; Mortgage products; Repayment options; Maximum borrowing; Buy-to-let mortgage; Finance for leaseback, long-term and holiday lets; Mortgage fees; Redemption penalties; Mortgage term; Life insurance; French mortgage process; Documentation; Valuation; Mortgage offer; Bank account and direct debit; Life policy and arrangement fee; Transfer of funds; Timescale; Pros and cons of a French mortgage; 4 Finding the Property; Estate agents; Professional bodies; Fees; The Property Finder; Professional bodies. Services offeredFees; The agreement; 5 French Inheritance Law; Tontine; Communauté universelle; French company; Conclusion; 6 The Legal Process; The offer; Preliminary contract; Promesse de vente/Compromis de vente; Cooling-off period; The contract in detail; Opt-out conditions; The mortgage condition; The deposit; The notaire; Legal fees; One notaire or two?; UK lawyer?; Final contract; Power of attorney; Interpreter; Purchase funds; The signing; Other formalities; 7 Buying an Apartment; The Copropriété; Management committee; General meetings; Share calculation; Rules and regulations. Charges8 Buying Off-Plan; Preliminary contract; The deposit; Staged payments; Developers' guarantees; External guarantee; Personal guarantee; The final contract; Money-back guarantee; Guarantee of completion; One-year guarantee; Two-year guarantee; Ten-year guarantee; Rights and obligations under VEFA contract; Notaire's fees; Tax and off-plan purchase; 9 Buying Leaseback; 10 Property Insurance; The owner-occupier; Unfurnished letting; Furnished and holiday let; Specialist holiday let cover; Loss of rent; Emergency accommodation; Emergency travel; Specialist holiday let insurers; Small print. Policy cancellation11 French Bank Account; Opening an account; Features of the French account; Stay in the black!; RIB; Debit card; Cheques; Internet banking; Bank charges and interest; Joint accounts; Which bank?; Part Three: A Holiday Letting Business; 12 Limiting Risk; Basic questions; Buying the right property; Doing the sums; Incidental expenses; The right insurance; 13 Getting Started; French regulations; The deposit; Registration; Paris alert!; Tourist classification; Agencies or DIY; Cleaner/agent; Rent and other charges; Preparing the property; Tenants from the web; Text and photos.
• Publisher Details: London : How To Books
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (304 pages)
• Subjects: 332.63240944; Real estate investment -- France; House buying -- France; Vendors and purchasers -- France; Landlord and tenant -- France; Immeubles -- Investissements -- France; Habitations -- Achat -- France; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Finance; House buying; Landlord and tenant; Real estate investment; Vendors and purchasers; France
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781845285302; 1845285301
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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