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CATCH 22

In "Sheer Terror", our blog published in April 2020, we did not have the confidence of the visionary. It would have been a brave prophet who foretold the future in the midst of the pandemic pandemonium.  Yes, we wondered if confinement would last another three weeks,...

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Emotional Rescue

The New Year is a traditional moment for businesses to send out a message, to their friends, their clients and to those who, they hope, will become clients in the future.  It’s one of those things that has to be done and we are no different. These messages usually...

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To be or not to be?

The latest market thoughts for Autumn 2020 Hamlet would not have made a good prime minister, nor president. He found choosing between his own life or death was too complex to cope with. How much more complicated when the choice of life or death of an economy is...

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Sheer Terror

Mixed messages is today’s understatement.  Are there really “green shoots” of progress in the UK, is the Swedish experiment about to fail horribly, has China misled the world about the true number of Covid deaths? Will confinement last another three weeks, three...

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French Property Outlook 2020

The return of optimism As we start a new decade, the world’s continuing love affair with France as a place to visit is undeniable as it attracts more visitors than any other country on earth. This is hardly surprising given the incredible depth and diversity of...

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Residential Outlook 2019

‘Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose’ 2018 was certainly a year where the old French adage of ‘the more it changes, the more it stays the same’ has been entirely relevant in the context of French political life. The year started with hugely optimistic claims that...

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Caveat emptor

We explore the cultural and practical differences for the British buyer in France As with so many things that define our respective national lives, the difference in approach the French take to house buying contrasts significantly with our own. It is important for...

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French Property: Animal Spirits

The mood in France has changed, a sense of optimism hangs in the warm summer air that marks a significant and welcome change from the introspection of recent years. Macron has a convincing mandate as President, with fragmented parliamentary opposition. More than that,...

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France without tears

The HindleBaldock A-Z guide to administrative life in France Buying a property in France is, for most people, an incredibly exciting and positive prospect. It is often the realisation of a long-held ambition or dream. French lifestyle, climate, mountains, sea, culture...

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UK Stamp Duty Rates: UK’s loss, France’s gain

South of FranceThe purpose of taxation is normally seen in the context of raising revenue for the Exchequer and in some circumstances changing ‘behaviour’ and social outcomes. How and on whom it is levied varies given the political hue of any given Government. Post...

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Monte Carlo or Bust?

As we approach May and the date for the Monaco Grand Prix it is the usual norm for property journalists to cast their gaze towards the Monaco real estate market along with the associated personalities, glitz, glamour and wealth it portrays. This heady journalistic...

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Opportunity knocks in the South of France

Property Market Outlook 2015 It is sometimes suggested that there must be a conflict of interest when we represent buyers in a difficult market as notional values decline. Should we not dissuade buyers from buying if we think that values might decline further? It is a...

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