Monthly Archives: June 2008

Cooling off in Summer in the Languedoc, France

Posted by Allison Amour, Beziers, France
Summer is definitely here, days are starting to get really hot, don’t ask me how hot, and as I don’t want to know what is happening above 30 º C. So, last week-end I was not keen on roasting myself on the beach like a rotisserie chicken, fair skin, not […]

Client from Leeds loves Totally Riviera

“I think it is quite a tricky thing to buy a property in another country, even if you have come on holiday regularly to France and if you speak the language but there is always a horrible doubt that you might be ripped off as you don’t really know the system.

Financing your property in France - what mortgage to get

Totally Property Group Financial Advice - What Mortgage can I get?

Finding a mortgage in France to suit your needs is a fairly straightforward process. Mortgage lenders such as HBSC, UCB (formerly Abbey National) and Barclays, plus a host of other French banks, offer flexible loans of up to 85% of the property value, often for […]

Preparing for your French mortgage application

Totally Property Group Financial Advice - What documentation do you need?
Although you may have 30 or 45 days to get a mortgage agreement (depending on the contract) after the Compromis de Vente has been signed, it’s best to start building your mortgage file as quickly as possible. What follows should be everything you need to […]

Don’t loose sight of your dream property purchase because of exchange rates and market confidence

Totally Riviera speaks to Peter Brooke a financial Consultant with Spectrum-IFA. He explains how to buy your property and not be stung by exchange rates and the credit crisis 
It may appear nothing short of madness at the moment to be investing in foreign property. Interest rates are up, and sterling is weak compared to the euro. […]

The Word! Financial update.

Posted by Peter Brooke, Financial consultant and analyst at The Spectrum IFA Group
As a financial adviser I regularly receive updates from the investment and insurance companies that I have relationships with. In these times of uncertainty I feel strongly about keeping my clients and contacts as up to date as possible. For this reason […]

Happy client from the other side of the world

Words by Professor Charles Mulvey from Perth Western Australia. Everyone told me I must be mad. I bought an apartment in Nice off the internet – I didn’t even see until after it had been renovated and furnished. Nobody who’s been there thinks I mad now – they all think that it was a great […]

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