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Originally an American concept the Country Club Community
typically comprises a club house plus individual homes
set in an attractive countryside estate.
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To get preferential currency exchange rates
through our Business Partnership with Foreign Currency
Direct. See below for an application form, and terms and
conditions, to be faxed direct to F C D on 01494 725353
or call Freephone 0800 328 5884 and ask for Robin McEwen.
Terms & Conditions
Application Form |
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| To view our series of features and articles,
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Voila
for Melle
Meteo
France for Poitou Charentes |
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If you have a property to sell in the area,
do please get in touch with us to discuss matters. You
can either e-mail us, or telephone on 05 49 27 01 22.
We will be happy to discuss your sale with you, agree
a market price and plan the advertising of the property.
There are no fees for the vendor to pay, the only costs
being incurred are the specialist reports required. |
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| Peter & Lyn Turner will be opening
their new cattery near Niort in July. Contact them on
+33 (0)5 49 26 97 65 for further information. |
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Now that the 'season' has started, many
people visiting the area will require local accommodation.
We have links to recommended establishments below:
www.allez-francais.com/business.htm
www.moulin-lacombe.com
We also are happy to advise on other alternatives if required. |
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For people driving to the area this summer,
as well as the tips provided about the péage elsewhere
in this newsletter, can we suggest that you check your
route before departure. There are some excellent tools
available to those without satelite navigation including
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www.michelin.com
www.mappy.com
lycos.multimap.com |
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Welcome to our latest newsletter, with
an ever expanding number of readers and excellent
feedback on the content. It is unashamedly a tool
for Allez-Français to keep in touch with our
clients, but also a way of keeping you up to date
to what is happening in France and new opportunities.
In this edition, we are looking at a new concept in
property ownership in France - the Country
Club Community. This is a rather unique scheme,
not for everyone, but is sure to be of great interest
to those with a decent budget, looking to give themselves
a bit of luxury in retirement and remove some of the
hassle that can accompany a French property.
It derives its origins from the U.S and typically has
a club house plus individual homes located in an attractive
countryside estate. The club house offers a wide range
of social, sporting, and leisure activities, together
with a variety of service options, operating all year
round. These country clubs have a particular attraction
to the over 50s as the maintenance, quality of on-site
service and security of such developments meet their
expectations for an elegant and relaxed lifestyle.
We are offering to facilitate such a lifestyle change,
with property just outside the marvellous town of
Cognac, with prices starting at around 300,000 rising
to around 400,000 . A special feature of the scheme
is that the individual ownership of the residences
(excluding the club house and the grounds) is governed
by a 999 year lease and share of the freehold held
in a UK company. This structure bypasses the potentially
costly and complex property and inheritance legislation
of France.
Click here for further information.
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Title
Insurance
We always monitor the service levels of our business partners
and providers, and from time to time make changes accordingly.
Sadly, after recommending Title Insurance to all of our
clients over the last 3 years, we are no longer able to
do so. The policy has changed from the original concept,
BUT, those clients who took out the original plan still
have an excellent scheme. |
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Cattery
Peter and Lyn Turner are eventually, after many trials
and tribulations, opening their cattery in July. Based
not far from Niort, there will be one very large pen
that will house a family of cats very comfortably
and a number of single runs.
"Unlike some French 'pensions' there will be no
outside communal area as we feel this is the quickest
way to spread illness etc amongst the cats. In fact
in the UK it is forbidden for cats of separate households
to come into contact with each other for this very
reason, and we intend to abide by that.
Each run will have plenty of room for exercise, scratch
pads, toys to play with, suitable covered and open
sleeping places and obviously the food that the cat
is used to. Discounts will be given for long stays
and families of cats. Do contact us asap as even though
we are not open yet we are getting enquiries".
Peter & Lyn Turner
Tel 05 49 26 97 65
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Travel
tips whilst viewing property
Dont forget to obtain your E111 cover. This is easy
to obtain at your local Post Office. This will be
the last summer that the form will be in operation,
as European Health Insurance cards are going to replace
the old forms in September.
For further information, please visit http://www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/HealthAdviceForTravellers/fs/en
If you are going to be in France for several weeks
house-hunting, and likely to be clocking up lots of
kilometres on the autoroute then you may wish to take
advantage of an automatic payment system that gives
you a priority lane and less queing at the péage
tolls.
For further information, please visit http://www.sanef.fr/fr/ecommerce/particulier/decouvre.jsp |
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Word
of caution - Capital Gains Tax
One or two vendors have been caught out by the changes
to French CGT rules that became effective on 1st January
2004. These are covered in our library
section.
The notary dealing with the sale is required to complete
a tax return and work out the gain. He pays the money
to the French Land Registry and if there is a problem
the land may end up not being registered. There is accordingly
a lot of pressure on the notaries and if they have any
doubts they will hold back money due to the seller until
matters are clarified. |
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Doing
business in France
Here is a quick guide
to communication and behaviour, since the etiquette involved
is quite different here in France. This information is
kindly provided by Todaytranslations, who are happy to
offer their services to our clients. |
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| Currently we have a special
selection of properties that we are recommending to buyers
and these range across quite a broad price spectrum: |
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Ref: PE129
Price: 150,520
€
Lovely stone Charentaise house. |
Ref: PE9200
Price: 196,100
€
Superb 3 storey house, in riverside location
in the centre of a village. |
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Ref: VM6374
Price: 239,645
€
Old house with pigeonnier. |
Ref: M1321
Price: 265,375
€
Maison Bourgeoise renovated to a luxury level.
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Ref: PE125
Price: 338,375
€
Super renovated house + 2nd house. |
Ref: PE130
Price: 439,900
€
Period house and coaching house. |
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