The property show season is in full flurry in the UK (and Ireland) at the moment and that usually means that we have some busy weeks ahead. Even though we will not be attending any shows this year, we will still see an upsurge in interest and hits on the website.

For this newsletter, rather than featuring several articles, we are unashamedly promoting 8 properties across different price bands with different aspects of interest. We are also introducing our new website www.frenchproperty4sale.com which will focus on the whole of France rather than just the Poitou Charentes that the Allez-Français site covers. The site has only just been launched, but we are hopeful that over the next few months it will develop into a site of interest for buyers in France to compliment the www.allez-francais.com - which will remain as the main website and will continue to be developed. Many people have noticed the changes already introduced this year.

2006 promises to introduce several new discount airline routes that will be useful to serve the area. Back in 2002 when first introduced, it was Stansted to Poitiers and little else. Now more carriers are offering more options and the choice is quite amazing. Poitiers and La Rochelle remain the preferred choice for many in the heart of the Poitou Charentes, but Angouleme is opening soon, and Nantes, Limoges, Tours and Bordeaux are all within 2 hours. We recommend that you check out the various websites to see what choice suits you best. Liverpool, Nottingham and Birmingham have joined the ranks of Southampton and Stansted in offering flexibility.

As ever, please give us as much notice as you can ahead of viewing visits. We will happily assist with recommendations for gites or B & B accommodation. By giving us extra notice, we can involve you more in the selection of properties to view and save you money with currency exchange arrangements. There is a team of 4 waiting here to help you, so please do get in touch!

For those who are happy to recommend a friend to us, we will be happy to thank you with a reward of the liquid type, originating in Bordeaux. We find that so many clients, whether they buy via ourselves or not, find our level of service superior to other agents and for this reason, most of our concluded sales com as a consequence of recommendations rather than advertising. Don't be shy put your friends and family in touch, it could be very refreshing!