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If you’ve ever dreamt of a sea view, a property with or by a lake or perhaps a bolt-hole by the river where you can just watch the world go slowly by, here is a selection of french properties for sale that might just offer some food for thought.    

 

If you’re considering selling your property in France then here are a few pointers as to how to go about it in an efficient and methodical way.

What is the best way to sell a house in France

There is often a lot of competition out there, so the preparation and marketing of your French property will be key to making it stand out from the crowd:

1. The first step is to make any simple upgrades to the property (painting, decorating, gardening etc). It goes without saying that the better the property looks the higher the likelihood of achieving a better price.

2. Once the property looks as good as it can, take some photographs (inside and out), preferably on a sunny day. Check out our tips and ideas on how to sell your house in France

We all know that no matter where you are in the world, hiring a car at the airport is both an eye-wateringly expensive AND incredibly stressful experience.  Once you get to the front of the painfully slow queue at the hire-car desk, it is almost inevitable that the car you’ve ordered is not there and your only option is to upgrade at additional expense.  Then, your next job is to try to leave the airport complex, navigating the busy main roads, working out which roundabout exit to take while trying to remember to keep right.  All a little stressful!  

There is another, rather more civilised, option........

The French language is so wonderfully descriptive. Just as the Inuit have 100 different words for snow, the French have multiple words to describe properties that in English we tend to bundle into one definition.

Those French descriptions may be used to differentiate between the architectural style, geographic region or building materials used in the construction.

I think there is something about the architecture of a traditional farmhouse that embodies so perfectly a deep-rooted sense about the notion of home, a place of warmth and safety. At La Résidence, a UK estate agent selling property in France, we sell more French farmhouses than any other style of property.

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