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France awarded top destination for quality of living

cliff — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:27:53 +0000

International Living Magazine has put France top of its Quality of Life Index, something which could make it even more popular among potential investors.

France was awarded top spot in the list ahead of other popular locations such as Australia and the US.

Eleanor O'Kane, editor of Living France magazine, believes that the lifestyle on offer combined with value for money property has contributed to the country's success.

Euro weakens as pound surges

cliff — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:31:33 +0000

The pressure on the Euro has become immense since Greece was downgraded and the Eurozone refused to step in to help. Traders fear a Lehman Brothers type scenario where Greece defaults on its debt and Portugal, Spain and Ireland are forced to follow suit as the carpet is pulled beneath them.

A report in the telegraph over the weekend suggest the European Central Bank (ECB) are preparing legal ground in the event a Euro member tried to leave the Eurozone breaks up following the Greek crisis.

French house prices are on the rise and gearing up for a better year in 2010

gerry — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:19:08 +0000

NEWS or noise? Over the last few days there have been a number of articles from various sources in the press that French property prices are on the rise.

An article today on Capital.fr claims that although asking prices were down by 0.4% in October vendors are tending to demand increasingly higher asking prices for new instructions.

Third quarter was a better domestic market for French property

gerry — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:11:39 +0000

ACCORDING to an article on Capital.fr this morning, the buyers are back. In the third quarter, the volume of property sold in France rose by 14% over the same period last year, according to Century 21, a direct result of a slowdown in declining property prices.

Britain and Ireland have worst quality of life

gerry — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:34:30 +0000

BRITISH and Irish people have the worst quality of life in Europe, according to a new report featured in The Telegraph (UK).

France and Spain hold the top positions.

The report analyses 10 countries based on 17 comparative benchmarks such as the price of utilities, food and drink and the quality of services such as health and education. It even takes work conditions and weather into account.