theodore b

Hello Please could you somebody help me with some basic advice from a complete novice When buying and existing business e.g A boulangerie with housing ( Logement) in France is it usually leasehold or can you buy freehold businesses where you own it outright including the accomodation etc ? I have done some research on the net and although my French is reasonable I have not been able to ascertain whether a lot of the existing businesses I have seen for sale are only leasehold or not -It is difficult even from the asking price to gauge whether they are leasehold or not and if they are leasehold then many of the businesses I ve been looking at are priced very high Can you own or run or buy a buinesses such as a Boulangerie on a freehold or equivalent basis ---if not is the only solution to start up a business from scratch and perhaps convert an existing dwelling or a deserted shop that is part of a larger house that has been bought outright freehold Sorry for all the questions---any comments or help appreciated here