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  1.  

    For people who are interesting, this are the result of my questionnaire

    1. Why did you buy a house in an other country?

     

     

    Response Percent

     

     

    To leave England

    42.4%

     

     

    To spend holidays

    33.9%

     

     

    Other (please specify)

    27.1%

     

     

     

     

    2. Which of the following reasons led you to leave England? (Tick as many as you wish)

     

     

    Response Percent

     

     

    To change your lifestyle

    68.2%

     

     

    Professional reasons

    11.4%

     

     

    Better quality of life

    72.7%

     

     

    Other (please specify)

    13.6%

     

     

    3. Why did you buy a house in France?

     

     

    Response Percent

     

     

    Closest foreign country

    10.7%

     

     

    Price (house)

    55.4%

     

     

    Culture

    60.7%

     

     

    Life is good in France

    55.4%

     

     

    Charm of the country

    71.4%

     

     

    Climate

    53.6%

     

     

    cheaper life

    21.4%

     

     

    For love with French people

    42.9%

     

     

    Food

    42.9%

     

     

    Other (please specify)

    17.9%

     

     

    4. Would you recommend to a friend in England to buy a house in France?

     

     

    Response Percent

     

     

     

    Yes (currently)

    75.9%

     

     

     

    Yes (in the past)

    20.4%

     

     

     

    Never

    3.7%

     

     

    5. Did you experience some difficulties understanding how to buy a house in France?

     

     

    Response Percent

     

     

     

    Yes

    19.6%

     

     

     

    No

    80.4%

     

     

    6. According to you, which factors could prevent English people to buy a house in France? (Tick as many as you wish)

     

     

    Response Percent

     

     

    Foreign language

    85.7%

     

     

    Current houses’ prices (more expensive than before)

    21.4%

     

     

    Not enough information to know the procedure to buy a house in France

    25%

     

     

    Not enough advertising in England to promote the French housing market

    3.6%

     

     

    Travel

    3.6%

     

     

    French Public Services

    30.4%

     

     

    Other (please specify)

    39.3%

     

     

    7. Do you think you have enough information (advertising) to buy a house in France?

     

     

    Response Percent

     

     

     

    Yes

    87.3%

     

     

     

    No

    12.7%

     

     

     

     

     

     

    10. Are you satisfied to have bought a house in France?

     

     

    Response Percent

     

     

     

    Yes (currently)

    92.5%

     

     

     

    Yes (in the past)

    7.5%

     

     

     

    No

    0%

     

  2.  

    For people who are interesting to see my results, this is a glimpse which can provide some interesting information:

     

     

    1. Have you already visited France?

     

     

    Response Percent

     

     

     

    yes

    97.6%

     

     

     

    no

    2.4%

     

     

     

     

    1. In what type of area would you like to live?

     

     

    Response Percent

     

     

    countryside

    48.8%

     

     

    seaside

    7.3%

     

     

    near a village

    53.7%

     

     

    in a village

    43.9%

     

     

    near a small town

    41.5%

     

     

    in a town

    7.3%

     

     

    in a city

     

    0%

     

     

     

     

    1. Would it be a first home or a second home?

     

     

    Response Percent

     

     

     

    first

    33.3%

     

     

     

    second

    30.8%

     

     

     

    second then first

    33.3%

     

     

     

    other

    2.6%

     

     

     

     

    1. What motives will affect your choice of home?

     

     

    Response Percent

     

     

    quality of environment

    89.2%

     

     

    proximity of your workplace

    5.4%

     

     

    property prices

    37.8%

     

     

    presence of other British residents

     

    0%

     

     

    low cost transport

    10.8%

     

     

    Other (please specify)

    32.4%

     

     

    6. Question 5

     

     

     

    1. What kind of house do you intend to buy (or rent)?

     

     

    Response Percent

     

     

    an old house to restore

    48.6%

     

     

    a new house

    13.5%

     

     

    land to build your own house on

    18.9%

     

     

    a flat

    5.4%

     

     

    castle

     

    0%

     

     

    Other (please specify)

    21.6%

     

     

     

     

    1. If you intend to purchase, about what amount would you be prepared to pay?

     

     

    Response Percent

     

     

     

    £ 80,000 - 120,000

    37.8%

     

     

     

    £ 121,000 - 160,000

    21.6%

     

     

     

    £ 161,000 - 200,000

    16.2%

     

     

     

    £ 201,000 or +

    13.5%

     

     

    Other (please specify)

    10.8%

     

     

     

     

    1. Which of the following reasons would be important in your decision to settle in France?

     

     

    Response Percent

     

     

    professional

    8.6%

     

     

    family

    37.1%

     

     

    health service

    20%

     

     

    life style

    80%

     

     

    property prices

    37.1%

     

     

    standard of living

    51.4%

     

     

    affinity for French people

    60%

     

     

    climate

    54.3%

     

     

    presence of other British nationals

     

    0%

     

     

    presence of others members of the family

    8.6%

     

     

    low cost transport

    5.7%

     

     

    Other (please specify)

    8.6%

     

     

     

     

     

     

    1. What difficulties could change yours plans to settle in France?

     

     

    Response Percent

     

     

    cost of accomodation

    11.1%

     

     

    financial plan

    25%

     

     

    difficulty with house hunting

    2.8%

     

     

    lack of assistance with settling in France

    5.6%

     

     

    language

    11.1%

     

     

    french bureaucratie

    50%

     

     

    Other (please specify)

    36.1%

     

     

     

     

    1. In which age group are you?

     

     

    Response Percent

     

     

     

    18-24

    2.8%

     

     

     

    25-34

    5.6%

     

     

     

    35-49

    36.1%

     

     

     

    50-64

    52.8%

     

     

     

    65-74

    2.8%

     

     

     

    75+

    0%

     

     

     

    1. Do you intend to work in France?

     

     

    Response Percent

     

     

     

    yes

    19.4%

     

     

     

    no

    50%

     

     

     

    maybe

    25%

     

     

     

    I don't know

    5.6%

     

     

    Questionnaire is inspired by Gervais-Aguer, M.M. (2006) 'Prospective Analysis: Residential choice and territorial attractiveness' Cahier du Gres, Cahier no  2006 - 30

     

     

  3. Hello,

    I am a French student and I am currently completing a Bachelor's degree of International Business Communication in England.

    I am conducting a questionnaire survey about British citizens whish to settle in France. To be filled in ONLY by British citizens who are at present non resident in France but whish to settle in this country in the future (or who think that one day they might do so)

    If you are interesting to answer my questionnaire, please ckick to the link below:

    My questionnaire is now close

     

    This is a very short questionnaire with 10 questions.

    Your participation would be appreciated and will be very useful for my study.

    Thank you very much

     

    Simon

  4. Hello,

    I am French and I am doing a bachelor of international business communication in England, and I have to do a research about English people who decide to live in France: The reasons why they want to leave their own country, the consequence (especially in french porperty market), the economical,political, social...factors like the low-cost companies, the french bureaucratie...., and hypothesis for the future of this tendancy (english are going to settle in france more and more or not??)

    If you want to share your opinion with me about this topic, your point of view is welcome !

    Thank very much for answering my questionnaire.

    Regards,

    Simon

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