woolybanana Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Any evidence?http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/an-englishmans-home-is-his-chateau-potential-bargains-for-brits-as-bottom-falls-out-of-french-second-home-market-8566497.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 I looked at a place a couple of weeks ago that was on the market at 60,000 18 months ago and is now advertised at 32,000...and the agent said it was open to offers.I won't be buying as I have no money, but at least it gave him one visit to report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted April 9, 2013 Author Share Posted April 9, 2013 Oh go on Norman you are loaded! Dig into that big box hidden in the woods! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Won't this depend where properties are???? Nullepart-en-Pleincampagne may well have more realistic prices. But as I have never bought or really looked to buy in any of the places mentioned, I wouldn't know know. I noticed lots of places a vendre when I was in France last week and I did look in the estate agents windows. Prices still looked dear to me. My friend's daughter has just bought her first house and theirs was the only sale that month with that agents. Strangely they only tried to knock the price down a little and it was accepted, but they still paid quite a lot. I reckon I would have asked for a bigger reduction, they could only have said 'non' nez pah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val_2 Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 There are huge bargains out there currently compared to prices five years back. However anyone taking on something like a chateau at a knockdown price should have some permanent deep pockets because those places never stop needing money thrown at them whatever state they may be in. In my neck of the woods there are some real good coastal bargains to be had now and in fact some of them are actually cheaper and larger properties than others which are not as close to the sea and smaller for some strange reason other than the taxes are cheaper the further away from the coast you live. A lot of people still believe their properties are worth huge amounts and hence, they are still for sale several years on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbie Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Having been looking for a suitable property for over 2 years I have found that recently there have been some better properties coming on to the market recently at what I consider to be more sensible prices. There are still some that seem very overpriced compared to the market as a whole. I also get the impression from some estate agents that there is now some room for negotiation on price. Because we are looking for a very specific type of property my experiences may not be entirely representative Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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