FRENCH PROPERTY - Where are all the British living in France? 

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Yes and prior to that England was french.

My hubby and I love France and are reluctant to purchase because of the annual renewal policy required for a long stay Visa. Do you feel confident about the annual renewal process?

My thoughts exactly , I’m just a bit concerned about health provision , do you plug into the french system or do you need private insurance? I have some pretty serious health concerns that require a bundle of meds, at the moment in the uk they’re provided with out charge but I think it’s just a matter of time before that’s withdrawn

How do you work out the hotter the summer the colder the winter ? I’d imagine it would depend on the altitude wouldnt it ?

What the hell has Brexit got to do with it, jeez😂

@@johnwilson3842 because now you have to get a long stay visa like a right to remain , sometimes you have to pass a test on your french language proficiency, before Brexit you didn’t need to do this. The logistics are also now complex and precarious , pre Brexit you could sell your house in the certain knowledge that you could go to live in France ,now how do you sell a uk house with an uncertain prospect that you will get a long term residency permit and that it will be renewed year on year, it might be my wife gets a permit because her French is good and I don’t because my french is crap, it’s not like we’re in our twenties and have the flexibility and agility or even fortitude to adapt to uncertain outcomes

Email me your search criteria on contact@agencenewton.com and I will see what I can find

Thanks for getting back. I do not want to take up any of your valuable time without any return for you so let me do some homework and get back to you when this is completed.

The best place for you if you want to settle in France is Britanny (very cool fact about that particular region. It used to part of England in the Medieval Era precisely in the Hundred Years War)

To hot for me, nice for holidays but thats it... personal opinion obviously

All over the place... from the popular "British" areas where you have "English book shops", BIG libraries that stock original languages books.

I would say that Brittany is a very good choice, not too hot in summer (normally speaking) but also quite mild in winter, it rarely goes below zero degrees and snow or ice are extremely rare

@@TheFrenchPropertySpecialists Thank you. I’ll put Brittany on the list 🙂

I like the northern poitou charente region plenty to see and do and not too hot avg 27c winter is also mild Beaches am hour.away airports at Limoges and Poitiers TGV less than 2 hrs to Paris and 4 hrs drive to Caen for ferry.

​@@abigailgammie6496C'est pas le nord 😂

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Why? It is the different airports in France?

Hi Lester, I am presently working on a video about it at the moment, but its taking a bit longer to confirm necessary info.

It wouldn't suit me, but as the old saying goes.... horses for courses!

Obviously if you are missing the British side of life, but not to the extent of wanting to move back, then yes, moving closer to a British conclave would make things better for you. Easiest way is to check out the British run bars/pubs and usually there will be a group around that.

@@TheFrenchPropertySpecialists Thank you!

If you choose not to learn the language of the country you choose to live in, expect to not enjoy living there. If you want to enjoy life in France. Avoid areas where Brits are and if there are some in your area, avoid them.

@@kenrehill8775 This is nonsense. I know plenty of people who speak little or no French, including my wife, who LOVE life in France and do just fine!

@@duncansmith7562 how disrespectful is it to live in a country where you don’t speak the language? Stinks of a total lack of education and respect. What do these people add to society in France? Their money? France doesn’t need that. Ironic that you consider a criticism of people who chose not the speak the language, nonsense. Utter gobshite.

There are plenty of books out there, but the problem is, if you read the books about moving here, and everything you have to look out for, well,....... you would never make the move. Its like reading all the books possible about swimming, its not until you jump in that you really learn (and don't worry there are life guards around!)

It's bad when incomers know more about the rules than some of the fonctionnaires. Bureaucracy is the biggest hindrance, secondly is the postal service. The one thing that is superb is the health service. Second to none.

@@robindumpleton3742 Why is it Bad ? I have been doing this job longer than most fonctionnaires have been working ! lol

I think you can argue the fact that UK house prices on average have been 4 times those in France for many years, and it is partly this which allowed the British to buy such nice places in France in the first place.

@@TheFrenchPropertySpecialists yes France has always had lower house prices but whilst Uk,prices have risen dramatically French prices have dropped, creating a much bigger gap. In addition the number of Brits buying in France has also dropped since Brexit. We lived in France for a number of years and saw prices either stagnate or fall, post Brexit the prices went even further down and many are now stuck with a house that’s worth less than paid for it ,that is hard to sell and cannot afford a house back in the Uk. We were lucky we sold quickly and because we had conducted a good renovation it gained in value but many are not so lucky. We have 2 sets of friends who are desperate to return to the UK but cannot sell.

@@gwynethgrove772 So you are judging this from abroad by the sounds of it. Following Brexit there was a worldwide pandemic, and in France as in most countries, there was an exodus from the towns to the countryside. France, for some reason, always bases its price studies on the major towns, where yes there has been a drop in prices, most rural communes though have had a massive price increase, anywhere from 10% to 45% in the past 2 years. Prices are dropping slightly now due to the French interest rates, but nothing major. If your two sets of friends are having problems, maybe it is because they want to sell their French properties high enough to buy in the UK?

Pretty well sums it up, except the market has changed drastically since Covid

U say it cheap bit for breton is too expensive ( +50% since 3 years). Nobody actually can buy, bank refuse credit.

Reality kicks in eventually

Well thats would be a short video.... Anywhere near tourist attractions seems to work fine. The real question would be, where are the mayors limiting AirBnB's.

@@TheFrenchPropertySpecialists thanks. Would appreciate a video on that matter.

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Its only the 1087th time this has been mentioned. Yes I mean British, but I am used to translating the French "Anglais", so "English" comes naturally. I actually mean any holder of a British passport.

I would agree to a certain extent, but even the popular areas are not over run. After that in each region it is more of having enclaves of expats. For exemple, in the commune I am right now in Dordogne, there are only 2 english people. But 20 mns up the road is another village with 90% expats

@@TheFrenchPropertySpecialists Which village has 90% expats?

@@leecourt8509 Well this was taken from a French TV report about the France-England football match, and as far as I remember they said the village of Abjat sur Bandiat in the Dordogne had a population 90% British

where the british expats are is where not to go??? good for you!!!

It looks fine to me… on the French side that is, I don’t know much about the Irish side though.

Err, Bordeaux isn’t Bilbao. How can we trust your other info when your geography is primary school level..?

Hello @AdrienSnell. Yes I have learnt via other commentaires which weren’t as polite. The thing is, having lived in France for over 30 years I use the generic « Les Anglais » as per the French, so quite often I will use the term English for any English speaking population.

Well that’s a first!!!! After all the messages complaining about me saying English. Now I am getting complaints about saying British. I suppose the old « you can please some of the people all the time » saying comes into play!

You are only the 1088th time this has been mentioned. Yes I mean British, but I am used to translating from the French "Anglais", so "English" comes naturally. I actually mean any holder of a British passport.

We’ll say so then. It’s not an unimportant detail…

It is for the rest of the world, only United Kingdom’ers, get there back up about it. The rest of the world refers to the “Perdantic English”

And how many new arrivals due to Brexit?

@@TheFrenchPropertySpecialists We're talking about non-E.U. citizens here with particular reference to your 148,000 non-E.U. U.K. citizens. How many of them no longer qualify for permanent residence in France, Spain, Portugal etc..? The answer to that lies in the large number of properties that have come on the market in recent times. The new arrivals "due to Brexit" will be citizens of other E.U. Member States.

@@mickeencrua No actually I am referring to all the United Kingdoms citizens, call them whatever you want, that rushed over to buy before Brexit and are now comfortably in the system, add to this all the United Kingdoms citizens, that have moved over since Brexit AND ARE NOW CONFORTABLY in the system. . I am not basing my advice on something on some opinionated news channel or newspaper, I live and work here and help United Kingdoms citizens, buy houses here and move over, and this on a daily basis. As the old saying goes, "it is not because you disagree that I am wrong !"

@@TheFrenchPropertySpecialists Forgive my nitpicking. It's got to do with my age. I've found your stuff to be very helpful. I just can't see the attraction of France or Spain for British people, given the conditions they now have to work with. I was rather selfishly hoping that a lot more properties would now come to the market and bargains would be available. 😜

I’m dizzy

(Repeating from other comments) Going by the fact that you shouting in capital letters on multiple videos, all of which have nothing to do with the tax side of things, I would guess that you have just been stung by the tax office. The inheritance laws over here are very different to the UK etc, and if your property purchase isn't set up correctly taking into account your marital & family status, it can become very costly in the case of the inheritance. If it is prepared correctly, and/or your situation corresponds to the French Thinking, then it will cost you very little, if not free.

Obviously one needs to look in to those matters when purshasing a property out of the home land . We live in Belgium and it is not so different of our own . Thanks for sharing !

Nice area too, there are many in France, I just mentioned the most popular.

You know Ariège ? 🙂 Few foreigners know that area. A gem. But you have to know that it is quite austere during winter, and very rural 🙂

@@heliedecastanet1882 I purchased in the Aude near Carcassonne. :)

@@nativetexson Oh, ok… so, in the meantime (your post was one year ago, mine was just few minutes), you did it ! Congratulations ! I hope you are fine and I wish you a Happy New Year !

@@heliedecastanet1882 Merci Helie. Bonne année et meilleurs voeux.

If you wish to be pedantic, that is up to you. No skin of my back.

Does it for me too, and when I want the hotter summer weather, I just get in the car and drive south!

The figures are based on INSEE statistics, which are the official government ones based on the government door to door censors, the notaries sales data and communal information and any other form of official data. There might be a few British people that have slipped through the net, but no real numbers to speak of. For all those “unregistered” people you seem to know of, lets hope they never have to go to hospital, get stopped by the police, and definitely not travel abroad, as they will find themselves with major legal problems. I don’t see what “Given there are thousands of refugees etc on the cost” has to do with the number of British residents in France, or maybe there is a whole fleet of Brittany and DFDS ferries anchored up offshore full of British refugees all patiently waiting to dock? And as for Alsace being the place to be when it comes to flying under the radar while keeping your millions in a Swiss bank account, well I would like to see some OFFICIAL statistics to that effect. So, I can either do a video using the official stats with maybe a 1-2% error chance, or I could do one making up my own stats, but then I would come over as credible as you do here.

@janschkeuditz6065 I do not agree with your comments since brexit and the need to have a titre de sejour I dont believe there are the people living here non registered As well as now you have to have a visa to stay longer than 90 days its not possible Where are you getting your information from ?

@@JohnnyinMN which country are you referring to then ?