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How to use your money wisely when investing in the South of France

On the following pages we have provided financial and market information, advice and contacts to do with the financial side of your property purchase on the Riviera.

A number of experts in the field have submitted wide ranging articles to answer many of your financial questions. I hope you find these article informative.

Funding your dream

Living or owning property in France is a dream shared by many, but financial, fiscal and practical issues must be considered before ‘taking the plunge’. This section of our website looks at the many aspects of living, working, retiring or just investing in France.

In order to provide our clients with the best in independent, regulated, expert advice we recommend the services of The Spectrum IFA Group, one of Europe’s largest expatriate financial advisory brokerages. With offices across France and in many other European countries Spectrum assist thousands of resident expatriates and non resident investors with all aspects of financial planning and property purchase.

Our main contact for our clients is Peter Brooke who is based on the Cote d’Azur. Peter has helped many of our clients (and staff) find fantastic deals for mortgages in France and he and his team will hold your hand throughout the process. In addition, through his network of local accountants and tax lawyers he can also advise you on the structure of the property purchase to make it as tax efficient as possible for your personal situation.

If you are considering moving to France permanently we would urge you speak to him before making the move as there are often solutions that might not be open to you once you are resident in France and that might save you considerable amounts.

At the moment there is a lot of discussion, and some speculation, about the rights of expatriates to obtain healthcare in France. The resources of The Spectrum IFA Group will allow us to comment on these sorts of issues from an independent standpoint. You can also join in this debate on our wonderful new blog!

We will be adding to these pages over the coming weeks and months so please keep an eye on the site, sign up to our newsletter or review the blog when you have a few spare minutes. Of course if there are any issues that you would like us to research for you please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Look at our new property videos!

Sick of misleading photographs? Take a guided video tour of your dream property from the comfort of your own home. Click on our new selection below.

Old Town Studio
Terrace apartment
Old Town one bed
Two bedroom villa
3 Terraced apartment

French health care provision

Important information - keep up to date with the recent changes in health care provision for EU citizens in France that could affect you. click here for more info.