(...) it is very good of you help me out (...). Enjoying the apartment we bought through you and appreciate your continued support. - Mr Chandler April 2008
 

Our Business Partners

 

Our aim is to make your French property purchase as straight forward and stress-free as possible. To help you from travel to the legal and financial aspects of purchasing off plan in France, we are happy to recommend the following companies.

 

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Mortgages in France and the UK

French Legal Assistance

Currency Exchange

Banking in France

 

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French Property Insurance

Ferry Travel to France

Letting Agency in the French Alps

Kitchen Fitting and Furnishing

 

 

Mortgages in France and the UK

 

 

§   UCB (formerly Abbey National France) can offer mortgage products designed specifically for New Build and Custom Build property in France.

For further information on how to raise your French mortgage contact: celine.aurieres@ucb.fr

www.ucb-french-mortgage.com

 

 

§   French-Mortgage.com

A UK based French mortgage specialist with access to a number of French banking institutions. They can offer a range of products to meet your needs.

For further information please contact: john@french-mortgage.com

www.french-mortgage.com

 

 

§   Jackson Financial Planning

Authorised and regulated by the financial services authority, Jackson Financial Planning offers a confidential and professional mortgage service for those seeking to buy property in France. Access to a range of UK mortgage lenders if you would like to raise funds in the UK.

For further information contact: robert@jacksoninsurance.co.uk 

www.jacksoninsurance.co.uk

 

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French Legal Assistance

Each of the following companies has an established French conveyancing team and can advise you on all matters relating to a French property purchase.

 

§   Agnès Crompton-Roberts, Solicitor-Avocat  (London)

www.acr-solicitors.com

Email: info@acr-solicitors.com

Tel: 020 8455 3853

 

 

§   Blake Lapthorn Tarlo Lyons (London, Southampton, Winchester, Portsmouth, Oxford and Fareham).

www.bllaw.co.uk

Email: christophe.dutertre@bllaw.co.uk

Tel: 02392 221122

 

 

§   Pannone LLP (Manchester)

www.pannone.com 

Email: Lindsay.kinnealy@pannone.co.uk

Tel: 0161 909 1553

 

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Currency Exchange

Both companies offer a competitive alternative to exchanging currency through a high street bank.

 

§   TTT Moneycorp Ltd

www.moneycorp.com

Email: olivier.jouanne@moneycorp.com

 

 

 

§   HIFX plc

www.hifx.co.uk

Email: info@hifx.co.uk 

Please address your emails to the private clients’ desk, quoting reference 50636.

 

 

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Banking in France

 

§   Credit Agricole Britline

Offers an English speaking banking service based in France for French, UK or Irish residents. Accounts can be opened by correspondence.

www.britline.com

 

 

French Property Insurance

 

§   Credit Agricole Britline

www.britline.com

 

 

 

§   AGF Insurance Company

(contact us for further details)

 

 

These two companies offer a bi-lingual service for all your property insurance needs. (For Credit Agricole you must be a current account holder).

 

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Ferry Travel to France

§   Brittany Ferries

Voted the best ferry operator in 2007 in the Telegraph Travel Awards.

Brittany Ferries combination of classic cruise ferry and high speed services gives you by far the greatest flexibility and choice on the Western channel.  Their routes and convenient schedules take you much closer to your destination in France or Spain, saving you miles of unnecessary driving. Brittany ferries also offers a property owners travel club offering substantial savings on their routes to France.

For further information contact: www.brittanyferries.co.uk

 

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Letting agency in the French Alps

§   Peak Retreats

Specialist UK based Alpine letting agent.

www.peakretreats.co.uk

 

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Kitchen Fitting and Furnishing

We can put you in touch with French companies who are recommended by the developers.

 

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Please contact us for further details on how these companies can assist you.