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Holiday Home Owner Tips for 2013

Tony Tidswell of VillaRoquette.com recently discussed a set of actions that holiday home owners worldwide need to be aware of going forward into 2013 and beyond. We present a brief summary of Tony’s main points. 1. It’s their party and… Many people talk about “My TripAdvisor Page”, “My Facebook Page”, etc but always remember that

Sterling All At Sea and Going Deeper?

One of the recent big stories has been the further drop of the pound against the euro, US dollar and a few other major currencies – it has dropped more than 7 per cent against the euro since Christmas. As usual however, analysts offer differing opinions, some saying that sterling needs to move towards parity

New Year, New Look, New Challenges

First things first, we at PPM wish you all a fantastic New Year and a prosperous 2013. Our first sign of the turn of the year is a new look to our website – we’d love to know what you think via Twitter, Facebook or in the post comments. If you’re using Internet Explorer and

Petits Pâtés de Pézenas on Master Chef UK!

We don’t know how we missed this but we did! Michel Roux Jnr demonstrates one of our local delicacies. Do you think he got it right?

Ringing in the New at Christmas in Pezenas

As the end of the year approaches, Pezenas is getting ready to celebrate the festive season in style. It has just seen the establishment of the first permanent exhibition space for Atelier d’Art de France in the provinces. Until now there were no such exhibition spaces outside of Paris and thanks to the efforts of

What is a French property owner’s time worth?

Many French holiday home owners spend a lot of effort crunching numbers for high/low season rates, running costs, advertising rates, occupancy rates and so on. However, one thing that is often over looked when talking about the romance (and associated hassles!) of owning property abroad is the value of their own time. Time is something

G’day Mate! I’m Looking to Move to the Languedoc!

According to recent reports, Australians are buying property in France more than ever before due to the strong Australian dollar, readily available information and low French mortgage rates (between 2.95 and 4.4%). Many solicitors in Australia are noticing that conveyancing files have doubled or even tripled. Also, whereas in the past Australians tended to buy

Beziers Feria 2012 – 11th to 15th August

The Beziers Feria 2012 will take place this year between Saturday 11 August and Wednesday, 15 August 2012. The Beziers Feria is more than just a festival – it represents the heart and soul of the city and is held dear to all. Of course it is also important for tourism and trade attracting not only

Property as part of a Pension Portfolio

In a recent Guardian article, the UK private sector pensions is in crisis as membership halves. The Office for National Statistic warns of ‘retirement gap’ in UK as number of people in private pensions falls by 17% in just one year. There are further worrying statistics regarding debt and quality of life For over 65s,

Luxury Opportunities Despite International Economic Woes

According to the best in luxury portal The Top Tier, luxury travel is still trending upwards, reflecting people’s need to enjoy quality and style. Companies such as the French travel organisation, Donatello, are reporting significant growth, upto 20-30%, in the sale of luxury products. In France, high value accommodation and lifestyle traditionally tends to be