Personally, I have been calling it out for years, but now the French competition authority, also known as Autorité de la Concurrence, has also expressed concern about high and opaque commissions in the buying and selling of real estate. They call for stricter supervision of professionals in the sector. According to the Autorité de la … Read more
Selling your house in France can be a challenging and stressful process. You want to get the best possible price for your property, but you also want to sell it quickly and smoothly. How can you determine the market value of your house without hiring an expensive appraiser? One simple and convenient way is to … Read more
Then give sellers clues to inform you better! As the owner and webmaster of Immogo, many information requests about property for sale on my site cross my virtual desk every day. Messages from interested parties who use the form in an insert to approach the private seller. In doing so, one thing strikes me every … Read more
Promise of purchase – Offre d’achat If you want to sell your house in France and you find buyers who say they are interested, you logically start with negotiations. At some point the price will be agreed upon and an appointment has to be made for signing a compromis de vente (preliminary deed). By the … Read more
If you are visiting Immogo, you are obviously planning to buy or sell a property in France. Good for you! No matter wether you are selling or buying, you (or your buyer) will need to transfer money to or from France. That means changing £pounds£ to €euros€. Now of course you could just use your … Read more
Moving to France is great fun, but also somewhat of a hassle. Especially when it comes to organizing all the subscriptions. Which provider offers the best services when it comes to broadband internet? What is the mobile coverage of the different telephone companies in your area? How can you get a cheap subscription for electricity … Read more
To be clear… you don’t HAVE to pay anything. The whole idea of ‘pay what you want’ is that you match your payment to the quality of the services as you have experienced them. I try to create a beautiful presentation of your property, and translate the description in French, Dutch and German, to improve … Read more
Oh dear, poor old Jacques. A genius, passed away far too young, who wrote and performed his chansons struggling with life, drink and being Belgian. In the video accompanying this podcast he performs the deeply tragic chanson ‘Ne me quitte pas’ in his typical intense way, while the camera ruthlessly captures his desperation, moving in … Read more
Before listening to the podcast above, please play the video below, while reading the lyrics in French and English underneath it. Let it play a couple of times and listen carefully to his pronunciation of the individual words. Once you know the song and its meaning, my commentary will be much more interesting. In the … Read more
Before listening to the podcast above, please play the video below, while reading the lyrics in French and English underneath it. Let it play a couple of times and listen carefully to his pronunciation of the individual words. Once you know the song and its meaning, my commentary will be much more interesting. In the … Read more