French property 'available at low cost'

There are a number of properties to be found in France for less than GPB 150,000, it has been stated.

Such low prices exist because many British second home owners have decided to cash in their assets and are willing to offer discounts, the Times reports.

Joanna Leggett of Leggett Immobilier's Dordogne office told the paper: "Old holiday homes are being sold at a steal," noting as an example a recently renovated cottage with two bedrooms in the south-west of the country on offer for GBP 98,645.

The paper also revealed that there are homes available in Provence such as one-bed apartments for GBP 88,900 and a two-bedroom stone home from GBP 125,000.

Another area in which French property may appeal to UK buyers is the ease of accessibility to the country.

The northern region of Picardy is well served in this way, noted Marketing and PR manager for Picardy tourist board Claude Chaboud recently.

He commented: "From London there is the Eurostar and the ferries, so it [Picardy] is very, very accessible."

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