Normandy is a huge department, around the size of Wales! Some questions:
Where do I look?
Where do I find properties?
What do the locals pay?
What do the diagnostics mean?
What does a notaire do?
What are the admin and regulatory procedures?
How do I navigate the French language?
How do I maximise my currency exchange?
What about inheritance?
These are just some of the questions.
Here are a few more:
Buying a property is just one aspect. Do you want to live in Normandy, is it a second home? What are the procedures.? Do I need healthcare? Will I start an enterprise? How do I get into the system?
The world we live in has changed rapidly over the last 30 years. People seem to be peddling faster and faster to stand still. Property prices seem to only increase, and rapidly at times. People are often working harder for less. The way of life seems to be increasingly fractious and busy for all the wrong reasons.
A few more questions:
What will be my retirement. Will I have one?
What is the healthcare provision?
Education?
Space, clean air and peace of mind?
Great food, relaxation and the ‘SIMPLE PLEASURES OF LIFE’
We often say to ourselves. I need a change, I cannot carry on like this.
Often the problem is that people just do not have the time. They are bogged down with work and all the other things that take our time.
People are often seduced by the vision of France but do not know how to take the steps needed to turn a dream into a reality. I call it the ‘Red wine moment’. After the red wine wears off the reality again sinks in and nothing happens. That is where a local specialist can turn a dream into a reality:
Find suitable properties to match criteria.
Research the total market.
Find properties not advertised.
Assist with processes and procedures.
Know what the locals pay.
Independent of agencies and working for the buyer only.
Save time and lot of hassle by appointing a local specialist to help turn the dream into a reality. An independent specialist in my camp alone.
The clock is ticking and life does not hang around. Turn that red wine moment into a reality!
We specialise with the La Pays D’Auge. We live here and bought our property 23 years ago. We know and love our region. If you like cider, Calvados, cheese, beaches, history and a peaceful way of life then it could be for you.