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Cannes Property letter 87

Posted on | April 23, 2010 | No Comments

PL 87, PROPERTY LETTER

Dear All,

Having fairly recently sent you a Property Letter (17th February) and promised to follow up with some more properties, I am going to split this into two separate letters, aimed at two different audiences. You will receive both however as I can not know which you will find more interesting or relevant, and many of you will enjoy reading about both:

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Azure rolls out ‘Owners Direct’ service in South France

Posted on | March 25, 2010 | No Comments

We are delighted that as of today we are beginning the roll out of a long planned ‘Owners Direct’ service to property owners in the South of France, particularly Cannes but also Nice and surrounds

Certain reservation requests which come through 3rd party marketing sources (that we have been, and continue to actively develop) directly to the Property Owner and will allow the Property Owner direct and full contact with the prospective guest, allowing them to do a deal on an ‘Owner Direct’ basis.

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Category: Policy, Property Owners Info

iPhone & Android App for the South of France

Posted on | March 12, 2010 | No Comments

The iRiviera App from Azure is the first of its kind, a true interactive, social web enabled guide to the South of France and all it has to offer!

From the various tradeshows from the Cannes Film Festival through MIPIM, Cannes Lions and MIPCOM, business delegates find it a great tool to keep up with the local buzz and to communicate on a handy platform with others at the same show.

For pleasure visitors to the region, there are handy hints, Videos, streaming up to date blog articles on must-do’s, events and local news.

For details on where to download, visit the EverythingCannes.com website by clicking the link, and follow the instructions!!

iPhone and Android

Category: Business, Cannes, The South of France

Cannes Property Letter 85

Posted on | November 17, 2009 | No Comments
Apartment “Cannes Californie” – See details below.

Dear All,

This is likely to be my last Property Letter in 2009, so I take this opportunity to wish you all a very Happy Christmas, and health, happiness and prosperity in
2010.

TO INVEST OR NOT TO INVEST

There are “extra issues” surrounding people’s already difficult decisions as to whether and when to invest in property in France, how much to invest, how much to borrow, and over how long a period. They are issues that are out of our control – and they change all the time. So one might say that judgements are required, and these can be wrong, slightly wrong, slightly right, or very right, either by accident or through financial brilliance, a faculty that we don’t all possess!

These “extra issues” are such things as relative strengths of currencies, changing rates of interest, and foreign currency restrictions (especially in South Africa).

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Category: Property Investment, Property Letters, The South of France

CANNES PL 84: PROPERTY LETTER 20th October 2009.

Posted on | October 22, 2009 | No Comments

“Snapshots from the Med” – spot the odd one out!
Croatia Sept & Oct 2008 300
Croatia Sept & Oct 2008 442
My Car 006
It’s my boat – want to argue?
It’s our scooter, couldn’t be cuter.
It’s my Porsche – and I’ll poop if I want to.
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Azur Eden 002
It’s my breakfast – Garth pass the toast.
“C’est chez nous” – our place in the sun.

PL 84: PROPERTY LETTER 20th October 2009.

Dear All,

RECESSION RECEDING

The last few months of 2008 and the first part of 2009 were very tough, butwe’re still here. We had almost no sales at all through our agency or personally from about September to April. Rentals too nose-dived and major congresses shrivelled to look like very small ones.

That’s all changing thankfully and we and our staff and colleagues have a spring in our steps again.

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Category: Property Investment, Property Letters, The Companies, The South of France

Cannes Property Letter 83

Posted on | August 18, 2009 | 1 Comment

The final property in the letter today is in this historic building. Scroll to the end to read about it.

PL 83: PROPERTY LETTER 14th August 2009.

Dear All,

KEEPING MY PROMISES.

In my last Property Letter (which was my first attempt at separation and entitled “Just Villas”) I told you that we had quite a number of very interesting apartments becoming available, including some in the most affordable price range. Today you have them – a very good selection of interesting apartments arranged in price order. I recommend that if you are pressed for time you find your level and look at properties in that range rather than reading through properties that are of no relevance to you – being either far too small, or far too expensive.

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Category: Property Investment, Property Letters, The South of France

Tax change to impact on European property market

Posted on | August 3, 2009 | No Comments

The dynamic of the European property market is set to change considerably in the New Year, with the UK potentially the biggest loser, according to Pierre & Vacances (P&V) Group.

From 1 January 2010 next year, companies and trustees managing investment funds in the Channel Islands, Isle of Man and British Virgin Islands will be able to invest in French property free of the French annual 3% tax on their open market value. This will radically alter the flow of funds within Europe.
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Category: Accounting, Business, Cannes, Property Investment, Property Owners Info

Just Villas

Posted on | July 16, 2009 | No Comments

Just Villas (First issue – 9th July 2009)

Dear All,

For just over seven years I have been sending “Property Letters” from Cannes and the Cote d’Azur to interested people, but as I noted last time (in P.L. no. 82) I am increasingly torn between different types of product: Workhorses and income generators, strict investment properties, luxury apartments, and villas. Obviously someone looking for rental studios might not be interested in villas or luxury penthouses on La Croisette, and those looking for a retirement home don’t want to wade through pages of studios on offer.

I promised to attempt a separation and here is my first issue of “Just Villas”. I really hope you find it interesting. Even if we can’t all buy the villa of our dreams, we can aspire to one, and my philosophy is that knowledge is valuable, so if you can’t buy, then perhaps you will learn and that might be of use in the future.

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The Zimbabwean Advertisement wins at Cannes

Posted on | June 26, 2009 | No Comments

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Cannes Property Letter 16th June 2009

Posted on | June 24, 2009 | No Comments

PROPERTY LETTER 16th June 2009.

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Photo by Mandy Jarvis

WHAT IS THE PROPERTY MARKET DOING ON THE COTE D’AZUR?

Everyone wants to know the answer to that question, and I can relate what I see in the marketplace, and what I’ve heard or read.

Internationally it is becoming accepted that we are through the worst. Britain has officially returned to growth (the recession therefore is officially over) although recovery will be slow and unemployment will continue to rise, and businesses will continue to close for another year or more. Europe is likewise returning to growth. Mortgage lending is on the increase in the UK and France, and house prices are edging upwards. The pain is far from over, but there is hope again.

This quote is from Edmund Conway writing in The Daily Telegraph on 10th June 2009:

“The recession is almost certainly over. The economy will return to growth imminently, if it isn’t doing so already. The evidence surrounds us: surveys show that the services sector, worth three quarters of our national output, is growing again, and it emerged yesterday that the manufacturing sector is doing the same. Having slimmed down, and cut costs and inventories, companies are making money once more; banks are even starting to lend more freely to households and businesses.”

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Category: Property Investment, Property Letters, The South of France
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