From the property details Latitudes have provided, you may now be ready to decide which houses to buy in France you would like to view. Hopefully, you will also have considered what you are looking for in a potential property, where you wish to look for a property or a home, and how you will finance your purchase of a property in France. You may also have contacted Latitudes to arrange your viewing itinerary, and may have asked to see more houses for sale in France in your selected areas to enable you to make your trip as productive as possible.
So, what next?
Arranging your Travel
Once this is all organized you need to book your travel tickets, flights, ferry, car hire etc. In much of France it is essential to have a car as not many areas have good public transport and in order for you to be able to see the area well it is better to be able to drive into the smaller villages and hamlets and out into the countryside.
If you want to do your visit by public transport you will probably have to double the time you spend in France allowing days for travel which can make it expensive. If you are looking in a city such as Nice, Marseille, Bordeaux, Paris, Montpellier etc. then a car is unnecessary.
Is Your Mobile Phone Set To Make & Receive International Calls?
It is a good idea to have a mobile phone with you that will work in France so that you are able to let people know if you are running late or need to cancel and even more importantly, so that our French agents can reach you if something new that would suit you comes up just after you have seen them or the opposite, a property is sold the day before you arrive.
Maps & Directions
Make sure you take a map of France and of the region you are going to – you can buy this when you arrive if necessary – as it is good to get the feel of where you are in relation to other towns and landmarks.
Appointments to View Homes in France
If you have a list of appointments that have been made for you, take more than one copy of it with you so that if you lose it or leave it somewhere you are not left high and dry not knowing where you are supposed to go next – at worst phone Latitudes in the UK and we will arrange to get another copy to you or text you addresses etc.
Do take your appointments seriously – the agency in France will have set aside the time for you and perhaps given up other appointments. See Do’s & Dont’s of dealing with local agents for some hints and tips to help you get the best out of their services.
Bear in mind that you cannot meet with more than 2 agencies each day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, and that if you have chosen a number of properties from one agency it is likely to take the whole day. Especially when they are more rural areas, many of the properties are up to an hour in any direction from the agency and you may not be able to see more than 3 or 4 properties in a day if this is the case.
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