Buying in France: Establishing A Search Criteria
To help narrow down the search it’s important to think about what matters most to you in the move and how this affects where you might base yourself.
Category: Research
French Regions & Departments: Planning Where to Buy
France is a large country, roughly three times the size of the UK, and the third largest European country by area. The size of France makes it too challenging to try and learn about every area in one go and working on a smaller geography is necessary.
Why We’re Moving to France
When we decided we wanted to start a new life abroad, inevitably there were lots of possible destinations in the running. Many countries ticked one or more of our boxes, but France is the only place that really met all of our needs. Here’s why…
The Beginning of an Adventure…
It’s June 2018 and we’ve decided to start the process of house-hunting and relocating to France.
Of course, such big steps are rarely so defined. In some ways, the ideas behind The French Hideout have been with us for years. We’ve always discussed emigration as a couple, and we’ve both shared a discontentment for conventional 9 to 5 careers.