Category: Fractional Ownership

May 22, 2008

A Little Village House

Tony,

OMG, as they say today, some 20 years ago I camethisclose to buying a house in the village of Puilacher, Languedoc. A friend in New York (I’m a Brit who went to NYC in 1970 and worked for The New …

May 14, 2008

New York Times Mentions Me

Filed under: Fractional Ownership, Paris, Personal, Real Estate - 14 May 2008

The New York Times quoted me today about Fractional Ownership - I like their use of the phrase “Group Properties” - The property the mention is one I have visited, if you would like to learn more, please …

January 25, 2008

Oh to be in Paris

I am a simple soul, I still find it amazing that I can casually hop on a train after lunch and be in Paris in just over three hours - not only that I am travelling at nearly 200 miles …

January 19, 2008

Selling Property Shares in France

The hot topic at the moment seems to be buying and selling shares in French property. The usual French structure for this is a SCI (societe civile immobiliere) which is a simple company specifically designed so that two or …

January 16, 2008

Fractional Ownership In France Update

For two years I have been working hard on putting together information on Fractional Ownership in France - it has taken a lot longer than I first thought as sorting through the hurdles and pitfalls of French legislation, the tax …

January 8, 2008

Hot Property Locations in France

A popular question I get is “where is the best place to buy property in France” - there is of course no simple answer apart from “wherever you like and whatever makes you happy”.

With predictions of falling property prices in …

December 14, 2007

Fractional Ownership Taxes in France

I have been writing about Fractional Ownership for nearly two years. The idea appeals to me and I believe it is a good and sensible way to have the use of a luxury property. I do not believe it is …

October 24, 2007

Fractional Ownership in France Problems

I have been researching and writing about Fractional Ownership in France for the last eighteen months - there are not many examples of properties sold in France in this way and I thought we would set up a new website …

September 6, 2007

Fractional Ownership in Paris

Filed under: Fractional Ownership, Paris, Personal, Real Estate - 06 Sep 2007

I have been involved in the marketing of property in fractional ownership in France and started the first information website www.harmonyownership.com about this interesting way of sharing the real freehold of a property in France early last year.

However, I …

June 18, 2007

Fractional Ownership in France and rentals

For over a year now I have been working on the structure for a specialist Internet community for people wanting to buy Fractional Ownership property in France - as ever, delays and frustrations have hindered the work, but this is …

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