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Welcome to the Living France website where you will find all you need to know about French property, travel and lifestyle. Search the thousands of properties on our database for your dream home and then read up on expert advice and real-life experiences to help you along the way. For inspiration, our travel section will show you a whole new side to your favourite country. For more of the same, take a look at the latest issue of the magazine and in the meantime, start searching and make the dream a reality…

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  • DOSSIER: PUBLIC TRANSPORT
    This month’s dossier is all about making the most of public transport in France including how to get the best deals.
  • LEGAL: SAFE AS HOUSES
    Vincent Morand explains what insurance is required when you buy a property in France.
  • TRAVEL: TASTE OF TRADITION
    Brittany has an identity all of its own and this includes its gastronomic heritage.
  • THE ULTIMATE EXPAT
    When Peter Mayle's 'A Year in Provence' was published in 1989, little did he know that hundreds of thousands of Brits would follow suit.
  • FINANCE: SAFETY IN NUMBERS
    Bill Blevins looks at the advantages of putting your assets into an assurance vie.
  • Q&A: COLD FEET
    French legal expert Susan Busby talks a reader through the buying process.
  • France Property Shop

    Ask the developer

    To find out more about the new-build market, we ask a developer for the inside track on their patch. In this issue, we talk to Pat Leech, of Dordogne-based Avilion Sustainable Homes, which covers the whole of France...
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    Best of both worlds

    Bill Blevins explains the tax implications of living in France while holding down a job in the UK...
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    Construction of a Hanse house

    If you’re considering a new build in France, you might be interested in an energy efficient Hanse Haus home, says Catharine Higginson...
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    The France Show 2010

    Try the champagne lifestyle at The France Show 2010  
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    Running a hotel in Dordogne

    Steve and Ann Jordan tell Eleanor O’Kane how buying a hotel in France has changed their lives completely
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    The France Show

    The France Book Shop