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Property
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Travel News for the South of France
(including Tips
and Topics in the South of France and Monaco)
Former
Hotel Le Provençal at Juan Les Pins is being converted into
luxury apartments
Le Provençal that was once a famous hotel with spectacular views
over Juan Les Pins and the Mediterranean is being revamped.
Located near to the site of the annual Juan Les Pin Jazz festival
-Jazz
à Juan.
It was
originally built in 1926 as a 290 room hotel by American millionaire
Frank Jay Gould and its era entertained guests like John F Kennedy,
Winston Churchill, Douglas Fairbanks Jnr and Charlie Chaplin.
The hotel closed in 1966 and the 15,000sq m 10 storey white
building has stood empty for the past forty years. English property
developer Cyril Dennis who has successfully developed a large
amount of London's docklands has paid a reported £48 million
to the German owner. It is now being re-furbished and being
converted into luxury apartments. There will be 56 of these
plus 4 studios and the prices are likely to be between €2.7
million and €37 million for one of the penthouses. A parking
space will cost €50,000 each and there are 131 of these. July
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Monaco
Grand Prix
On
a very wet Sunday on the 25th May, Lewis Hamilton won the Grand
Prix in a McLaren-Mercedes he was the first Englishman to win
the race since Graham Hill in 1969. Second was Robert Kubica
BMW Sauber from Poland and third was Brazilian Felipe Massa
in a Ferrari who had been on pole position.May 2008|
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Cannes Film Festival
The
Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or was won by the French production
Entre les murs (The Class) on the 25th May 2008. The film, directed
by Laurent Cantet, used teachers and students to chronicle a
year in the life of an inner-city school. This is the first
time a French film has won the Palme d'Or since Sous le Soleil
de Satan by Maurice Pialat in 1987
May 2008 More
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Mediterranean
building ban
Environment
ministers of 14 countries have agreed in principle to ban the
construction of commercial and residential developments within
100 metres of the Mediterranean coastline. The new Integrated
Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) was ratified in Almería by the
ministers.
The
convention has agreed that along the 29,000 mile shoreline of
the Mediterranean that no construction would be permitted within
100 metres of the coast in an effort to help protect the coastline
from the damage caused by development and human contact. Christina
Narbona Spain's minister for the environment and José Fernández
Pérez, Spain's environment ministry Director of coastal areas
told a press conference that Albania, Algeria, Croatia, France,
Greece, Israel, Italy, Malta, Montenegro, Morocco, Slovenia,
Syria and Tunisia have all ratified the Barcelona Convention
and that Bosnia, Cyprus, Egypt Lebanon, Libya and Turkey have
not at this stage, however they are believed to be signing the
agreement later in 2008.
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Lyon
to move to Dubai! Not quite
A
Dubai entrepreneur who has fallen in love with Lyon, plans to
build a new version of the French city in Dubai. The new district
will be called Lyon-Dubai-City and although this will not be
a Disney style copy of the city it will be complete with cinemas,
cafés
and building built in Lyonasise style. It will be about the
size of the latin quarter of Paris and the estimated costs are
around 500 million. The city will be organised on European
lines.
In
April 2007 it was announced that The Louvre Paris
opens "another branch" with a Museum in Abu Dhabi.
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Vladimir
Putin buys a Château near Saint-Tropez
The
Daily Telegraph revealed earlier this year that former Russian
President Vladimir Putin had bought a Château near Saint-Tropez.
According to their report, it is in the process of being renovated
in time for the spring. The accommodation includes an inside
and outside swimming pool and has 20 30 rooms. March 2008
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Airline
News Update for February 2008
easyJet
who has acquirred GB Airaways from the Bland Group will be flying
to Corsica. They will offer services from London Gatwick to
Ajacio and Bastia and additional routes in France to Montpellier
and Nantes. Meanwhile Ryanair has launched it 25th European
base at Birmingham. From Birmingham they will offer services
to Biarritz, Dinard, Marseille and Perpignan. February 2008
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Increase
in passenger traffic at Nice Airport in 2007
The
year end report for Nice Airport showed that traffic has now
crossed the ten million mark. In 2007 10,385,000 passengers
passed through showing a growth of 4.5 per cent on the 2006
figures. The busiest time was May to September.As far as routes
are concerned, Paris is the most popular followed by London
and Amsterdam. Air France comes out as number one airline followed
by easyJet and British Airways. Two new airlines started flying
to Nice in 2007 - Ryanair from Dublin and Vueling from Barcelona.
There are now 65 destinations in 23 countries flying to Nice.February
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Ikea
sets a provisional date for early 2010 for new store in the
South of France
The
Swedish furniture group IKEA is intnsifying efforts to finalise
a location of it's new store. They have set a provisional date
of early 2010 to open the new store. The propsed site at Mougins
has been rejected and they are looking at a site at Bec de l'Estéron
in the Gillete commune. It is a big site with no problem for
access roads.February 2008 | Back
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Monaco has a new hotel
The
Novotel Monte-Carlo has opened
in Boulevard Princesse Charlotte. It is a 218 bedroom hotel
that is being marketed as a Three star plus. This means that
it will not compete with the luxury hotels or the mid range
sector. The hotel intends to attract business and leisure clientel.
18 of the rooms are suites and the hotel also has an outdoor
heated swimming pool, a roof terrace, fitness room, two hammams
and a 24 hour retaurant. It is located approximately 200 metres
from the railway station. Meanwhile whilst France has a smoking
ban, Monaco does not. However smoking at the Joël Robuchon restaurant
at the Métropole Hotel is no longer an option. Smoking
is still allowed in the bar but it is expected that the Moegasque
authorities will introduce tougher smoking laws shortly.February
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House
prices to remain stable in France in 2008
France's
national association of estate agents FNAIM (Fédération Nationale
de l'Immobilier) has said that after an increase of some 140
per cent over the last ten years, house prices in France will
continue to rise in 2008, however this will be a slower rate
than in previous years. Their annual report has revealed that
in the last quarter of 2007 house prices rose 2.5 per cent.
The President of FNAIM René Pallincourt stated that the stability
of the market would persist throughout 2008 saying in Le Monde
"It apears that any downturn can be dismissed, prices will
stabilise within the 0.2 per cent growth range". According
to one major French estate agent Orpi, 6.5 per cent of enquiries
came from house hunters whereas only 2.5 per cent from vendors.
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British
and Irish citizens now own 3.81 million properties overseas.
The
figure
does not include timeshares. The research agency Datamonitor
has found that 1.21 million properties are owned by permanent
Irish or UK residents. There is £44 billion on the overseas
property market in 2006 and the research says that growth will
be over 13% between 2008 and 2012. The main countries people
still choose are France, Spain and the USA.January 2008|
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From
the 17th November 2007 — Low cost carrier Ryanair strats flights
between Dublin and Nice
Aer
Lingus's monopoly of flights between Dublin and Nice will end
when a daily Ryanair flight starts. Ryanair will also be operating
routes to Marrakesh and Fez in Morocco from Nice Cote d'Azur
and Marseille from October 31st. 2007 October 2007| Back
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Founder of Ryanair — Dr Tony Ryan dies
Dr
Tony Ryan the Ryanair airline founder and entrepreneur died
at his home in Co Kildare, Ireland on the 3rd October 2007 after
an 18 month battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 71. Michael
O'Leary chief executive of Ryanair who was Tony Ryan's personal
assistant said," It was a privilege to work for him and to learn
from him". More
on this story here. October 2007| Back
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Report
shows house prices in the Alpes-Maritimes- are still on Increase
The
Observatoire Immobillier report for the Côte d'Azur that monitors
house prices in the Alpes Maritimes shows house prices are still
on the increase. It states that in the first quarter of 2007
buyers were spending 5 per cent more on modern houses and 10
per cent on established ones compared to the same period in
2006. Only 1,400 new build properties have been released in
the first six months of 2007 which is 30 per cent less than
in 2006
October 2007
Inheritence tax
threshold raised in France to boost property market
President Nicolas
Sarkozy has increased the inheritance tax threshold to boost
the French property market. The new legislation raises the inheritance
tax threshold from 50,000 to 150,000 per parent
for each child. For brothers and sisters the threshold rises
from 5,000 to 15,000 and for nieces and nephews
it will be 7,500. It is estimated that with the new changes
as many as 95 per cent of the population in France will no longer
pay any inheritance tax at all upon the death of their parents.September
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Holiday Home
Insurance Warning in France
A
correspondent to a French property magazine wrote in August
2007, a warning to other readers about the importance of retaining
receipts for items of property at the family holiday home in
France. It was reported that the house was broken into in late
2006 and the agent made the discovery. Although the agent dealt
with the issue, the owners decided to visit the property as
well. The property was insured with a large French insurance
company September 2007
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Helicopter
flights at St Tropez limited
The
French authorities have limited helicopter flights to St Tropez
following complaints about the noise. In 2006 a voluntary agreement
authorised 1,200 flight movements a year, but 5,000 flights
were registered between June and August 2006. Some companies
were found to be flouting the rules.August 2007
ICM
Research finds that many British buying in France are unaware
of the need for insurance.
French Property News reported in it's June edition that according
to a recent ICM research that was commissioned by Hiscox that
there are now much younger and inexperienced buyers of overseas
homes. Young people are buying overseas to get a foot on the
property ladder and then eventually selling up and buying in
the UK. The research backs up the fact that only 4 per cent
of those surveyed said that legal liability for guests having
accidents on their property worried them. They should fully
examine the policy and find out what they are covered for.
more information June 2007
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French
property prices look set to increase by 6% in 2007 and second
home property prices have risen by 19% per annum over last ten
years.
A
report from the national association of French estate agents
FNAIM state that re-sale property prices look set to increase
by six per cent in 2007. In April the price of apartments increased
by 1.4% compared to March 2007. Although prices for non-new
build houses remained almost at a standstill with only an increase
of 0.1%, jointly property prices have registered a year on increase
of 1.3% during the first three months of 2007. These increases
are not as high as in 2006 when they rose by 7.2% ,10.9% in
2005, 15.5% in 2004 and in 2003 14%.
However, property prices of second homes in France have
risen on average by 19% over the last ten years according to
research by estate agents Savills and the holiday home website
Holiday Rentals.co.uk. The Rhône-Alpes region has experienced
the highest second home price increase over the last five years.
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Higher
French tourist records for 2006
There
were 78 million visitors to France in 2006 according to figures
released by junior minister for tourism Léon Bertrand. The figures
represent 75 per cent being fellow Europeans - including Spanish,
British, Swiss and visitors from Eastern Europe. The increase
is a 2.7% increase on 2005.June
2007
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Research
has found that London residential property is the most expensive
in the world - It has now overtaken Monaco - Cannes is 6th,
St Tropez 7th and Paris is in 9th place.
A
report by Knight Frank and Citi Private Bank has revealed that
London has the most expensive residential properties in the
world. The average cost in prime central London is £2,300
per square foot. More
May
2007
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Barclays
Bank expands French operation
Barclays
Bank that is very much in the news in April after it has agreed
a €67bn takeover of Dutch bank ABN Amro. Barclays will hold
a 52% stake in the new merged banking group, which will be the
world's fifth largest banking group . It has opened a new branch
at Port-Frejus in the Var in the south of France. The bank currently
has eight branches in the south of France
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New
Identity signs in Monaco
The
signs at entry points to Monaco have also been added in Monacan
- Principatu de Múnegu - Mune Carlu have been added. The Comité
des Traditions Monégasques have arranged these in order to emphasize
Monacan identity and heritage.
April
2007
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Russians
are buying up the hotels in the South of France
In
2006 the owner of Chelsea Football Club - Roman Abramovich bought
the Hôtel
du Cap-Eden-Roc at Antibes, near Cannes.This hotel is a favourite
location for the stars of the Cannes Film Festival (see)
and is very popular with rich Russian tourists visiting the
Côte
d'Azur. Their website lists a long alphabetical celebrity guest
list. Now a fellow Russian Leonard Blavatnik has just purchased
the prestigous Grand- Hôtel
du Ca-Ferat located between Nice (see)
and Monaco. He is a business oligarch - business magnate who
was born in Russia and emigrated to the USA in 1978. This specatular
hotel was opened in 1908 and like the Hôtel
du Cap-Eden-Roc has a pedigree guest list including Winston
Churchil, Aristole Onassis, Pablo Picasso and a fellow Russian
Tsar Nicholas 11. There are 44 rooms and 9 suites with room
rates from €333 to €1,098
and at times rising to €2,525
per night. The estimated purchase price he has paid is €215
million - £146 million. He has also purchased the Hôtel
de Vendôme
in Paris.This is located in Place Vendôme in the centre of the
French Capital. March 2007
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Assetz
Finance states that more holiday home purchasers are taking
out French Mortgages
A recent report by Assetz Finance states that more people buying
holiday homes in France are taking out French mortgages instead
of paying in cash. Assetz Finance in the last year has seen
a rise in the number of British holiday home buyers taking out
a French mortgage from 33 per cent in 2005 to 50 per cent in
2006. French mortgages are one to one and a half per cent cheaper
in the UK. January 2007 Back
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France
24 TV news is launched
France
24 the French international news channel has been launched.
This news channel offers a French perspective on world events.
It broadcasts 24 hours a day offering an in depth analysis of
current affairs and news. It is broadcast in French and English
and later this there will be an Arabic version and a Spanish
version is scheduled for 2010. It is available via SKY or TPS.
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Marseille
to be France's first airport dedicated to cut price air travel
Marseille
is to be France's first airport dedicated to low cost airlines
with one million passengers expected to pass through the airport
in 2007. A new terminal, MP2 ( short for Marseille Provence
2) will be located next to the existing buildings. This will
be able to deal with six flights at any time. It will deal with
3.5 million passengers per year. The new facility will boost
traffic at France's fourth largest airport December
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Britons
now own £4.6billion of property in France
Britons
have bought some 51,000 properties in France sonce 2000. The
last French census in 2004 recorded a 50 per cent increase over
five years in the number of Britons who live permanently in
France to 100,000 and there are about 500,000 who spend more
than six weeks a year there. The country is the favoured place
for retirement with 37 per cent wishing to retire there according
to an ICM survey as opposed to 30 per cent opting to stay in
Britain. At the same time the survey found that if given the
choice of nationality, just over half of Britons under 50 would
retain their passport, but 22 per cent would opt to become French
instead. October
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Expansion
out to sea at Monaco
The
Sovereign Price Albert II has formerly launched his first major
project since taking the reins of the Proncipality of Monaco.
Tweleve hectares are to be reclaimed from the sea at Le Portier,
just west of the Grimaldi Forum. The land is to be developed
to offer 300,000 square metres of extra space for housing (40
per cent) and office space, alongside public amenities such
as nursery school and crèche. There will also be another shopping
centre and additional berths for pleasure boats and a coastal
pathway to link Lanvotto to Port Hercule. There are also plans
to build a new National Museum here. Work should begin in 2008
and be completed by 2014 and to pay for it - there a budget
running into billions of euros. September 2006 Back
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Aer
Lingus will be charging for carrying luggage
The
Irish airline Aer Lingus has followed Ryanair and FlyBe in annoucing
that it will charge passengers extra for baggage it carries
in the aircraft hold. This will be from the 17th January 2007.
They will levy a fee 8.00 / £5.50 for each bag carried
for short haul flights or half if it is booked on line in advance.
This fee policy reflects the moves among some low cost airlines
like Irish competitor Ryanair to apportion costs for optional
services. The company has abolished complimentary catering on
its European network. The policy will not affect British Airways
passengers who are booked on "code share flights"
(EI127 /BA329 for excample) that operated from London Heathrow
to Dublin, Cork and Shannon. British Airways has negotiated
for its passengers to be exempt from the charge. August 2006
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to top See
also Code Share Flights
Property
Boom in France
Property
investors are receiving an average 92 per cent return on their
investments in property in France. Property investments in France
are outperforming those in the UK, Spain and Florida-USA according
to a study by property investment specialist Assetz. Florida
was second with 81 per cent. The UK stands at just 35 per cent.
August
2006
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Delta Air Lines
now has a non-stop scheduled flight between Nice and Atlanta,
USA and Sky Europe starts a service to Prague in the Czech Replublic.
Delta
Airlines have announced
a new regular service between Nice and Hartsfield Jackson. They
can now connect with 145 daily flights to over 130 cities around
the world. This development takes place less than fifteen years
after the Nice to New York (JFK) service was established.
The low cost carrier Sky Europe started a service to Prague
in April. There are three flights a week. The company started
in 2001. July 2006
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Villeneuve-Loubet
promotes itself as a family resort on the French Riviera
Villeneuve-Loubet
as numerous tourist assets. There are seven thousand hotel beds,
two natural parks, the Canyon Forest, self catering holiday
apartments and villas, the Labyrinthe de L'Aventure, a riding
club, a castle, river and of course the Mediterranean Sea. The
municipality has decided to promote it's family image by putting
a great emphasis on young children. Back in 2004 the town became
the only commune on the PACA region coast to be awarded the
"Station Kid" label (This is a Ministry of Tourism
label taking into account the quality of the environment, security,
facilities and activities for Children). There is going to be
a big poster campaign. July
2006
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European
Estate Agents sign up to an International Code of Practice
There
have been more than 40,000 Estate Agents throughout Europe who
have chosen to conform to a code of practice that was originally
developed by the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA)
and FOPDAC. This is the Federation of Overseas Property Developers
Agents and Consultants. It was established over 30 years ago.
All members of the European Confederation of Estate Agents (CEI)
will now belong to the this new International Code of Practice.
This will also include recently joined EU members like Slovokia
as well as France, Ireland, Germany, Spain, Portugal Italy,
Romania, Holland, Hungary and Austria.June 2006
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Airline
tax in France
From
1st July 2006 France will be imposing a taxe de solidarité on
airline tickets to contribute to the financing of developing
countries. When passengers take flights from France they will
pay a maximum of1 for economy class and 10 for business
class for inter European flights. If they are non-European flights
the tax will be 4 for eceonomy and 40 for businees
class. This tax is expected to raise over 200 million euros.June
2006
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Ryanair
chooses Marseille as south of France base and Jetairfly continues
it's north - south routes into the winter.
The
low cost airline Ryanair plans to make Marseille its 16th "hub"
base. It will base aircraft there and operate routes from November
2006 to Dublin, Eindhoven,Brussels Charleroi, Fez in Morocco,
Glasgow, London Stanstead, Rome Ciampino and other locations.
Meanwhile Jetairfly airlines have announced that due to popular
demand they will continue their Brest-Toulon flight into the
winter.The service started in April 2006. The company is part
of Jetair, Belgium's leading tour operator. It is known in France
as Nouvelles Frontières - TUI France and Corsair. June
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Corsica
Ferries Celebrated their 10th anniversary in May 2006
In
1996 Corsica Ferries ended the SNCM monopoly of crossing to
Corsica. On the 22nd May they celebrated in the port of Nice.
The company carried 2.7 million passengers in 8,000 trips or
more in ten years. There are now how speed ferries ( NGV's)
and of one million passengers travelling between Nice and Corsica
in 2005, 750,00 went by sea. May
2006
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Ikea
site is being opposed
Plans
that have been submitted by the Swedish furnishing store IKea
are being opposed. These were unveiled in February to build
the the news tore near Mougins. The Association for the Defense
if the Quality of Life of the Inhabitants of the Saint Martin
Quarter of Mougins and its Neighbours (ADCV) was formulated
on March 7th. Ikea plans a 20,000 square metre store in the
Saint Martin ZAC ( Zone d' Aménagement Concerté ) area. The
Mayor of Mougins Richard Galy believes that increased traffic
will benefit the area financially and supports the project which
should create around 500 jobs in the area. The ADCV believe
that stote will have a negative effect on the local and regional
economies. They say it will cause more traffic polution and
lower the quality of life for residents. The nearest Ikea stores
to the area are at Toulon and Marseilles. May 2006
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2005
Property Market in the South of France
The
Observatoire Immobbilier de la Côte
d'Azur for the Alpes Maratimes - the body that monitors the
property market has published the statistics for 2005. Prices
have been at an all time high with a 21 percent increase in
2005. There has been an 18 percent increase in the average price
of new buildings that have come onto the market and the trend
appears to be continuing into 2006 with the average price already
being 14 percent more expensive than previously. Although prices
have risen the number of sales appears to have stagnated. There
has only been a 0.5 per cent increase in the sale of properties
whilst the stock available has increased. People buying in the
region are a mixture of French, foreigners - They are buying
for second homes, retirement or investment. On the commercial
side there are projected office buildings in Nice with up to
320,000 square metres to be developed in the north of the airport
at L'Arenas and Méridia.
May
2006
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French
Property prices rise by 10.3 per cent in 2005
Average
property prices in France rose by 10.3 per cent in 2005 according
to the French National Association of Estate Agents (FNAIM).
The price of property rose strongest in Auvergne, Basse-Normandie,
Le Centre, Champagne-Ardene, Franche-Comté, Haute-Normandie,
Languedoc-Roussillon and in Lorraine. The East and North also
continued to see rising prices. May
2006
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Pets
in Apartments in France
A
correspondent of The Riviera Reporter has written to
the magazine saying that under French law a person renting a
property has a right to keep a dog. This person ows a time share
in Antibes and although other residents are permitted to keep
dogs, their time share company refuses consent. The Riviera
Reporter has replied that under normal circumstances
no one can forbid them from keeping an "animal del compagnie"
(domestic pet). According to the law dated July 10th 1970 -
you can keep several animals - within "reasonable limits"
- except for certain categories of dangerous animals and dogs
oulined in the revised law of January 6th and April 27th 1999.The
only types of dogs that can be forbidden outright under the
terms of these laws are Pitbulls, American Staffordshire Terriers,
Staffordshire Bull Terriers,Boerbulls and Tosa Inus. Under the
law you are required to prevent your dog from disrupting the
tranquility of your neighbours by barking or foul odours. The
dog must not cause any physical damage to the building or gardens
and communal areas.April 2006
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Flights
now avaible between Nice, Cork, Dublin and Belfast
Starting
on the 1st April 2006 Aer Lingus will be flying to Dublin
from Nice on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday and to Cork
on Friday and Saturday. The frequencies will be increased in
the summer. easyJet will have flights to Belfast on Monday,Thursday
and Saturday.April
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The A8 motorway
is becoming like the M25 in England
The
Autoroute A8 between Antibes and Nice will become grid locked
by 2020 and is France's busiest stretch of motorway. It is one
of the most dangerous with 2.5 more accidents than the national
average. The section that leaves the cost and heads north just
before the airport is quite a black spot. A plan is under public
discussion. It is called the contournement de Nice and the objective
is to either create two tunnels between Nice est and Vaugrenier
and a doubling of the A8 between Antibes and Biot or create
two tunnels between Nice est and Breguières with one intersection
and exit north east of Sophia Antipolis. The third option is
to widen the A8 between Nice est and Nice Saint-isidore. It
will take several years before studies and consents are agreed
and construction work probably not starting till 2012. January
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Now
is the time to get your swimming pool in order
The 2003 law regarding swimming pools in France comes
into force on January 1st 2006. This specifies that all private
pools without exception should be equipped with a safety installation,
designed in particular to protect children. Failure to observe
the new rules could bring a fine of 45,000 euros. There appears
to be no system of routine inspection in force, however if you
try to rent out your property through an agency, you could well
have difficulty if you have not applied for the new security
measures. If there is an accident in your "unprotected" pool
you could be in big trouble. In 2002-2004 there was an average
off 22 deaths a year in France by drowning in pools.
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Cautious
optimism for the French Riviera
As
there is now increasing competition from the resorts in Eastern
Europe and the growing influence of low cost airlines, the French
Riviera is now struggling to maintain market share in
the tourism industry. The strong Euro had not helped and Eastern
Europe has more availability and is less expensive.
Tourism
industry experts are a little more optimistic after the 2005
season. In Nice for example there was a 4 per cent increase
in hotel guests in July compared to the same time in 2004 according
to the Syndicat des hôteliers Nice Côte d'Azur. They indicated
that the hotel occupancy in Nice was at around 70/75 per cent
in 4 star and deluxe hotels and 80/85 per cent in other categories.
There
are several factors contributing to the upward trend. There
are now low cost routes into Nice from Bratislava and Budapest
and the Euro is not quite as strong as it had been. The region
has been using the Internet more for promoting travel packages
with the annual events like jazz festivals and there has been
a change in which hotels have adapted to the needs of their
customer base.
The
main visitors to the region are principally foreign tourists
from Britain, Belgium and Germany and more Americans are returning
to France. Nice Côte d'Azur airport has reported a 6 per cent
increase in passenger traffic. There is also a booming cruise
liner market with Monaco
and
Cannes reporting
a 55 percent cent rise in passengers. They still have a long
way to go before they regain their previous dominance and the
job now is to keep people interested.
New directives reveal that the future of regional tourism is
believed to be concentrated on two main markets. Leisure - affiliated
with events, special interest tours and cultural highlights.
events. The other is Business tourism - Conferences.
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when you rent a car try 
Do
you own a Holiday Home in the South of France? What happens
if there is an emergency there and it has suffered loss or
damage?

Riviera
realty from French Property News September 2006
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