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Winkworth Open in Antibes, Continuing Their Expansion over the Channel
May 14th, 2009
Winkworth France have opened another office in the South of France, this time in the world renowned town of Antibes. The market in Antibes Juan-les-Pins, stretching west towards Cannes, still retains its special allure for buyers either looking for principal or secondary residences on the Côte d’Azur. Read on for more information about the new offices and the local property market in Antibes…
Posted in Franchising, International Press Releases, Winkworth Office News
Winkworth French Market Report – Spring/Summer 2009
April 23rd, 2009
Past experience has shown that France does not experience the boom/bust culture to the same degree as ‘Les Anglo-Saxons’. In good years the French do not benefit as much as the British or Americans, but they rarely enter recession as deeply. This is primarily due to higher state involvement in the economy (particularly taxation and strict bank lending criteria) and also a relatively low percentage of property ownership. Nevertheless, France is not escaping ‘global’ recession and since mid-2008 property sales have fallen with price reductions sometimes up to 30%.
Our French property experts discuss recent activity within their individual markets…
Posted in International Market Comment, International Newsletters, International Press Releases
February 2009 Market Comment
February 23rd, 2009
Select spokespeople from across the Winkworth network comment on the current state of the UK and European property markets and give their thoughts on the outlook for the coming months.
“We have seen renewed activity in the first couple of months of 2009 as those who can attain finance look to take advantage of price reductions of up to 25% from 2008.”
Posted in Industry-related News, International Market Comment, International Press Releases, Property Market Comments, Property-related News, UK Market Comment, UK Press Releases