THANKS to the internet there are a wide range of websites that will aid you in your research into finding French property for sale.
Your quest for suitable property could start with searching http://www.google.co.uk/ and http://www.yahoo.co.uk/, entering locations and regions to narrow down your search.
Some of the property sites I found and browsed lately are:
http://www.frenchconnections.co.uk/for_property_buyers.cfm
http://www.french-property.com/
http://www.french-property-news.com/
http://www.primelocation.com/ (click on international property to the right)
Many of these sites allow you to search their database of properties by price, location, number of rooms and other key parameters.
A particularly useful feature on some of the sites is the option to receive an email when property matching your criteria is added to the database.
And you will be able to unsubscribe very easily once you have found your dream home.
It is worth placing the sites you find most useful in your favourites by clicking on the button at the top of Internet Explorer, and placing them in a folder.
But you are also likely to need some other tools and websites to help you out.
One of the most useful sites will be a currency converter such as http://www.xe.com/ that allows you to work out prices quickly.
One thing to note is that xe.com allows you to convert from Francs, even though no longer legal tender, some people can’t let it go when talking money.
It will also come in handy to know where places are as there are thousands of small villages across France that would be impossible to find.
The French route planning site http://www.mappy.com/ also has an English version that will be invaluable in tracking down the location of houses and villages.
And there is a French equivalent of the Yellow Pages at http://www.pagesjaunes.fr/ that again has an English version.
It will also be vital to check what the weather is like when you go out on your property hunt so head across to http://www.wunderground.com/ for forecasts.