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No french housing market crash on the horizon insist leading economists

gerry — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:38:11 +0000

IN an interview with Capital.fr, the French equivalent of The Economist, Alexandre Mirlicourtois from the research group Xerfi insists that the french housing market is not likely to crash.

According to Mr. Mirlicourtois, a senior economist at Xerfi, the property market in France will finish the year down two to three percent.

He predicts that it prices will drop a further 5% in 2009.

Certain commentators have said that the market will drop a further 30 to 40% over the next five to seven years.

Sarkozy congratulates Obama on "brilliant victory"

gerry — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:11:19 +0000

EARLIER today, French president Nicolas Sarkozy congratulated Barak Obama on his "brilliant victory" in the US presidential elections.

In a letter made public by the French presidency, Mr Sarkozy wrote "I give you my warmest
congratulations and, through me, those of all French people,"

"Your brilliant victory rewards a tireless commitment to serve the American people."

French schools encouraged to provide organic food in canteens

gerry — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:50:39 +0000

NEXT week in Sarlat in the Dordogne the Rex cinema will screen a documentary directed by Jean-Paul Jaud.

The film, entitled "Our children will blame us" features the village of Barjac, a small commune in the Gard department, where the Mayor of the village has successfully introduced organic food into the school canteen.

The film will run from today until Monday next.

Jean-Paul Jaud pulls no punches in painting a portrait of the
environmental tragedy that threatens children in France today.

Property in Dordogne arrives on Ireland's doorstep

gerry — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:39:00 +0000

AT A PRESS conference fittingly held at an Irish pub in Perigeux in the Dordogne yesterday, the chairman of ICC announced that Belfast will join the list of destinations from Bergerac airport.

Starting next Tuesday Flybe will fly twice a week to Belfast from Bergerac via Exeter and Southhampton.

Arguably the Belfast route is not a new one in that it's effectively a connection from the two UK airports but the route came about due to a large increase in demand from people in Northern Ireland.

Just fifteen days to buy this Lot-et-Garonne property at a knock down price

gerry — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:27:38 +0000

THE property market in France is picking up again according to some analyst reports released earlier this week.

That should mean that we have seen an end to further drops in prices for property in Dordogne.