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How is French property faring?: Key points in latest notaire review
Number of transactions is rising year on year
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Map: see if flat prices have risen or fallen in your part of France
Areas including Orléans and Besançon saw prices rise, though falls of -4.2% elsewhere were recorded
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Map: see if house prices have risen or fallen in your part of France
Cities including Amiens and Dijon recorded rising sales prices - overall progress is steady
Banks’ good and bad results in stress tests
French banks have passed the European Central Bank’s stress tests that assess whether they can cope with financial shocks such as the 2008 crash.
Crédit Mutuel, BPCE and Crédit Agricole got good marks but BNP Paribas, Banque Postale, and Société Générale were below average. Barclays was bottom of 48 banks, just ahead of Lloyds.
