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Insurance denied for Britons' French hilltop home due to 'flood risk'
Readers Nicky Webb and her husband Robert Ziegler from Cambridge, UK, bought their home in Antraigues-sur-Volane (Ardèche) two years ago
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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
French silence now means ‘non’, not ‘oui'
The principle of tacit planning acceptance from authorities has been overturned in the case of mountain pasture chalets or summer buildings. Four months of silence now indicates refusal rather than approval.
A new decree states that applications for such mountain properties, which are popular with holidaymakers, that are filed after February 1 must be formally approved within four months – otherwise they must be considered rejected. This is the opposite of other planning rules.
