tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-271805319485575337.post8617196878698551937..comments2023-06-18T13:49:51.381+02:00Comments on Côte Abode: Rebecca Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11583727794974151967noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-271805319485575337.post-65644970457516268772012-07-07T22:26:29.213+02:002012-07-07T22:26:29.213+02:00Thanks for comments. I think the initial shock wil...Thanks for comments. I think the initial shock will wear off and serious UK buyers especially will not be deterred . You either buy in France because you love it... or you don't. It is not a quick in, quick out kind of country, never has been.Rebecca Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11583727794974151967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-271805319485575337.post-48700784301509358202012-07-07T14:46:33.516+02:002012-07-07T14:46:33.516+02:00I do not read blogs at all but I came across this ...I do not read blogs at all but I came across this through Sophias link on Twitter. Rebecca,I must compliment your common sense approach to these proposals, because that is all that they are at the moment. A very balanced view. Well done.<br />John StarrAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-271805319485575337.post-451697354653462142012-07-07T11:18:12.708+02:002012-07-07T11:18:12.708+02:00Rebecca, thanks for this nuanced summary of the Ho...Rebecca, thanks for this nuanced summary of the Hollande tax increases relevant to foreign buyers. The press is having a field day with scaremongering headlines, as usual, and it's a relief to see a level-headed post on the subject. Another relevant tax is wealth tax. Increases and lowering of thresholds there will also affect higher-budget foreign buyers, if they don't plan well. Maybe I'll do a blog post on that one! It's hard to keep up with all the proposed changes. Whatever happens, it won't stop people from pursuing their dream of owning a house in the South of France - and perhaps Hollande knows that . . . <br /><br />Sophia MoseProvence Searchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05191160495330451990noreply@blogger.com