Holiday home

House swapping in France gave us a dream family holiday in Grenoble

As the cost of living crisis continues to bite, Chrissie McClatchie talks through a low-cost holiday solution

Holiday let owners in France take action over €200 music royalty bills

Members of a holiday rental association have written to their MPs in opposition to the annual payment for premises with devices capable of playing music

Residents’ anger after French court suspends short-term rentals rule

The court halted a measure designed to balance holiday rentals with long-term rentals in Pays Basque, prompting calls for a march and more legal action

France travel: what will be possible this summer?

Travel within France is expected to restart this month as the country enters its second stage of deconfinement on June 2.

The importance of tourism in France this summer

Jean Viard, director of research for the CNRS at the Centre de Recherches Politiques de Sciences-Po, spoke to Connexion about the importance of the prime minister’s announcement that tourism can go ahead in July and August.

When can we travel UK to France? Latest information

As budget airline EasyJet announces plans to restart flights between the UK and France from June 15, we look at the current official rules on UK-France travel, which have not yet changed.

Rural France prepares for summer tourism post-Covid-19

Rural areas of France are preparing to welcome tourists over the summer, as their relatively low population density and open spaces make them ideal destinations as the country remains cautious over Covid-19.

French gîte owners fear what Covid-19 future holds

Confinement: Holiday homes targeted by French police

French police in Brittany are clamping down on tourists and holiday homeowners for flouting confinement rules.

See inside: Obama family’s luxury villa in France

Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States, has chosen the Gard (Occitanie) for a week’s family holiday this summer, and images of the €55,000-per-week luxury villa have now been revealed.

Au revoir, Normandy, and thanks for the good times

Need some last-minute help moving house? You just have to ask your neighbours, says writer Sally-Ann Voak

Summer stress of life next to a holiday home

We all winced when holiday visitors demanded that church bells be silenced. But this is just the tip of an iceberg.

Status of second home owners in France after Brexit

Would people who own a second home in France benefit from any special status after Brexit, whether with a deal or not?

French gîte renters demand time change for church bell

Parisian renters of a vicarage gîte in Occitanie have asked the local church to change the time of its usual morning bells, because they do not want to be woken up at 7h on holiday.

Providing internet access in holiday home

I plan to do holiday lets at my French second home and will need to provide internet access. How can I help visitors should they have problems with the service if I am in the UK? T.L.

Lighthouse home with pool and sauna on sale for €1.5m

An old Breton lighthouse that has been completely renovated into a six-person studio and home, complete with pool and sauna, is on sale for €1.56 million.

Cowbell complaint thrown out in Alps

A group of 20 holiday home owners who complained about cowbells in an Alpine village had their plea rejected by the mairie after more than 110,000 signed a counter-petition.

Arcachon is top choice for French second home owners

As French people look once more towards buying holiday homes, they are looking at three main locations – with Arcachon, Deauville and Cassis at the top.