The France Show - a great start to the year

Apologies for the lack of posts lately but it's been a busy start to the year.

Earlier this month I was in London for The France Show in Earls Court.  The show happened to coincide with France losing it's AAA credit rating and I wondered if this would affect the mood of visitors to our stand.

The answer was a resounding "not at all".

We had, literally, thousands of visitors over the three days and the ones that I spoke to didn't mention credit ratings, the forthcoming election, PIIGS or the fate of the euro.

Instead they asked me about sunshine, vineyards, education, healthcare and "respect" (of elders, teachers, policemen and each other).  It was clear that whilst funding the dream may be proving difficult, the attraction of France remains undiminished.

Within hours of returning home I had picked up two search mandates and have others "bubbling under" which I expect to come to fruition over the coming days.

I'm pretty sure that overall housing transaction numbers will be down this year in France - I'm optimistic though that by increasing market share there will still be plenty of opportunities to prosper.

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Come and say hello at The France Show 2012

It's coming up to that time of (the new) year again, where the great and the good of the French property industry get together in Earls Court to present their wares.  Of course there's plenty of non property related things to do as well, including wine tasting, cookery exhibitions, a huge French market and pretty girls doing the can-can.

The France Show is taking place in London between 13-15 January 2012 and you can see full details here.

I will be joining colleagues from all over France and you can find us on the FrenchEntrée Property Finders stand which is number 207.  Please do drop by and say hello, it always gives me a boost when someone says "I read your blog".  In addition you'll be able to talk with a friendly bunch of professional buying agents who, this year, have helped clients buy properties from €40,000 to €4,000,000.

I have been exhibiting at the show for a few years now and it has been rewarding to journey from a tentative "Hi, can you help me, I'm thinking about......" to finding somewhere special for the same people and occasionally even sharing an aperitif in their new home.

Who knows, this year it could be you!

See you there.....

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