LAND FOR SALE IN FRANCE

Buying land for sale in France can be the ultimate route to your dream house. If you’re struggling to find that perfect property, why not buy land for sale in France and build it yourself?

It is often felt that a custom-built house must be very expensive. In the UK we often also feel that using an architect to design the house of your dreams on land for sale in France is only possible if you have a great deal of money. An architect's role is to design a house on land for sale in France that meets both your needs and your budget. An architect will have many contacts with contractors of all kind which can be used to ensure that costs are kept down.

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The architects fee is based on the size of the project and will usually be 10-12% of the final cost.

An architect will be more likely to draw up plans that will be accepted first time around. This saves money in itself, and is also less time consuming. If you can submit a design for your land for sale in France that has a good chance of being accepted first time around , you will be at an advantage. The more you are wanting to be experimental with your ideas on your land for sale in France, the more an architect is invaluable.

Land for sale in France with planning permission or 'CU' will always cost more. But if you buy land for sale in France without planning permission, it soon becomes clear why. The process of obtaining planning permission is a long and complicated.The cost of land with planning permission is likely to be money well spent.

Do check very carefully what the planning permission for a plot of land for sale in France covers- it will specify a size of property. Also check if other people have rights over your land for sale in France. On my property, the other house in the hamlet have the right to use my well in times of drought - not a problem, but I do need to know. More seriously, a farmer may be able to graze his animals on your land or there may be a footpath across your land for sale in France.

French law also states that all properties are allowed to access the main road by the nearest possible means. If your neighbour’s shortest route to the main road is via the track across a plot of land for sale in France, they have every right to use it even if there is a longer alternative route that would not inconvenience you.

If a plot of land for sale in France has vacant land surrouding it- you must check what the plans are for this land for sale in France are. They may be benign, and not be going to adversely affect you- but you must know.

Because French buyers prefer to be close to schools, shops and easy road access land for sale in France that’s close to amenities will command a premium Builders may charge you more to build on remote parcels of land - a septic tank, for example, can be quite expensive. Also consider access to electricity and telephone services.

In many rural parts of France it is quite possible to find a quiet plot of land for sale in France,with a pretty view over farmland for as little as 15-25 000 €.

As you move further towards any coast the prices of land for sale in France rise and to get land with a sea view the land for sale in France is likely to cost at least 10 times as much.

Research the soil quality and topography of a plot of land for sale in France. Damp, moist soil can add significantly to your building costs and building on hills or steep slopes can be much more expensive.

Finally, research road access. If the land isn’t accessible via a public road, you will have to build and maintain access. Consider the possibility of heavy rain or snow that could limit access to the plot.