Buying villa France
Appel Immo helps you to find all kinds of properties in France : house,
villa, apartment.
A villa in which you can make more space, thereby increasing its value, is
worth more to you: a maid's room, even if in poor condition; a small attic
or loft which can be converted; a basement, even a small one, which you could
convert into a games room; high ceilings, with room to build a mezzanine;
recesses, cubby holes and store rooms where you could fit an additional shower
room, toilet or cupboard; large corridors or entrance halls which could subsequently
be used to create bigger rooms, etc.
Not all additional facilities are of equal value when buying a villa in France
:
- Aesthetic improvements made by the former owner (including a fitted kitchen)
will only have a minor effect.
- On the other hand, the presence of a swimming pool or automatic garden
watering system add value to the property, as does a gas heating system,
much more in demand than any other heating method.
- If you buy a villa in france with several floors, the presence of a bathroom
on each floor increases its value. If there is not yet a bathroom on each
floor, consider whether it would be possible to install them in the future.
If you plan buying a villa in France, don't forget the technical side…
- Find out the age of the property you are planning to buy and the date of
any work carried out, plus what materials were used (stone, of course, but
also brick is better than "cairon" blocks).
- Check the living space to ensure that you are not paying for square metres
that don't exist. If you are not sure how to do this, ask a consumer or co-ownership
association, or enlist the services of a specialist professional (surveyor)..
- Check to see if the service ducts and utilities distribution system (water,
electricity, etc.) are visible: any repairs will be cheaper. Find out if
there is a crawl space.