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Househunters Looking for Bargains in Poitou-Charentes

Poitou- Charentes  has always been popular with the British house hunters, and there are now more and more brits living in the region either as a holiday home or permanently.  The region is particularly popular due to the charm of the typical traditional stone houses, close to the coast as well as pine forests and countryside, and of course the climate.

The south of the region Charente offers cheap property on average 125,000 euros for a 3 bedroom house with land and outbuildings, and plenty of properties to renovate starting from 55,000 euros. The current market in the region has a lot of properties on sale for renovation projects and with patience can find a real bargain. 

Towards Cognac is also popular due to the scenery and vineyards and here you can find cheap properties also, here you can find a large village house, farms with outbuildings from 220,000 euros.  I have found that the majority of buyers are looking for traditional renovated properties, which could be found in the Charente-Maritime from 210,000.

La Rochelle in the Charente-Maritime is the most expensive to buy as it’s a popular town by the port, here the average house price for a 3 bedroom house starts from about 280,000 euros.

Over the past 6 months I have noticed the property market has been quiet with a lull in sold properties, however there are more to choose from, houses that need renovation to the most prestigious, just recently the market prices have reduced dramatically and owners have dropped their prices between 20,000 up to 50,000 euros, which is good news for present buyers who are looking for a bargain.

FPC00001 Living Room in Barn featuring beautiful ornate fireplace typical of the region