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Leggett Immobilier, the premier English speaking estate agent in France, has signed a 3 year sponsorship deal with the ski club in St Gervais les Bains confirming its commitment to helping the local children at grass roots level to become tomorrow’s champions.

With nearly 200 members from the age of 5 to 20 , covering Alpine and Snowboard disciplines and the new ski jumping section, the club also fulfils a vital role by training members to become ski instructors, and to a standard required to train as ski patrol. The club is going from strength to strength with members competing in international, national and local races with a string of podiums over the 2013/14 season.

LEGGETT SKI now has a prominant position on the ski club mini bus, which takes the members to competions and training around the Alps – this week at LA Scara in Val d’Isere

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Club President , Anne Chantal Grevy Pigelet said; “we are delighted to receive the support of LEGGETT IMMOBILIER for the years ahead and look forward to a successful cooperation for both parties.

for more information about the club visit the site:

http://www.stgervais-skiclub.com

https://www.facebook.com/skiclubstgervais74?fref=ts

https://www.facebook.com/Skiclubstgervais

or for information in English contact: Andrew MORGAN

andrew.morgan74@gmail.com
tel 00 33 695 33 19 03

www.leggettski.com

Chairman, Trevor Leggett, gave the following comments to the UK budget announced by George Osborne yesterday.

“Two things stood out in the budget yesterday as being of direct relevance to our business.

These are both positive signs and reinforce my opinion that we’re going to see a noticeable increase in sales of French property to UK buyers this year”.

Our award winning team of agents is expanding and we are looking for new recruits in PACA. We offer excellent rates of commission and access to international buyers from all over the world.

You will be given intensive, residential, training and will be supported by our central team of legal, marketing and IT experts.

Did you know that 32% of all international property buyers do so in PACA, paying an average price of €550,000. Our aim is to increase our market share in this region.

Our agents currently have just under 500 properties on offer in the region and we promote them in exhibitions, on our website, through all the major international property portals and in quality journals such as the Financial Times and Country Life International.

Our recruitment day for this region is on the morning of Friday 4th APRIL 2014 and will be held at Ophira 1, Place Joseph Bermond,Valbonne Sophia Antipolis, 06560
Places are limited and by pre-approved application only. If you think you have what it takes to join “The Best Estate Agency in France” then apply here:

Register here

or email sarah@leggett.fr

A few miles south of Annecy, in the heart of the Savoie sits a hidden gem that is quietly becoming popular with international buyers from all over the world.

Aix les Bains sits on the eastern end of the beautiful Lac du Bourget and hosts some of the most spectacular properties and views in the region. This is a spa town close to Chambery airport and less than an hour from both Lyon and Geneva. Perfect for sports enthusiasts it is brilliantly situated for some of the best ski resorts in the world as well as offering sailing and watersports on the largest natural lake in France.

Property prices are most reasonable when compared with other resorts in Savoie and Haute Savoie and yet this is a town that was a personal favourite of Queen Victoria.

As you can see, our local agent, Thierry Barry has a simply superb portfolio of properties for sale that you can see here and comments:

“I call this area “Paradise” because of its natural beauty and great location. I love sports and have access to wonderful ski resorts, cycle routes, sailing activities and hiking in the mountains. My property portfolio stretches from a 3 bed house with mountain views for a little over €250,000 to one of the finest castles in the region for just under €10m – so you can see I have something for everyone.

Next time you come across to the Alps why not check out the town for yourself – with confidence returning to the European markets this is the perfect time to buy and if you can drag me off the slopes I’d be happy to show you why“!

We asked our Chairman, Trevor Leggett, to polish off his crystal ball and give us his forecast for the French property market over the coming 12 months.

“Before putting my neck on the block and making some forecasts for 2014 it’s important that we understand where the market is today in terms of international buyers.

In terms of price we don’t foresee much movement either way – we certainly won’t be seeing the kind of explosive growth witnessed in London and the south east of England. The French property market is actually made up of hundreds of “micro markets” and some will see single digit falls while others see small price rises, nothing much for the headline writers to get their teeth into though“!