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France has overtaken Spain as the most searched for location for British buyers looking to invest in a property overseas.
The key to expat retiree happiness is a good quality of life, good weather and a low cost of living, according to an international survey.
France has again beaten Spain to be named the top European destination of choice for Britons leaving the UK to live permanently abroad and it is also liked for its food and shopping, surveys reveal.
Germany's chancellor says the Eurozone will stay on course, despite warnings of a mass downgrade of member states' credit ratings.
France, the Netherlands and Australia are the top countries in the world for expats raising children but expats often have to choose between financial gain and child friendly locations, research shows.
France and Germany have reaffirmed their commitment to reform the eurozone, after ratings agency Standard and Poor's put most of the zone on "credit watch" over debt crisis fears.
The world's housing markets had a weak third quarter of 2011, according to the latest survey of worldwide house price indices prepared by the Global Property Guide. During the year to end Q3 2011, house prices fell in 25 countries (out of the 44 for which quarterly house price statistics are available) and rose in only 19.
France is still among the world's top 10 country brands, demonstrating resilience in the face of Eurozone challenges, according to the 2011 FutureBrand Country Brand Index (CBI). The index ranked France first for familiarity, as buyers get their skates on for French Alps property.
British buyers in France still lag behind expat French property investors in absolute numbers, according to a report produced by Credit Foncier.
The global supply of distressed property is set to rise through to the end of the year as economic turmoil in the Eurozone lingers, according to RICS' latest Global Distressed Property Monitor.
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