Interior : this recently built villa on three levels features : living-room, dining-room opening up onto the terrace from where the view overlooks the bay of Agay, large and well equ For more information regarding ref 11179 in Agay ... Habitable Size: 170 m2, Land Size: 1520 m2, Zip: 83530, Dept: Var, Beds: 4 Price: € 1,240,000
Ref: 11169 Summary: Interior : entrance hall, double living-room, fully equipped kitchen, 3 bedrooms, bathroom, separate toilets. On the lower floor, with an independent entrance, there is an apartment with : l For more information regarding ref 11169 in Agay ... Habitable Size: 130 m2, Land Size: 1250 m2, Zip: 83530, Dept: Var, Beds: 4 Price: € 670,000
Ref: 11171 Summary: Interior : the villa is built on 2 levels, with on the ground floor : large living-room with fire-place, open kitchen, a bedroom with bathroom, a second bedroom with shower-room, separate to For more information regarding ref 11171 in Agay ... Habitable Size: 250 m2, Land Size: 1650 m2, Zip: 83530, Dept: Var, Beds: 4 Price: € 690,000
Ref: 11172 Summary: Villa to renovate in front of the beach
Interior : entrance hall with closet, living-room with fire-place and spacious mezzanine, reading room, bedroom with sea-view, bathroom, separate For more information regarding ref 11172 in Agay ... Habitable Size: 150 m2, Land Size: 950 m2, Zip: 83530, Dept: Var, Beds: 4 Price: € 749,000
Ref: 11173 Summary: Charming villa in residential area
Typical Provencal villa from the 70s with a surface of 130 sq.m. on a flat plot of land of 2350 sq.m. The house features an entrance hall, living-room For more information regarding ref 11173 in Agay ... Habitable Size: 130 m2, Land Size: 2345 m2, Zip: 83530, Dept: Var, Beds: 4 Price: € 835,000
In France they don’t wait for Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day) before they start flipping pancakes.
The Catholic holiday of Candlemas, on 2 February, is called la Chandeleur in France . Candlemas comes 40 days after Christmas, so while Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras) moves around with the date of Easter, Candlemas always falls on 2 February. Traditionally the French celebrate la Chandeleur with pancakes. And there are traditions within traditions.
Everyone in the family has a go at tossing the pancakes, which might sound simple enough. However, traditionally in France you must hold a coin in your writing hand and the pancake pan in the other hand. The reward for a successful toss of the pancake is prosperity for the year ahead. La Chandeleur pancake tossing starts after 8pm, traditionally by candlelight of course.
In the days when France was largely an agricultural economy, people believed that if they ate pancakes at Candlemas, they would be ensured a good harvest in the upcoming year.
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The new Dutch firm Super Yacht Auction has started to do business and the first auction will be open for bids until 1 March next.
"Super Yacht Auction, the new auction platform for super yachts (> 24 metres), presents its first global auction: a new Schooner of 100 ft (32,80 metres).
The auction, held at www.superyachtauction.com will be open for bids until 1 March next, 14:00 h. (UTC+1). The owner of the ship has chosen Super Yacht Auction in order to conclude a fast sale."
Fractional ownership, fix brokerage fee, optimized yacht management program and now super yacht auction...2010 will be a challenging year for super yacht service companies.
Year: 2007 Model: Mangusta 80 Hard Top Engines: twin 2,350hp MTU M93 diesel engines - less than 250 hours - full service and history High glossy varnish mahogany interior, 4 cabins: 2 double, 1 twin and 1 captain cabin. Arneson drive, tender, Sat TV, Sat Telephone, Plasma TV, 48 knots top speed, single owner since new, commercial yacht PRISTINE CONDITION
Price: 4,300,000 euros with berth No broker please Contact: yachtspec@yahoo.fr
Here is a small video of the 2009 - 65m Feadship Pestifer currently lying in Cannes Port Canto near the "old" Pestifer, a 49.77 metre 1998 CRN. Yesterday, one could see the crew working hard to move things form one yacht to another...
The Feadship Pestifer features an interior by Zuretti Interior Design and Naval Architecture is by De Voogt Naval Architects.
The massive superyacht boasts a superb sun deck and an enormous volume for her length.
The headline sounds alarming but it really is true, the French property market is already being changed by property buyer’s expectations of the near term consequences of global warming.
As one of the largest and best established specialists in the French mortgage market we have a comprehensive overview of real purchasing trends in the French property market going back many years and what we see happening now is this:
Buyers are minimising arrival travel. With the cost of travel, and especially vehicle fuel, increasing the property hotspots are moving towards the points of entry to France and to the big towns serviced by major international airports. Gone are the days when buyers were prepared to accept a 10 hour car journey through France to get to their French property – that’s now too expensive and going to get more so in the foreseeable future. In the new world the hotspots are around the ferry ports (Calais, Le Havre, Caen, Cherbourg, St Malo), the motorway border crossings and the major airports (Paris, Lyon, Nice) where regular scheduled flights will be guaranteed.
Buyers are minimising local travel. For many of today’s buyers that oh so desirable rural retreat an hour from the nearest shops and 6 or more hours into central France is beginning to look like an unaffordable travel expense. In the new world French properties close to, or even within, major French towns are attracting ever more interest as the balance swings towards locations with “infrastructure” (supermarkets, shops, restaurants and increasingly medical services) on the doorstep.
Buyers are minimising energy costs. Air-conditioned and poorly insulated French properties are finding it much harder to attract buyers compared with well insulated properties in areas where air-conditioning is not needed. In the new world recently built houses with good insulation and a pleasant rather than extreme climate will win out as the best investment for the long term.
Following the turbulent times the French mortgage market went through in 2009 let’s take a look at how this has left things for the start of 2010.
The majority of banks will lend up to 80% of valuation, although a few still have a maximum of 70% of valuation.
We have a panel of selected first rate French banks with whom we can negotiate up to 85% of valuation where this is essential for our clients and where the client has good financial status.
Variable rate French mortgages are exceptionally cheap, in the range 2.5% to 3% “all-in”. Variable rate loans can often be repaid early without penalty, so if you envisage settling your mortgage well before the full term a variable rate mortgage may be the ideal choice.
Fixed rate French mortgages are available at rates in the range 4.20% and 5.20%, depending on the term of the loan, for periods up to 30 years. Fixed rate French mortgages almost always carry an early repayment penalty so are the ideal choice for those not intending to repay the loan early and who, like us, expect to see much higher interest rates from about 5-10 years out.
The French non-resident mortgage market is generally less sophisticated than the UK, US and Australian domestic markets, therefore there is less emphasis on structured mortgage products. Nevertheless, some banks will offer “capped” mortgages, although they may only offer loans up to 70% of valuation.
Despite the credit crunch French mortgage lending overall is no tighter than in previous years, but there is a tendency among banks credit committees to stick closely to established policies and allow much less discretionary lending. This means that lending ratios, policies and recommended pricing being more strictly followed so the best French mortgage deals will come from the French mortgage brokers, such as Best French Mortgage, with longstanding lender relationships and a track record of success.
Spotted in Camille Rayon port yesterday, the Feadship TV was launched in 2008. This massive displacement motor yacht is the third in the series of F45 Vantage semi-custom yachts following MY Space and MY Harle. Credit: www.charterminute.com
Spotted in Camille Rayon port yesterday, the Feadship TV was launched in 2008. This massive displacement motor yacht is the third in the series of F45 Vantage semi-custom yachts following MY Space and MY Harle. Credit: www.charterminute.com
April 200 - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – For boat repo and auction firm National Liquidators, 2008 was a record breaking year. Sales were up 86 percent, compared to 2007, to nearly $82 million and orders were taken to repossess 3,066 boats, the highest number of vessels in its 21 years of business, according to an article yesterday in the Sun Sentinel.
So far, 2009 looks even better. The company is repossessing about 380 boats a month, and the company’s president, Robert Toney, told the newspaper that number may increase to more than 400. Advertisement
In addition, the average size of the vessels continues to climb. While Toney told the newspaper that most boats the company seizes range from 30 to 50 feet in length, an increasing number of repossession orders for 55- to 75-foot boats and larger have been taken.
The company was in the news earlier this week for repossessing jailed financier Bernard Madoff's 55-foot, $2.2-million, custom-built fishing boat for federal authorities.
National Liquidator’s subsidiary, National Maritime Services, impounded the boat, which is expected to be sold at auction to help repay investors Madoff defrauded, the newspaper reported.
"I’m no economist so won’t try to pontificate on the mechanics of a yachting bubble compared to property, dot com shares or the South Sea Company. It does strike me, though, that yachting has a few unique drivers like impatience, a good dose of bluster (to put it kindly) and general tendencies of one-upmanship." Dickie Bannenberg - published on the Synfo.com Forum
Built in 1937 for RORC Commodore Ralph Hawkes, Oiseau de Feu (ex. Firebird X, ex Flame II ex, Vindilis II) was originally launched as Firebird X and had been rigged as a Marconi cutter.
Renamed Oiseau de Feu in 1970 and upgraded by Labbé shipyard and Ribadeau Dumas architect, this classic yacht has since been classified under the French flag as an historic monument. Credit: charterminute.com
Balticbusinessnews.com website reported recently that "The plan of City of Tallinn to start taxing small craft up to 12 metres long next year shows the City's interesting relationship with rich businessmen."
The website also reported that "Tallinn will introduce a sales tax for traders and retailers which is expected to bring in 150 million kroons. Sales tax will be paid by natural persons who are self-employed in trade business or service sector and by legal persons that operate in the retail, catering or service segment."
Ekspress has listed Estonia's 20 longest motoryachts by length, name and owner...
