There are many ways to invest in property nowadays, and of course, an investment in property does not have to be within your own country. Many other European countries offer the property investor good opportunities for long term returns, and France is amongst them.
French leaseback is an interesting and potentially lucrative way to invest in property of all types in France. Unlike timeshare, you will actually own the property under a leaseback scheme; in addition, there is a nice VAT loophole!
Basically, a property leaseback works like this. You purchase the property and then lease it back to a management company for contract lengths of ten years. The management company will guarantee a fixed income for you from the property, regardless of whether they have managed to find tenants for the entire ten year period or not. (more...)

