Client Testimonials Archive
Andrew, Hong Kong, Purchase of a French holiday apartment
"France Home Finance was able to provide us with options, costs and advice on the financing of our property and guide us thru the bank account set up."
"Purchasing property in France involves significant time and paperwork, and as UK citizens living in Asia we needed a financial partner who could guide us easily and cost effectively through the French home buying and financing system. France Home Finance was able to provide us with options, costs and advice on the financing of our property and guide us thru the bank account set up. Despite the difficulties being experienced in the world economy at present, France Home Finance was able to ...
Nico Bijlsma, Barendrecht, Netherlands, Purchase of French investment property
"If you are looking for a trustworthy company to find the right French financing product customized to your needs, I could highly recommend France Home Finance."
"As a foreign investor in French real estate, it is important to be supported by a local French mortgage broker that both understands the French market and at the same time takes the time to listen to their customers' needs. France Home Finance excelled in being able to find the right product for my financing needs in a relatively short timeframe. Their explanations were clear-cut and to the point, and I found their advice, which was really customized, always trustworthy. Service after the ...
Reynolds, Renovation loan for your French Home
The Reynolds used a French Renovation loan to complete their renovations
It was almost three years ago that husband and wife Jim and Marilyn Reynolds purchased their partially renovated 250 year-old farmhouse. Two years into the purchase, they decided to re-finance the property to cash out some of the renovations expenses that they had invested and complete the works. The Reynolds describe themselves as serious Francophiles. Their interest in the culture, history and county began in the early 1980’s when they first began renting apartments in Paris. In 1987, the ...
David, South of France, loan on home in France
"...The process was simple, effective, and quick... France Home Finance have proven to be outstanding in their service and flexibility... they even negotiated a rate reduction after the bank had made an offer at a higher rate. Now that's incredible!"
I realised that we needed experienced help as we were not going to be able to do this for ourselves. So we decided to use the services of a mortgage broker to help us. I wrote to some mortgage brokers and they advised what was required and the process. With the exception of France Home Finance the other brokers were overly bureaucratic, lacked flexibility, charges were higher, timing was long and they could not offer the range of products that we were looking for, like "Interest Only". So ...
D Packard, Colorado, USA, Purchase of French home in Aix en Provence
"Our mortgage broker found several French home loan products that met our needs and handled and guided us through all of the necessary steps to obtain a desired loan."
“The French home buying experience is dramatically different from that in the USA. My wife and I wanted to borrow a substantial portion of the purchase price for a French property in order to allow us the opportunity to choose the time when we converted substantial US dollars into Euros, hopefully to achieve a better exchange rate than otherwise available. France Home Finance was very highly recommended to us by friends, so we contacted them and explained our goals. Our mortgage broker ...
Diana, Washington D.C., USA, Purchase of French holiday home near Uzes
"If only it were always so simple to get a mortgage!”
“I cannot speak highly enough of France Home Finance. They guided me from the beginning to the end of my French mortgage process, making simple what would otherwise have been an unutterably complex task. In addition, they have excellent contacts and requested quotes from multiple French mortgage lenders so I was able to consider broader options than I could have accessed myself and to optimize the terms for which I was looking. France Home Finance even helped me with recommendations for and ...
Clients in Texas USA, Purchase of French holiday home
"Before contacting you, we received different offers but nothing comparable to what you announced."
“When several weeks ago we contacted France Home Finance, we were looking for a bi-lingual, competitive and experienced French mortgage broker to locate the most reliable financial institution for a 20 year loan. The house that we found in the French countryside last summer was exactly what we had been looking for years. We did not want to waste any time.Even though we are originally from France and my wife worked several years for a French bank, the law and the French administration are ...
JT, Partner, McKinsey and Company, London UK, Purchase of French country real estate
"I especially valued your advice and counsel beyond the core French mortgage product to wider aspects of the transaction and French legal system."
“Overall I think you did a fantastic job with a very friendly, professional service and patience at the start of the adventure. I especially valued your advice and counsel beyond the core French mortgage product to wider aspects of the transaction and French legal system. France Home Finance stepped in proactively when there was delay to completion to smooth things over with the bank. You provided access to a range of useful and trusted contacts, such as currency brokers and insurance ...
Mr Brenham, Hertfordshire UK, Purchase of French chateau property
"You gave me the confidence needed to complete the French property purchase."
“I could not have handled the purchase of a property in France without you. Your help and advice every step of the way was greatly appreciated and you gave me the confidence needed to complete the French property purchase. I have no hesitation in recommending your service, which I found to be exemplary in every way.”
T. George, England, Purchase of a French apartment in the Languedoc
"France Home Finance provided a superb, cost effective service from initial enquiry until completion without which we would have faulted at many hurdles during the financing process."
"Having been recommended by the agent for our initial French property purchase, I am able to say that France Home Finance and in particular our mortgage broker provided a service second to none throughout the whole process of the property purchases and mortgage broking. As an English speaking advisor, she was always on hand to deal with the many queries that arose always responding positively by either email or phone. In the initial stages several simulations of typical French mortgage ...
David Hulston, Sydney, Australia, Purchase of a Paris apartment
"After previously dealing directly with French banks, it was a welcome relief to use the services of France Home Finance..."
"I have recently finalized the purchase of my third investment property in France. After previously dealing directly with French banks, it was a welcome relief to use the services of France Home Finance to assist in the purchase of my apartment in Paris. Our dedicated mortgage broker had a professional and positive attitude at all times and most importantly delivered exactly on her promise and in the expected time frame. The services of France Home Finance are highly recommended."
David and Ruth, New York USA, Purchase of 2 Paris buy to let apartments
"France Home Finance... made the whole process so easy and painless that we eventually decided to buy not only one but two apartments!"
"I knew it was notoriously difficult to secure a mortgage in France. However, as a French expat living in New York, with a 30% down payment, substantial revenues and securities in my portfolio covering many times the value of the mortgage, I didn’t expect banks would demand such exorbitant conditions like converting part of my stocks into risk free investments for the duration and value of the mortgage. To say the least, that was quite a different policy from UK or US banks I was used to ...