M
ANY PEOPLE HAVE
said that they "fell
in love with France"
and bought a house
here. I am lucky enough to be
able to go one better and say
that not only did I fall in love
with the country, but I fell head
over heels for a lovely French
girl and had the good fortune to
marry her!
Originally from India, I have
lived and worked in many parts
of Europe but the Charente is
undoubtedly my home now. I
live in the east of the department, close to the Dordogne
border and I am surrounded by
the most glorious countryside.
The beautiful Perigord-Limousin
National Park is on our doorstep,
it covers 1,800 km2 and has glorious meadows,
forests, heathland and
lakes. I really don't
have the words to describe how
serene and idyllic it is on a sunny day (and we
get plenty of
those, believe me).
The Leggett team in Nouvelle
Aquitaine has plenty of
experience and well over 6,500
properties to choose from - this
is indeed our heartland and
where the company was born,
Nouvelle
AquitaineLocal agent Nakul Jhanjee takes us on
a whistle-stop tour through the south
west of France
21 years ago.
Nouvelle Aquitaine is a huge
region that is made up of what
was Poitou-Charentes, Aquitaine
and Limousin. It is simply impossible to cover
the diversity of the
region in a short article like this,
let alone give an insight into the
differing property markets. How
can you compare the market in
central Bordeaux, the 'hottest"
city in France, with 20% price
rises last year (average price
4,300 euros per m2), to a rural
village in the Creuse (average
price 680 euros per m2). Similarly,
how can you compare the
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Nakul Jhanjee is
a Leggett agent
based in Nouvelle
Aquitaine
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