regular shuttle service near the
property? Close to restaurants,
bars or services? Is there good
activity in the summer? Is there
a property management company in the area?"
The world's largest ski terrain
of the Three Valleys is
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where many people want to
be, so the key is to look to the
smaller resorts for better value -
so St. Martin-de-Belleville
and Les Menuires, rather than
Courchevel and Méribel, for example.
St. Martin-de-Belleville
is a picture-postcard village in
the Savoie region, 90 minutes
from Grenoble. St. Martin holds
its own against its fashionable
neighbours, with newly renovated three
Michelin starred
restaurant 'La Bouitte'. You can
buy a second-hand two-bedroom
apartment in the resort for
€200,000.
Likewise, in Les Menuires,
there's a two-bedroom, twobath ski-in-ski-out
apartment
in the heart of the 2000m high
village, with ski locker facilities,
spa and swimming in the residence,
and supermarket and
ski rental on the doorstep for
€325,000. You can also choose
a smaller satellite resort in the
vast Espace Killy ski domain - in
a small hamlet near Tignes, you
can get a large two-bed apartment for
€399,950.
You should look for new ski
lift links, and infrastructure, says
Byrne. "These show the local
Maire has an active approach
and interest in the resort. Some
projects have the potential to
increase the property's value.
For example, Morzine - in the
Portes-du-Soleil - a big project
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Ski apartment in Les Menuires
Ref: 81955EH73 ; Ski chalet in
Morzine Ref: 76473NJW74.
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"If you are
looking to
make an
income
from the
property,
ask yourself
how much? "
€325,000
€1,750,000