The petition on Change.org to secure justice for beleaguered purchasers of French leaseback properties has been submitted to the French and Irish authorities. We are awaiting a meeting with the European Commission and hope to present it in the next month to Ms Marie-Paule Benassi, Acting head of Directorate E: Consumers at DG Justice and […]
In 2012 the French government agreed to rescue Crédit Immobilier de France (CIF), after conceding defeat in attempts to find a buyer for the struggling mortgage provider. According to an Irish Times report at that time, it had been up for sale for a number of months, but its fate appeared to be sealed when Moody’s cut […]
In one well appointed resort located in Languedoc in the south of France, the holiday season has begun and the pool is noisy with splashes and the restaurant humming. This is a Résidence de Tourisme (RdT) which on the surface looks carefree (‘insouciant’ if you will). However, if you talk to most of the owners they […]
Médiateur If you have issues with your French bank and are not getting a satisfactory response you can try the mediator, who is a kind of ‘in-bank’ ombudsman. If your bank has one, it should give you the name and contact details. Though in my experience they don’t like sharing the contact details! If that […]