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Removal: Directories etc.
Imo2.com. Directory of
French removal companies and storage space by département and special
competence. Lorry hire. Sale of packaging. Comparative quoting. etc. In French.
Van Hire
A word of caution: You can hire 20 cubic metre vans with an ordinary B
driving licence, but if you fill such a van up completely with furniture and
removal boxes, you can easily end up having charged twice as much weight as
allowed. Not only will you be fined in case of a police control, you will not be
allowed to continue unless you offload enough for getting the van below the
allowed maximum weight. That means hiring a second van, moving half the stuff
over there, and finding someone to drive it - or leaving one van with contents
on the spot until you can get back to collect it, hoping that no one has emptied
it in the meantime. Finally, if seriously overcharging a van, there is a real
risk of tyre explosion because of the increased tyre deformation and friction
that wil overheat the tyre. A 12 m3 van can
typically load 1075-1500 kg, which is more than the maximum of 625-900 kg for a
20 cubic metre van. The motorway tolls are more expensive for a 20 m3
van than for 12 m3, by the way. For an ordinary
removal, less may therefore mean more. Ask at the local mairie (town
hall) where you can weigh the van before starting out if you want to play it
safe.
Rent and Drop.
One-way van hire.
Rent a Car. One-way van
hire possible.
Hertz. Large choice
of vehicles.
Budget.
National
/ Citer.
Europcar.
Sixt.
Ada.
Avis.
Real Estate: Buy/Rent, Ads, Portals, Services, Information
P NEW:
Locate a parking space for short or long term use online: oumegarer.com
Note: In principle, estate agent sites would fit here, but because of the
vast number of estate agents in France, it is impossible to include them. In
order not to discriminate, we will therefore not list any, although it cannot be
guaranteed that a few will not slip through the net. We allow an exception for
agents who stand out from the crowd, for example by specialising in châteaux. Any site that can
reasonably be characterised as a portal or property search or information site
of general interest will be listed. Estate agents wanting a presence are free to
buy adverts on this site at most reasonable prices. Please contact
us.
See the Banking & Finance section for links
about mortgages, money transfer etc.
Pass-GRL. You want to RENT
property but you don't fulfil the strict criteria of providing a permanent
employment contract and spending no more than a third of your income on rent,
for example because you are self-employed or earn your living from seasonal or
fixed term contracts. This government scheme can help providing a guarantee for
the landlord so you will be accepted as a tenant. You would need to be settled
in France already.
Locapass. You want to RENT
property. This government scheme can pay the 1-month deposit requested by the
landlord. You repay it interest free over 3 years.
UESL:
Find out where to file your demand.
Aidologement:
Information about schemes to help with renting.
Other schemes to assist with removal:
AVANCE LOCA-PASS®
PRET PASS-TRAVAUX®
PRET SECURI-PASS®
CIL-PASS assistance®
GARANTIE LOCA-PASS®
AIDE MOBILI-PASS®
CIL-PASS mobilité®
PASS-FONCIER®
Alliance Sud
Expertise. Real estate specialists in Gard, Hérault and Vaucluse:
Measuring, reports (lead, asbestos, termites), valuations etc.
Batirenover. Help
and advice for building renovation.
Bluebluesky.net. Help
and advice for building renovation and property purchase.
Parisrealestatefinders.com.
House hunting service (rent & buy), help
and advice for property purchase in Paris. Former lawyer and former doctor from
New York find property to your specifications.
VEF UK.
House hunting service, help
and advice for property purchase in France.
Risk
Map. Maps and lists of risks commune by commune for the entire France.
Flooding, earthquake, industrial, forest fires etc.
Map
of polluting sites.
Open
Directory (DMOZ) listing of French property advert sites.
NOTE: We discourage paying any fees whatsoever,
whether by credit card or premium rate phone numbers, for watching ads or
obtaining contact information, something practised by a few sites.
The list was weeded out on the 11th of September 2007.
A vendre A louer. Property to
buy and let.
Good site. "A vendre A louer", "123immo", "123realestatefrance"
and "lesiteimmobilier" are owned by PriceMinister.com.
Abonim. Property to
buy and let.
Accesimmo.
Property to buy and let.
Agent-immobilier-france. Property to buy.
Site in English and French. Targets UK buyers.
Agoradom. Property to
buy and let. Specialises in larger properties, historic buildings, châteaux,
holiday lettings. Covers only parts of France.
Annonces de
France. Free. Organised by region.
Annonciade.
Property to buy and let.
Aparapar. Person to
person (no agents). Property
to buy and let. Search facility very primitive.
Appart-in-france. Property
for holiday and furnished short term lettings.
Appelimmo. Person
to person (no agents). Property to buy.
A3inet. Property to
buy and let. Holiday lettings.
Le Bon Coin. Free
classified ads.
Bureaux-commerces.
Commercial property only.
Centreimmo.
Property in Auvergne, Limousin and Centre.
Chateaux-belles-demeures. Property to
buy. Specialises in larger properties, historic buildings, châteaux..
Cheznous. Property
to let. Holiday lettings.
LesClesDuMidi.com. Property
to buy and let in the south of France (le Midi). Only few ads.
Colocation. Time
sharing.
Comintoo. Buy and
let. Scans other sites' ads so you don't have to do it. It's a new site and its
search facility is still complicated to use.
Craigslist
France.
Free classifieds. In English.
Creme-de-Languedoc.com.
Languedoc-Rousillon: Property to buy. Holiday lettings.
Demeures. Property to
buy and let. Specialises in larger properties, historic buildings, châteaux.
Demeures-de-charme.
Person to person. Property to
buy. Specialises in larger properties, historic buildings, châteaux.
Directgestion.
Property to buy and let.
Emilegarcin.
Estate agents. Provence, Paris, Côte Basque, Côte d'Azur, Deauville.
Entre Particuliers. Person to person. Property to buy
and let.
Good site.
Estateagentsfrance.com. Property to buy.
Estate agent listings.
Eurimmo. Property to buy and let.
Not good.
Evannonce. Everything.
Explorimmo. Property to buy and let.
Good site.
Expressimmo. Property to buy and let.
Holiday lettings.
Findhomeabroad.
Home finders independent of estate agents. Property to buy.
Holiday lettings.
1st-for-French-Property.co.uk/. Property to
buy.
FNAIM. Large
organisation of more then 8000 estate agents. Property to buy and let.
La Fôret.
Large estate agent chain. Property to buy and let.
Focusfrance.com/.
French property for sale.
France-property-and-information.com.
French property for sale.
French
Connections. Property to buy, holiday lettings.
French-homes-direct.com.
Estate agent targeting non residents. In English. Property to buy.
French Property.
Property to buy and let.
French Property
Links. Property to buy. Useful information for buying and many other things
in France.
French Property
News. Property to buy.
Frenchpropertysite.com.
Advertising portal: Property to buy.
Gateway-to-french-property.com.
Rental and Sale of Properties across France. Regional searches, Property virtual
tours, Property website designs and links to resources.
Goldimmo. Property
to buy and let. Not good.
Gratissimmo.
Person to person (no agents).
Property to buy and let. Not good.
Historic Rentals.
Short term and holiday lettings.
Immoabc. Property to
buy and let. Old ads.
Immoannonce.
Property to buy and let. Not much choice.
ImmoFrance.
Green-acre site in French. Property to buy.
Immo-free. Person
to person (no agents).
Property to buy and let. Holiday lettings.
Immopacte.
Property to buy and let.
Immorapide.
Property to buy and let. Not good.
Immostreet. Property to buy and let. Certain
ads the same as Seloger.
Immo-web.
Property to buy and let.
L'internaute.
Property to buy and let.
J'Annonce. Everything.
Good site.
Journaldesparticuliers.
Person to person. Property to buy, holiday lettings.
Kel-koloc. Time
sharing.
Logic Immo. Property to buy and let.
Site regrouping ads from several agents.
Maisons du Sud. Property to buy
in southern France.
Maison-online. Property to buy and let. Not
good at all.
MixAd.
PriceMinister.com's site for classified property ads.
Mon-adresse. Property to buy and let.
Good site.
Myfrenchproperty. Property to buy and let.
Nexdom. Property to buy and let.
Good site.
OLX. Free. Property to buy and let.
Ouestfrance-immo. Property to
buy and let. Only Bretagne, Basse-Normandie, Pays de la Loire.
Offres-immo. Property to
buy and let. Only Montpellier, Lattes, Pétols, Sete, Nîmes, Grenoble, Agde,
Cap d'Agde, Grau d'Agde.
Openmedia. Property to buy and let.
ORPI. Organisation of estate agents. Property to buy and let.
Only few ads.
Parishomes.
Person to person.
Furnished flats to rent in Paris.
Le Parténaire Européen.
Person to person. Property to buy.
Particulier. Person to person. Property to buy and let.
De Particulier à Particulier. Person to person. Property to buy and let.
Good site.
ParuVendu.
Good site.
Proprietes de
France. High-end property to buy.
4immobilier.
Estate agent network.
Reflex-immo. Property to buy and let. Not good.
Residences-secondaires.
Secondary homes to buy.
SeLoger. One
of the most important sites. Property to buy and let. Certain ads the same
as Immostreet.
Le Site Immo. Property to buy and let.
LeSiteImmobilier.
"A vendre A louer",
"123immo", "123realestatefrance" and
"lesiteimmobilier" are owned by PriceMinister.com.
Sitimmo. Property to buy and let.
Sudouest-immo. Property to buy and let.
Aquitaine and neighbouring areas.
Topannonces.fr/. Property to buy and let.
Trefle. Free ads.
3d-immo. Property to
buy and let. Not much choice.
123immo. Property to
buy and let. "A vendre A louer",
"123immo", "123realestatefrance" and
"lesiteimmobilier" are owned by PriceMinister.com.
123realestatefrance. Property to
buy and let. Site fully in English, targeted at English
clients. "A vendre A louer",
"123immo", "123realestatefrance" and
"lesiteimmobilier" are owned by PriceMinister.com.
Vebra. Property to buy.
English site.
Directories of Goods & Services
118 218 / Le Numéro. White and yellow pages.
Free reverse number search, free nationwide search.
Infobel. White and yellow pages.
Free reverse number search, free nationwide search.
Pagesjaunes. White and yellow pages.
Reverse and nationwide service is a payable
"service"; use 118 218 or Infobel instead.
Appel118. Index of
telephone number inquiry services 118 xxx. Operators: 118 000, 118
001, 118 007, 118 008, 118 012, 118 018, 118 075, 118 218, 118 222, 118 247, 118 300, 118
318, 118 333, 118 421, 118 444, 118 500, 118 612, 118 710, 118 711, 118 712, 118 713, 118
777, 118 810, 118 811, 118 833, 118 999. Cost varies between approximately 0.50
and 1.50 €.
Findatrade.
A system that lets customers search in France, by area, for trades people, post
details of jobs/work to be done and rate performance.
Annuaire
bonnes adresses. Directory of local traders in Provence, grouped by
area.
Other Ads, Used Cars and Other Goods, Auctions
Expat contact sites, see Family,
Personal, Schools, Holiday/Vacation.
Franglo.com. Free
classified ads for expats in France, site in English.
Totalfrance.com.
Extensive, free expat classifieds section. Good site.
Craigslist
France.
Free classifieds. In English.
Zilok. NEW!
RENT your stuff to others and earn money. For individuals and professionals.
2xmoinscher.
Used CDs, records, books, DVD, VHS, Games, Phones, Computers, Software, Hi-fi,
TV etc. One of France's major sites. Good
site.
Abebooks. Old, rare and
used books.
Annoncer. Car
adverts. New and second hand car price index.
Annonces de
France. Free. All sorts of
ads, including cars. Organised by region. Still very new, so yet few ads.
Argus. Car
adverts. Official new and second hand car price index (payable). Important site. Good
site.
Aucland. Online
auctions.
Auto-Evasion.
Car ads. Owned by PriceMinister.com. New and second hand car price index.
Autoplus. Online
car magazine, new and second hand car price index and adverts.
Autoreflex. Second hand cars.
Le Bon Coin. Free
classified ads.
La Centrale. Cars adverts. New and second hand car price index (free).
Important site. Good
site.
Cliczoom.com.
Adverts for cars, property, jobs, IT/Telecoms equipment, and more, at most
reasonable prices. Get your ad on several hundred sites.
E-bay France.
Online auctions.
Economique.fr.
Auctions, free ads etc. In French.
Evannonce.
Everything.
Fiveauction. Real
life car auctions.
l'Internaute. Free
classified ads. French site.
J'Annonce. Everything.
Good site.
Kijiji.fr. Free
classifieds for local communities in some French cities.
Lesannonces. Same as "Vosannonces";
see there.
Marchander. Free.
Auctions, classic ads etc.
MixAd.
PriceMinister.com's site for classified car ads.
Net-annonces. Second hand
cars and other used stuff. Free.
OLX. Free. All sorts of
ads, including cars.
Onlycar. Second hand cars.
Particulier. Person to person.
Everything.
ParuVendu.
Good site.
Petites-annonces
(Galibot). Everything.
Les
petites annonces gratuites. Advertise your stuff free.
Pleex. Distribute your
small ads via bluetooth on mobiles. NEW
Priceminister.
Used CDs, records, books, DVD, VHS, Games, Phones, Computers, Software, Hi-fi,
TV etc. One of France's major sites.Good site.
Topannonces.fr. Classifieds.
Trocanglaise.com. Classifieds for expats in France, site in English. Currently (July 2006) fairly
uninteresting; very few ads; the link pages are restricted to very few sites
because they only link to sites linking back to them.
Trefle. Free
classifieds.
Vivastreet.fr.
Free classifieds for local communities in some French cities.
Voiture-occasion.madanight.
Second hand cars.
Vosannonces. Free
classified ads. French site.
Webcarcenter. Second hand cars.
Webmycar. Second hand cars.
Yahoo France. Everything.
Good site.
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