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The new tram line opens this Friday from the airport all the way to Avenue Jean Medecin. When they started works a few years ago, they announced these stops would open "end of June 2019" and again they hit their deadlines.
The opening ceremony will be at the new stop where Avenue Jean Medecin meets Boulevard Victor Hugo at 3.30pm. There will be a big screen where you can see the tram arriving live, followed by a documentary on the works as well as meet some of the engineers. Then from 5pm the general public gets to ride the new underground system free of charge.
On Saturday, between 11am and 6pm the tram stop will be surrounded by a big party with everything from petanque to a bouncy castle, and there will be plenty of live music. Again the tram will be free all day. If you go, feel free to share any photos below.
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INAUGURATION DU TRONÇON JEAN MÉDECIN / AÉROPORT – CADAM Christian Estrosi, Maire de Nice, Président de la Métropole, Président délégué de la Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Bernard G...
The British remain the number one foreign buyers in France, making up nearly a third of non-resident purchases.
The British make up 27% of foreign buyers, the Belgians come second with 18%, and the Germans 3rd with 7.2%. The Brits are especially keen on the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, making nearly 60% of non-resident purchases. The lack of Italian buyers is noticeable, previously a regular in the top three.
The top non-European buyers are Americans, with nearly 3%, ahead of the Chinese. Again, a noticeable absence with Russians disappearing from the list.
The Cote d'Azur is the most sought after area taking 20% of the market, with Occitanie, Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes each taking around 15%. Paris is down to 8.6%, surely due to the bubble in house prices there.
Immobilier: les britanniques restent les premiers acquéreurs étrangers en France
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Les britanniques sont à l'origine de 27% des transactions conclues par des non résidents en 2018, devant les belges et les allemands, selon BNP Paribas International Buyers.
When renting out long-term in France, there are two problems for the landlord. The first is the difficulty in evicting a tenant. The second is the inability to chase up unpaid rent without a lengthy and expensive court case.
The government is proposing a solution to the latter. They are planning to make it compulsory for an estate agent renting out an apartment to take out an insurance that covers any unpaid rent. Industry representatives are concerned that the cost of the insurance could be prohibitive for small independent agencies, and are working with the government in the creation of the new scheme. Renters will be happy as a deposit will no longer be required. The law will be proposed and voted on this autumn.
Loyers : le rapport choc du député Nogal pour protéger les propriétaires
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Dans un rapport qu'il a présenté le 18 juin le député LREM Mickaël Nogal annonce 37 mesures concrètes pour améliorer les relations entre propriétaires et locataires. La plus spectaculaire d'en...
Monaco not only maintains its top spot as the most expensive place for real estate in the world, but prices went up 18% to nearly €50,000/m².
At €48,800/m² it clearly beats out Hong Kong, in second place at €44,500/m², and is a long way ahead of the most expensive place in France, Paris, at €14,500/m².
Buyers have been flooding in from areas of political or economic uncertainty, like Britain and Greece. It now has 38,000 residents from 139 different countries. However property is hard to come by, with only 550 sales in the whole year compared to 970,000 transactions in France.
Immobilier de luxe : Monaco toujours en tête
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Près de 50.000 euros par mètre carré ! Un chiffre qui donne le vertige. C'est le prix moyen atteint sur le rocher monégasque où l'immobilier...
An extensive article in Le Point last week, giving a breakdown of each area in Nice along with a rough price guide. It also mentions the massive projects going on in the west (the new eco valley with 800 new properties in the first phase, plus 17,000m² of hotels, offices, etc), the north where the old football stadium was (another 17,000m² being developed) and the east along the Route de Turin (the first 550 properties go on sale next year). Coupled with generous tax incentives for investors to rent them out at low rent, this will nicely balance out the increased demand for holiday homes and AirBnb style accommodation in the central areas. This forward thinking will continue the harmonious relationship between the cosmopolitan population and the local Nicois.
Nice : un marché immobilier tonique
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Anciens ou neufs, les biens trouvent preneur à Nice. Malgré la hausse des prix, Français et étrangers s'enthousiasment pour cette ville en pleine mutation.
Movies and series being filmed in Nice is pretty common. The Sky series Riviera was recently filming in the Old Town. But what is going on in the rather genteel and more family orientated hill of Cimiez? Not a typical film set location. Well it is Netflix doing a remake of the Alfred Hitchcock movie "Rebecca", which won an Oscar in 1941. Directed by Ben Wheatley, it features Lily James and Armie Hammer. If you live in Cimiez then expect some traffic disruption over the coming days.
Le tournage d'un remake d'Hitchcock produit par Netflix est en cours sur la Côte d'Azur
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Le Regina, à Cimiez, avait des allures de Manderley, le château mystérieux de Maxime de Winter… Le somptueux bâtiment Belle Époque sera l’une des vedettes de Rebecca. Le film, remake du chef-...
The local paper has an update on the whole Cours Saleya renovation that will be done "in less than a year". One exciting feature I have seen walking past is the hidden road between Rue Ponchettes and Quai d'Etas Unis, where they have opened up one of the buildings to create new arch openings (second photo in the article). If the restaurants put nice terraces out the back then this will be a cozy little street for people to discover.
Le lifting est en cours: on fait le point sur les travaux du cours Saleya à Nice
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Reprise du dallage et de la piétonisation de la voie, espace piéton réglementé avec accès pour les livraisons, l'ouverture des arches au niveau de la galerie de la Marine tout en préservant en l...
Yesterday the new food courts opened in the "Liberation" district north of the train station. The design pays homage to its heritage as an ancient train station. There are 28 food stands, with communal benches running down the middle so you can taste on the spot any delicacies you buy. An extra stop to add to the itinerary of any foodies reading.
VIDÉOS & PHOTOS. La halle de la gare du Sud inaugurée, découvrez les premières images
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Au rez-de-chaussée, vous y trouverez une halle gourmande de 28 échoppes ainsi que des grandes tables pour pouvoir déguster ce que vous y avez acheté. À l’étage, un espace shopping casual où l...
We have a date for the opening of the first underground tram stations: 28th June. Exactly on schedule. The stops will be Alsace Lorraine and Jean Medecin, connecting up with the existing tram line. The means the tram will run all the way from the airport to the city centre. The remaining stations that will take you all the way to the Port will open end of the year.
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Les stations souterraines Alsace-Lorraine et Jean-Médecin seront inaugurées le 28 juin prochain, comme l'a annoncé officiellement Christian Estrosi ce vendredi après-midi, à l'occasion de l'inaug...
In a blow to the court case brought by the hotel industry, the European Court of Justice has ruled that AirBnb cannot be considered acting as an estate agency when it comes to property rental. This has important implications in France, where the activity of estate agents are tightly regulated. AirBnb is considered an electronic services company and is not subject to real estate laws such as the Loi Hoquet.
In the next six months, the ECJ will rule whether it is legal for the Town Hall to make AirBnb renters register their property. If this is ruled illegal then it will be a blow to local government, as it will be difficult to restrict the number of rentals and to track any revenues generated. A verdict is expected in November.
La justice européenne ne devrait pas considérer Airbnb comme un agent immobilier
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L'avocat général de la Cour de justice de l'Union européenne a conclu que la plateforme de location touristique ne peut pas être soumise aux règles de ...
The Place St Francois is set to become classed as a historic monument. It will consist of the square, the Palais Communal, the Franciscan convent, the Aigle d'Or hotel, and the clock tower. After so many years of restoration, this classification will ensure that it is preserved for future generations to come.
Often we can get frustrated with Syndics not supplying information, and wonder what we can do. The answer for one building in Nice was to fine them! Apparently Article 203 of the law Elan, passed 23rd November 2018, allows you to fine your Syndic up to €15 for each day it is late in providing you the document. The catch? The person asking must be in the "Conseil Syndicale", it cannot be any individual owner. To be a member of the "Conseil Syndicale" you simply have to ask at your next AGM meeting. There is no restriction as to who can be on the committee or how many people can be on it.
Votre syndic est récalcitrant ? Mettez-lui une amende !
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Une nouvelle réglementation va permettre de fixer une pénalité de 15 euros par jour au syndic qui ne transmettrait pas les documents demandés à la copropriété.
We can see some images of how the city will be transformed when they replace the bus lanes with flower beds and cycle paths on the following streets: Gioffredo, Hotel des Postes, Pastorelli, Liberté, Buffa, Marechal Joffre, Dante and Bottero.
The six kilometers will cost €20M and will add around 2,600 trees. Two new parks will also be built, and a total of 10,296 trees giving Nice 60% more vegetation in the city than it does now. Not even the Promenade will escape, getting 265 new palm trees. Work will be between now and 2021.
Combine this with all the other infrastructure work going on, such as the airport, business park, new underground tram, and the city will be unrecognisable in a couple of years!
Un grand projet de végétalisation pour rendre Nice plus verte
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Nice a dévoilé jeudi soir son plan global pour végétaliser le centre-ville. Six kilomètres d'artères vertes vont naître de la disparition des couloirs de bus grâce à l'arrivée du tramway. Un...
The new underground system has had its first test run!
The local paper has pictures and a video of the first tram to arrive at the new underground station on the corner of Boulevard Victor Hugo and Boulevard Gambetta. Travelling at up to 70km/h, it took 3 minutes to arrive from the previous stop on Boulevard Grosso.
The line is still set to open on schedule, with the line opening between the airport and Avenue Jean Medecin this June. The final leg to the Port will be open by the end of the year.
VIDÉO. Voici les premières images du tramway de Nice dans le souterrain de la ligne 2
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Le tunnel doit entrer en service en juin, connectant ainsi les lignes 1 et 2 à hauteur de Nicétoile. À l'automne, la ligne débouchera au port. En fin d'année est prévue la livraison de la ligne ...
If you are arriving in Nice this weekend, please be advised that the Promenade des Anglais will be completely shut on Sunday and Monday.
The President of China is stating in the Negresco Hotel, and the Promenade will be closed to traffic from 8am on Sunday until 7pm on Monday.
The 98 bus to the airport will turn off before Place Massena to go via Rue Alberti then Boulevard Grosso. From there it will take the Voie Rapide (city bypass) directly to the airport. You will not be able to catch the bus outside the Meridien Hotel or anywhere up the Promenade des Anglais. Coming from the airport, it will take the bypass directly and stop first and Boulevard Grosso. It will then take the alternative bus route via Rue Bottero and Rue Marechal Joffre, continuing on to the Old Town.
Attention: la promenade des Anglais sera totalement fermée dimanche et lundi
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C'est par un tweet de Lignes d'Azur, annonçant la déviation de plusieurs lignes de bus, que l'on apprend la fermeture de la promenade des Anglais pendant deux jours. Le bord de mer niçois est en ef...
Nice continues to expand its reach, with Easyjet now running flights between Manchester and Nice three times a week all year around, starting June 16th.
In other news, Great Dane Airlines are opening a weekly flight Aalborg to Nice, Kuwait Airways twice a week to Kuwait City, and S7 and Ural Airlines are opening up new flights to Moscow and St Petersburg giving 39 flights per week to Russia.
Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur : aux portes du mythe de la Côte d'Azur
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The local Nice paper is headlining with "The Americans are back!".
For the first time, the Americans have become the 2nd most ubiquitous tourist on the French Riviera, after the British and Irish. The rankings are now the British and Irish with 15%, USA 12%, Italy 11.5%, Germans 8% and Scandinavians 6%. This is for holidays where an apartment or a hotel is booked. If you include coming to stay with family or friends, or where a holiday home is already owned here, the Italians are still in 2nd place.
Non-European tourists now make up over 30% of holiday makers, up 100,000 over the year before. New airlines are opening up direct flights from Nice all over the world, so expect this to creep up.
La Côte d’Azur a franchi en 2018 le cap des onze millions de séjours
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"Le comité régional du tourisme est un commando, le bras armé des entreprises touristiques azuréennes." C’est un David Lisnard en mode combat qui s’est présenté ce jeudi au conseil départem...
Welcome HGTV viewers! If you have just come here after watching Mediterranean Life then you have come to the right place.
Yes we did make that couple's dreams come true, much as we have done for many other American couples. They are as happy with their apartment today as when the episode was filmed.
I will be more than happy to answer any property questions you may have. About buying on the French Riviera, the types of properties you can get from cozy hide-aways in the Old Town to spectacular sea view apartments on the Promenade, and from investing here to retiring here. Please do not hesitate to ask.
For any of the 40 million HGTV subscriber that missed it on Sunday 9.30pm CT (10.30pm Eastern) it will be on again tomorrow on Monday 12.30am CT. I look forward to hearing all your comments!
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You certainly made our dreams come true, Phillip! We could not have secured our little slice of Old Town paradise without you! Paradise Properties is perfectly named.
4 months agoIf you are seeing people post photos of themselves lazing on the beaches of Nice in the sun, you might be assuming they are reposting photos of last summer. Not the case, it really has been blue skies and sunshine all winter. In fact, the second sunniest since records began in 1947.
This winter, there were 574 hours and 41 minutes of sunshine. That is a whopping 23% more sun than average. The absolute record was in 2011 when there were 577 and 41 minutes of sun, an extra three hours. The twist? It was a leap year so February had an extra day.
Nice a connu l'hiver le plus ensoleillé jamais enregistré... à quelques heures près
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Presque un record. L’hiver météorologique (c’est-à-dire les mois de décembre à février) qui vient de se terminer sur la Côte d’Azur est passé tout près d’être le plus ensoleillé jam...
The government is going to clamp down on the excessive charges by Syndics.
At the moment, Syndics are free to set the charges they want and are good at hiding them. The government has found that 41% of Syndic contracts are hiding costs that make it difficult to see if they are more expensive than they should be.
They also found that because the information is so hard to find, making it difficult to compare Syndics, only 4% of buildings change Syndic in any given year.
One measure will be to cap the price of the "état datés", a simple page describing the outstanding debts to the building by owners and owed to contractors, which is currently an average of €400 to send to your Notaire, but required by law to sell your property.
As an example, one of my clients with Cabinet Nardi (nicknamed "Cabinet Nasty" by some of my clients) has been charged: €68.68 per year for AGM minutes, and the last 3 years are required for a sale, €300 for the état datés, and €400 for the building rules, making a total of over €900. Most other Syndics provide the majority of this information for free, even downloadable at any time via their intranet. This is on top of the "frais de mutation" where they will charge you hundreds of euros for "closing your dossier".
The government is proposing fines of up to €15,000 for the worst offenders. What would be nice is for Syndics to be force to publish as part of the AGM, the following four costs: (a) entry cost, a total of what it costs to register and get you set up, (b) exit cost, the total bill in the event of a sale, (c) ongoing cost, the % they take of the yearly budget, and (d) extraordinary costs, ie the % they take of any large works being done such as renovating the roof or facade. This would make things simpler and not a nasty surprise when you go to sell.
Les syndics de copropriété peu transparents risquent désormais jusqu'à 15.000 euros d'amende
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La loi Alur de 2014 contraignait normalement les syndics de copropriété à présenter un contrat type afin de permettre aux copropriétés de comparer les prestations des différents syndics, et don...
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