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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...
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1 month 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...
Until now you have had three choices when renting out an apartment in France. (1) rent out long-term, either furnished or unfurnished, (2) rent out for holiday lettings, (3) rent out to a student, possible using (2) during the summer months.
The problems with (1) are very well known. It can take years to evict somebody, even if they are not paying their rent. (2) is the most profitable but hard work if you want to do it yourself rather than use a management company, and your apartment may be a little too 'nice' to be used for (3).
As of the 18th January 2019 there is now a fourth option: the short-term let. It is very limited but it may be of use to some of you. The restrictions are as follows:
1) it can only be to somebody on a work placement, an intern, an apprentice, or somebody pursuing post-degree studies
2) it can only be 1-10 months, and cannot be renewed at the end
The advantages are:
1) the government will cover any damage by the tenant
2) they will also cover any unpaid rent up to €1,300 per month, or €600 per month if it is a student
More details are here: www.cohesion-territoires.gouv.fr/loi-elan-la-strategie-logement-du-gouvernement?id_courant=4266
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La stratégie logement du Gouvernement 3 avril 2018 Construire plus, mieux et moins cher, répondre aux besoins de chacun, notamment les plus fragiles, et améliorer le cadre de vie sur tout le territ...
Many foreign buyers are warned about the bureaucratic French nature, but in practice the administrative and tax authorities are very friendly here. If you go down to your local office, they will usually be quite happy to fill any forms in with you.
Now the French government has gone one step further and this spring the tax department is launching a web site called "oops" for correcting your mistakes on government declarations. They say mistakes can happen and they want to be able to help you to avoid getting any fines. In fact in summer 2018 they passed a law saying that citizens should not get penalised for genuine errors.
Though not launched yet, bookmark the following useful link: www.oups.gouv.fr/
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Un guichet unique de régularisation des déclarations erronées devrait être ouvert dans chaque administration. Les plateformes Internet de l'Etat vont également généraliser la détection automat...
The last private villa for sale in Monaco has just sold for €110,000,000. The owner, François Blanc who founded the Monaco casino, has sold his 700m² villa for a whopping €157,142/m². Spread over 6 floors, with 2 internal lifts, it has 7 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, jacuzzi and swimming pool. The crown is the rooftop terrace with a view of the port of Monaco.
This is not the most expensive property in Monaco, with the Tour Odeon penthouse going on the market a few years ago at €340,000,000. Up the road, St Jean Cap Ferrat has seen sale prices exceeding this. The luxury market is still alive and well for the ultra-rich.
Historic villa goes on the market for record price - Monaco Life
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One of Monaco’s last remaining mansions from the Belle Époque era has hit the market at a record price of 110 million euros.
The lobbying by the association of taxis continues, to try and increase the price of tram tickets from the airport to the city centre.
Nice has one of the most expensive taxi services in the world, and from the airport to the city centre costs €30-60 depending on your accent. An Uber costs €18-25 depending on "surge pricing" and the airport bus 98 costs €6 per person.
Trams in Nice cost €1/journey if bought on a ticket for 10 journeys, €1.50 if only for a single. The Mayor announced a couple of months ago that the airport tram would be the same price. The Mayor has now said that the prices would remain the same on all lines "for the people living in Nice".
The taxi union is putting maximum pressure on the council to introduce a special "tourist price" on tram tickets from the airport to dissuade them from taking public transport and opting for a taxi instead. We are now waiting for a final decision on this.
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En tout cas pour les habitants de la Métropole Nice-Côte d’Azur. Pour la desserte de l’aéroport, le tarif appliqué restera le même que pour la ligne 1. C’est-à-dire 1,50 euro le ticket qua...
Interesting case in Paris, not sure if it will have a knock-on effect in Nice, but the French judicial system have decided not to rule on an owner "illegally" (according to new legislation) renting out an apartment on AirBnb without registering it with the Town Hall. Instead, they have referred the case back up to the European Court of Justice.
The court case was brought against the home owner back in July 2018. The ECJ will render a judgement on whether the city can restrict a home-owners ability to rent some time early-mid 2020. Until then the Paris courts have decided to wait until the outcome. If this is the case in the highest court in the country, it is hard to see how a comparatively small city like Nice will be able to prosecute any of these cases.
Airbnb à Paris: les tribunaux français préfèrent attendre l'avis de la justice européenne
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La Cour d'appel de Paris devait se prononcer un litige entre un propriétaire sanctionné pour ne pas avoir respecter la réglementation sur la location ...
Works will start next month on renovating the Cours Saleya market in the Old Town. The project, costing €5m, will be divided into three areas.
The first is the flower market itself, getting a complete make-over. Instead of two rows of stalls, there will be 3-4 lines allowing an extra 260m² of stall space. The market will work until 2.30pm and restaurants will only be allowed to put out their tables from 6pm. Lighting will no longer be by streetlight but lights mounted on the building facades.
The second area is the square between the Cours Saleya and the Palais de Justice. This will get 28 market stalls, as well as a surround of palm trees.
The third is the street between the Ponchettes on the sea front and the Cours Saleya. This will be the most stunning transformation. Currently a hidden area where restaurants put out their bins, this will become 850m² of terrace space for the use of restaurants.
The last one starts next month and will be done by Christmas this year. The rest of the works will be done in phases to avoid disruption and will finish February 2021.
EN IMAGES. Voici à quoi ressemblera le cours Saleya en 2021, après son réaménagement
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Enfin, l'éclairage ne se fera plus au moyen de candélabres mais avec un équipement des façades. Deux phases sont prévues pour mener ce chantier de 1,95 million d'euros. Place Pierre-Gautier C'est...
The competition is feeling the heat from AirBnb, and the 2nd largest competitor has taken out a full page spread "sponsored" article in the local paper "Nice Matin".
With around 200,000 rentals in France, compared to over half a million on AirBnb, the article is from "Abritel - HomeAway". It ranks Nice as one of the cheaper places to stay still on the Cote d'Azur, and estimates that its owners make around €4,664/month on average through renting in Nice compared to €6,061/month average for the region. A lot of cheap Old Town rentals will be bringing down the average there.
It also advertises a "tool" that estimates your rental potential for your property but do not bother clicking on it. You answer a series of questions and end up with a form asking for your email and telephone number, whence somebody will get back to you with your "estimate". A cheap marketing trick that does not engender trust.
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Abritel® - HomeAway™ propose plus de 2 millions de locations de vacances uniques, dans 190 pays dont plus de 200 000 en France, avec une clientèle Française et internationale. Si vous aussi êtes...
The new underground tram system is making a lot of bus routes redundant. There was announcement by the Mayor a while ago that he planned to make the bus lane on Rue Marechal Joffre into a tree-lined cycle lane.
The town hall announced yesterday that they will transform the bus lanes on Rue Marechal Joffre, Rue Pastorelli, Rue Hotel des Postes, Rue de la Liberte, and Rue Buffa into cycle lanes, with hundreds of trees along them. There will be 6 new kilometers of cycle lanes built at the cost of €5m, with a thousand trees planted between Baumettes and Cimiez. Works will begin in June.
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Un pas de plus vers la trame verte en cœur de ville, annoncée dans le cadre du plan vélo, à la place des couloirs de bus des rues Joffre, Pastorelli, Hôtel-des-Postes, Liberté et Buffa. Ce jeudi...
Le Monde has done a full page spread on buying property in Nice. It talks about all the Universities, the high-tec parks new and old, and the effect of the new tram line and "Meridia" business park.
Interesting facts listed are the average price for a 1-bedroom/studio is €4,209/m², average rental is €16.80/m² for a one-bedroom/studio giving an average yield of 4.8% for long term rental. One-bedroom/studio properties make up 46% of the market. And prices have increased just under 10% over the past 10 years.
Overall very positive and encouraging coverage. It will be very interesting to come back and read this in a years time to compare.
Nice, un placement au soleil plein de promesses
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Le marché locatif tourne à plein régime et la réalisation de nouvelles infrastructures de transports dope l’immobilier niçois.
Nice is currently the 5th most expensive city in France. The infographic in this link shows the prices in the Top Ten cities with over 100,000 inhabitants.
At an average of €4,210/m², it is way less than half the price of Paris at €9,958m². When the new tram line is completed at the end of the year, it will probably close that gap with Lyon just above at €4,591/m².
Immobilier : Aix-en-Provence dans le top 5 des grandes villes les plus chères de France
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Immobilier : Aix-en-Provence dans le top 5 des grandes villes les plus chères de France - Le prix moyen du m² atteint 3 922 euros à Aix, mais affiche une forte baisse par rapport à l’année pass...
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