Vineyard prices in France rose on average last year, but it was a difficult market for some appellations.
The market for the sale of vineyards in France is a substantial one. Last year, SAFER, the French rural land agency, recorded nearly 10,000 sales (+15%), totaling 17,400 hectares and representing €1.1 billion (+19 and +27%).
Nevertheless, even though such figures confirm the general attractiveness of French vineyards to investors and buyers, it is not a uniform picture amongst the different appellations…
A new report provides a review of the movement in rural house prices in each department of France last year.
The report has been prepared by the French national rural land agency 'SAFER' (Sociétés d'aménagement foncier et d'établissement rural). Unlike the notaires, whose regular market reports include both urban and rural property, the SAFER annual review focuses exclusively on properties in the countryside.
New energy efficiency surveys that must now be carried out on the sale or letting of a property are criticised as resulting in an unfair low energy rating for many homes.
