| Discover the benefits and advantages of booking a | | | | France as a precursor to relocating there |
| long term holiday property rental in France. Spend the | | | | permanently, then consider staying at two or three |
| winter in France and enjoy peace and tranquillity in a | | | | different properties for a few months each, to gain a |
| warmer climate, with an off season holiday rentals. | | | | real insight into the different cultures of areas and |
| | | | | regions in France. |
| A long winter let is when the owner of self catering | | | | |
| holiday accommodation in France such as a villa, | | | | Enjoy A Better Climate Over Winter With A Long |
| farmhouse, cottage or chalet, also make their | | | | Term Let |
| property available to rent for longer periods over the | | | | If you simply can’t face the prospect of a long |
| winter months. | | | | and dull British winter, a long winter let can be a great |
| | | | | way for you to follow the sun without the expense |
| Because winter lets are for longer periods than usual, | | | | of buying your own holiday property, especially if you |
| and take place at a quieter time of year, rental fees | | | | are retired and have the flexibility to live abroad for |
| are usually much less than for summer lets. This | | | | several months. |
| makes long winter lets an affordable way to seek | | | | |
| out milder weather, enjoy inspirational tranquillity, or | | | | For example the average maximum temperature in |
| even try out living in France before you make the | | | | January can be a very comfortable 10 degree Celsius |
| commitment to move there permanently. | | | | in Aquitaine and over 12 degrees in Provence, more |
| | | | | than double the average temperature in most of the |
| Your Guide to Long Winter Lets in France | | | | UK at that time of year. And France is still near |
| The term and duration of your long winter let can be | | | | enough to be able to pop back and see family at |
| flexible but is usually from 1 to 6 months. If you | | | | Christmas – but better still, have them come to |
| don’t have a permanent UK address as well, | | | | you at your rustic French farmhouse! |
| either owned or rented, then your furnished holiday | | | | |
| let in France could be classed as your main residence | | | | Use A Long Winter Let To Find Creative Inspiration |
| and a minimum 12 month lease may then be | | | | If you have visions of writing a novel in rural |
| obligatory. | | | | Provence, just like Colin Firth’s character in the |
| | | | | film Love Actually, then a long winter let could give |
| Off season lettings can typically have all the facilities | | | | you the peace and inspiration you need to get the |
| you’d expect from a summer letting such as | | | | creative juices flowing. Wintering at a French country |
| furnishings, laundry, cleaning and so on. Depending on | | | | property can provide peace, quiet, solitude and |
| the area of France you are planning to stay in, you | | | | inspiration for writers, artists, musicians, |
| may want to check some other features of the | | | | photographers and many other creative types. |
| property such as heating systems and fuel costs, and | | | | Imagine hiding yourself away from the long English |
| seasonal opening times of local attractions. | | | | winter in a charming French country cottage, |
| | | | | farmhouse, chateaux or watermill, and returning in the |
| If you are using a long term letting to try out life in | | | | spring reinvigorated and full of new ideas. |