The worst day of the year is behind us...

It is widely accepted that the last Monday in January is when most of us feel at an all time low for the year as memories of Christmas fade, the gloom gets to us (if we are in the northern hemisphere) and anxiety and depression can set in for all sorts of reasons not least the fact that New Years’ resolutions have already been broken. However, from our perspective, here at Athena Mortgages, all in fact seems to be brightening up and we are looking forward to another excellent year.

The general feeling from many of our partners seems to be positive with many having closed many sales of French property over the festive period and continued the habit into the New Year. Across the board there seems to be a feeling of cautious optimism for the coming year with many plans now starting to bear fruit. The new organization of Athena Mortgages is now almost complete, after careful analysis we are now confident that our new processes will allow us to offer even better customer service by improving our response times in all areas of the French mortgage process in spite of the rising number of enquiries.

There is no bad news from the French mortgage market to report, rates are still on hold and seem likely to stay that way. Average property prices in France recorded a small drop in December which will keep vendors on their toes maintaining the good buying conditions across France. As always you can find the most up to date rates for mortgages in France on our website. Our new look website boasts a French mortgage calculator and interactive best buys table for second home, leaseback, buy to let, equity release and refinancing mortgages in France.

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