New Eurostar service boosts commuter interest in French property, says report
I think the Eurostar factor will fuel British spending and those spending time in Paris; on holiday, investing in property and even full time living here - it's feasible to commute daily; anyone who has used public transport in the UK will see that the new super rapid Eurostar is a damn site more fun than schlepping from Banbury to London on the Great Eastern Railway. Traditionally Brits have headed for the french countryside (seeking pastoral idylls harking back to Britain in the 1950's I'm told) but have been, until now, less likely to settle in Paris than their American cousins.
From French Entrée - The improved Eurostar service, launching from its new home at St Pancras station in London in the middle of November, has already fuelled increased interest in buying properties in France, according to currency specialists HiFX. It says the promise of fast links back to the UK is encouraging workers to consider properties in France as a permanent base rather than just as a second or holiday home. In 2006 a study predicted that 1.5 million Britons will commute internationally by 2020.
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