Beware the France property dream: 'Bargain' houses eat your money, marriages can crack - and it's a one-way ticket, warns British expat

Daily Mail - Sep 18, 2026

After living in France for nearly 20 years, Stephanie Lack can spot a British ex-pat couple renovating a wreck a mile off - and says many of them are woefully unprepared for life across the Channel.

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