Renting in France
France is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe. More and more UK residents, especially those that have retired, are packing up and moving to France for a warmer and drier climate. The country is also regularly visited by those who travel over for the weekend, by ferry or train, to stock up on food and drink before returning.
Not all people living in the UK purchase a house in France to move and live in. Many are purchasing houses, doing them up and then renting them out throughout the year, occassionally themselves staying in them over summer months. France is scattered throughout with hundreds, upon hundreds of holiday rental accommodation.
Gites are what's commonly reffered to by the french as chalets or appartments that are open for rental to tourists. They are usually fully furnished cheap and quaint holiday rental accommodation, making them ideal for rental by UK toursists.
If you decide to take on a project of renovating a house in France to rent out to tourists then you should most definitley search online to find as much information as you can on how to furnish a gite to accommodate for all kinds of guests.
If you have the land then a swimming pool would definitely bring in the guests, as france during the summer months, especially inland, can get extremely hot, reaching temperatures as high as 40 degrees.
There are hundreds of online sites advertisiing gites, and other types of accomodation, that you can browse through to see exactly what the interior and exterior of the buildings look like. Try the following sites for a few ideas on how they also advertise their property online.
It might also be a great idea to sign up to a number of forums and have a chat with those renting in France. The more help and advice you gather then easier it will be for you. Even picking the location you would like to rent a property will be difficult so talking to people will also give you an insight into different areas of france.
Good luck and enjoy the whole experience, as the end result will be very rewarding.