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La Porte Property Newsletter | May 2013

Dear Friends,

As May’s countless bank holidays (and conveniently placed ‘ponts’) come and go - and spring heads towards early summer - Monpazier braces itself for a very busy few months. The cafes and restaurants are doing a brisk al fresco trade - and the temptation to while away a few hours in the sun is tough to resist.

But with the current volume of motivated buyers coming through our doors, it’s a luxury that’ll have to wait. And although we can only ever provide a ‘snapshot’ of the market in general, there seems to be a lot of pent up demand amongst potential purchasers – resulting in quite a number of successful property sales too.

So as we prepare for an exceptionally busy season, we invite you to look at our new selection of properties for sale - full details of which you can find on our website (www.laporteproperty.com). Please contact us if you’d like more information on any of them.

Best wishes,

Simon

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Exceptional périgourdine house with swimming pool and large garden near Bergerac
€487.500 | REF: 539
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