Amidst the excitement of planning your French property purchase, it is vital not to lose sight of one extremely important aspect: how to pay for it!

Whether you are looking to buy a holiday home, make an investment or move to France permanently, you need to consider how you will pay for your property.  Simply using a bank to transfer your hard earned pounds into euros will almost certainly mean you will end up worse off.  Finding the best exchange rate and method of transfer can make a huge difference to the overall amount you will pay.  Further, you will no doubt have a budget and want to ensure that the price you pay does not increase due to movement in the exchange rate.

This is where Smart Currency Exchange come in.  They can offer many benefits over the bank.  When considering exchanging large amounts such as for a property purchase, a small percentage of difference in the exchange rate can mean a difference of often thousands of pounds to your pocket.

Here are the main advantages of using Smart for your currency exchange:

• You will be offered the most competitive exchange rate available

• Money transfer fees will be far less

•  No commission will be charged

•  They will protect you against adverse currency movements and advise on fixing your rate at an acceptable level, leaving you sure of what you will actually be paying

•  You will always get through to a person on the phone with no waiting, being put on hold and that person – your personal currency trader - will guide you through the whole process

Smart Currency Exchange are specifically niched in the overseas property market: seventy-five per cent of their consumer client base are overseas property buyers and enlisting their aid for your currency transfer is probably the most important thing you can do to ensure you do not lose out when you buy your property in France.