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Some of the holiday home markets taking the biggest tumbles have one thing in common - they’ve been dominated by one nationality of expat buyer. France remains cosmopolitan and developer Arena Park France is attracting sales from across the globe.

France, one of the most popular destinations for buying property abroad, is still an enigma to the Brits. Beware, the enigma percolates through to the property market. Heed Burgundy-based Arena Park France’s tips for buying a home in rural France.

It’s a brave man who takes on a building project in rural France. Tradesmen pick their own working hours, neighbouring curtains constantly twitch and details get lost in translation. Best leave it to the experts.

In famous wine villages that line Burgundy’s Côte d’Or, the property market is as sturdy as the vines that grip the soil. Housing here is about quality rather than quantity and is offering some serious French resistance to the economic downturn.