There was an increase in interest for French property during February 2010, according to Francepropertyshop.

The company saw an increase of +30% in ‘unique’ visitors viewing properties on the site whilst page impressions rose by +65% compared to a year ago.

Chris Bishop of Latitudes French Property Agents said: “We’ve also definitely seen an increase in viewings for April. In fact, they’ve doubled for this month and enquiries have also increased. People are realising that now is a good time to buy due to the availability of euro mortgages and because, when the exchange rate improves and they pay back the mortgage, they will ultimately reduce the price they paid for the property. So now it is a question of looking at better financing packages for the purchase and not looking to the exchange rate to give them the bargain they were looking for.”

In March, it recorded the highest ever number of properties advertised for sale, having gone above the 6,000 mark.