France Farm Advisory service offers project management of acquiring a property and setting up or taking over a viable agricultural business in France. We will only take on projects after the initial farm visits stages if we think they are viable.

17 years farming profitably in France and 6 years work on installing farmers enables us to advise you on whether you are making the right move and whether your investment is correctly priced and the best possible project for your individual circumstances.

Below are listed the 'off the shelf' services offered by FFAS, other services can be tailor-made to your requirements.

Mark Booth and FFAS are French registered businesses both liable for VAT. If you are a VAT registered UK Company and able to provide your international VAT code, then we will be able to invoice you free of VAT.

Farm visit

We will accompany you on a detailed farm viewing either of a property you have found yourself or One sourced by ourselves. Acting as interpreter and intermediary. We will advise on bureaucratic matters, and use our experience to probe for possible pitfalls. We may also bring along a technical advisor if a specific type of production is envisaged. The farm visit will be followed by a de-brief and a written report containing a summary of all the issues discussed during the visit and guideline budgeting figures will be submitted to you.

395€ + VAT

Fact finding mission

If you have been considering making a fresh start in France, but are as yet not sure, this service is a study tour in the area of the South Vienne/North Charente where we are based. You will be taken on guided visits of one or two farms that are in your field of production. We would use these visits as a trigger for exchanging with you as much information as we can, not only on farming practice, costs and profitability, but also on the agricultural infrastructure, Government assistance and administration.

Tailored with your personal circumstances we would move forward in discovering whether France is the right place for you. As with all of francefarms.com ' services a written report with a summary of the issues discussed, and a follow-up containing any information not available on the day will be submitted to you. E-mail us with the type of accommodation that would suit you and the dates that you would be able to travel and we will return your mail with a few suggestions and start to build a customised fact finding tour.

Check Ryanair (www.ryanair.com) from Stansted and look out for special offers. Poitiers and Limoges airport pick-ups and transport are available.

Based on 2 accompanied days, discussions and visits 780€. + VAT

395€ + VAT

Feasibility study

This service follows a farm visit and involves a complete financial study analysing capital requirements, and returns comprising:

• 4 Year cropping/growing plan.
• Capital input requirements.
• Crop, livestock and tourism gross margins.
• Detailed fixed costings.
• Loan repayment schedules.
• 4 years profit and loss accounts.
• Opening and closing balance sheets for 4 years.
• Analysis and conclusions.
• We will liaise with you throughout the process optimising production in the light of results. Our feasibility studies are written in French format in order to be recognised for loan and young farmers grant applications, requiring only simple translation into English (guide provided)

from 965€ + VAT

Additional expenses will be charged if applicable

Limited company formation

With larger enterprises it is often advantageous to either own the farm, or run the farming business through a company structure. Advice is included in the installation service, the formalities including the preparation of statutes and company registration are a separate service.

1 400€ + VAT

Business installation service

Once you have found your farm we will project manage your ‘installation’. We will guide and assist you through the choices necessary to optimise your business structure in regard to agricultural subsidies & taxation. At all points we will negotiate on your behalf for property, goods & services.

Individually priced based on the nature and complexity of your project, from 6,500€ +VAT.

N.B.The cost of up to 2 days fact finding missions and 1 farm visit is deductible from this price if previously undertaken

For full terms and conditions please refer to Business Installation Service T & C’s document annexed.

Young farmers installations

Young farmers installations require a great deal of communication with and transmission of documentation to and from official bodies, translation and re-qualification into French equivalents of UK qualifications, careful financial studies and close follow –up in the months after installation. To cover this extra work and costs a young farmers fee is applied.

4000€ +VAT

Negotiations

Where a property is sourced via the SAFER or by yourself, F.F.A.S. will work on your behalf in the negotiations and preparation of the property for sale. A fixed negotiation fee is charged for this service.

In the case of purchase through a third party agency this fee will be paid by the agency (no extra cost to you).

This service ensures that all transactions are covered by professional liability insurance.

F.F.A.S. is able to act as an independent property agent under the Carte Professionnelle N° 376 T issued by La Préfecture de la Vienne.

4500€ +VAT

Client support

6 months general farming & translating assistance to get you started and 1 year’s administrative assistance to get you through the first farming year.

7000€ +VAT For full terms and conditions please refer to Client Support T&C’s document annexed.

If, after this period you require further help, we can intervene at your request to deal with translation, administration, and negotiations on an ad-hoc basis.

See The F.F.A.S. retainer T & C’s for a full description.

68€ per hour +VAT

Additional expenses will be charged at cost if applicable.