Property sales in France a real problem currently?

[FurtiveFreddy]

A friend has been trying to sell a larg-ish property in Normandy for a year or two and is finding it very difficult.

He seems to have tried most methods recommended on here - Leggett, Rightmove, local agents, leboncoin, Green Acres etc. but almost no interest.

Is the property market stagnant in France at the moment or is it just a case of finding the right person looking for their type of property in their location?

If all the usual on-line and local channels to market have been tried, what else can he do other than keep dropping the price?

[FurtiveFreddy]

mike74 said:

My friend had a property in Brittany, bought about 10 years ago for £40k, spent another £20k doing it up, been on the market for almost 2 years now with no interest what so ever, just accepted £25k for it.
Ouch.

Oh dear

I hope my friend doesn't find this thread!