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    BLUE SKY THINKING

    Jul 29, 2021 3 minutes
    Words and styling Heather Dixon
    Photographs Dave Burton

    Stephen and Kath Hazell waited six years between buying their house in France and moving in. Not because they were dragging their feet, but because they were taking a huge gamble – purchasing the beautiful old manor house by the French system called ‘Viager’.

    Put simply, a Viager loan allows a buyer to purchase a property at a reduced price while the seller continues to live in it for the rest of their life,

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