Private Finance Group represents a group of individuals whose aim is to help protect the ‘unsophisticated investor’ being hoodwinked into purchasing property overseas marketed as safe investments or similar. We are entirely voluntary. The aim of this website is to help individuals make informed decisions and to create their own ‘what if’ situations, that go beyond what they may read in any marketing or sales literature. We do not provide advice. We do not charge for using this website. We do recommend you seek professional advice from solicitors and accountants experienced in overseas property purchases.

Private Finance Group are a group of individuals who have used Private Finance to fund (through mortgages with French banks) property in France and now wish to share their ‘real life’ experiences.

Private Finance Group is registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office reference number: ZA887064.

Private Finance Group (“We”) are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This policy sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us.

“We/Us/Our” means Private Finance Group operating from Unit 5, Lodge Farm Business Centre, Castlethorpe, Milton Keynes MK19 7ES.

The person responsible for data processing at Private Finance Group is Julian Presant-Collins. He can be contacted at the above address or by personal email julian@presant-collins.co.uk

This Privacy Policy applies to your use of Our website. You are not required to input any personal information to use this website.

Personal information which we receive will be used by us only for the purposes for which it was received and for any future communications with the sender of such information by Us.

We will not disclose any personal information we receive in respect of your use of the website to any third party without your permission except as required by law.

Whilst we take all reasonable precautions to protect any personal data, we cannot be responsible for and, therefore, exclude all liability for loss or misuse of personal data which is intercepted or otherwise accessed by unauthorised persons.

All personal data is processed and stored securely, for no longer than is necessary, in light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected. You can withdraw your consent to receive emails at any time by notifying us.

You also have the right to be ‘Forgotten’. If you wish to exercise this right, please notify Us.

You have the right to ask Us for a copy of any of your personal data held by Us (where such data is held). No fee will be charged for this.

Our Cookie Policy

Our website uses cookies. A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we put on your computer which allows us to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a user-friendly service when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site.

The cookies we use are analytical cookies. They allow us to record technical data (such as IP addresses) so that we can recognise and count the number of visitors to our site and to see how visitors move around the site when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example by ensuring that users find what they are looking for easily. All the data that we collect from the use of cookies is aggregated and anonymous.

To find out more about cookies including how to manage your cookie settings, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org

This link is provided for convenience only and We do not have any control over its content. We therefore make no warranties or representations as to the accuracy or completeness of any of the information appearing on that site nor as to the suitability or quality of any of their products or services.

We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time (for example, if the law changes). Any changes will be immediately posted on Our website and you will be deemed to have accepted the terms of the Privacy Policy on your first use of Our website following the alterations. We recommend that you check this page regularly to keep up-to-date.