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23/04/2008, 20:54 blackcat Joined on 16/04/2008 Posts 30 The average cost of renting in France? We've been advised its best to sell our property in the UK and have euros in the bank for our french purchase. We would like to move and rent in France whilst we are looking to make things easier. Ive checked the internet and all I can seem to find is expensive holiday lets. As we are going to making a cash purchase in France we are concerned about our level of funds going down whilst we are looking for a house to buy whilst also seeking work. Does anyone have any experience or advice in this matter? Many thanks        Report

23/04/2008, 21:24 ali-cat Joined on 15/12/2005 Charente Maritime Posts 1,071 Re: The average cost of renting in France? Weekly holiday tariffs will be very much reduced for long-term rentals.  You would really need to contact owners to find out what the rate would be - but it should be much lower than the weekly rent you will see advertised on most of the sites. We rented for 6 months when we arrived & I would strongly advise anyone to rent before buying a property.  It could save you a lot of money in the long run, rather than rushing in & buying the wrong house, in the wrong location & regretting it. If you want any of the internet sites I used, please PM me - but a google search for "long-term rentals, in France" will give you hundreds of hits. Many years ago, cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this.    Report

23/04/2008, 21:38 Patf Joined on 23/08/2004 SW Gers Posts 2,169 Re: The average cost of renting in France? Another way to find somewhere is to go to a small town in your chosen area and visit the local immobiliers. For example in Mirande, our nearest  town, there are about 5 estate agents. You can get a small house to rent (à louer) for 4 to 600€ per month.    Report

24/04/2008, 5:47 NormanH Joined on 10/04/2008 Posts 179 Re: The average cost of renting in France? There are loads of French sites with   " immobilier -location".and it helps with te vocabulary you will need  later for example http://www.fnaim.fr/ http://location.binioo.com/ You can also search the small ads all over France (a bit more complicated) on http://www.paruvendu.fr/immobilier/    Report

24/04/2008, 11:25 Albert the InfoGipsy Joined on 01/07/2006 SDF, somewhere in 56 Posts 571 Re: The average cost of renting in France? The national Immo sites generally offer the option to filter by departement. You may find this map useful: http://www.drimmo.com/carte.php Another Immo site you could try is http://www.logic-immo.com Fortunately French estate agent details are not as full of weird abbreviations as British ones. No "des res with all mod cons". They also (usually) state the floor area in square metres. A square metre (m2) is roughly 10 square feet and a 2 bed house or flat would probably be about 60 m". Albert the InfoGipsy "So welcome to the Citadel where the question is 'Am I?'"    Report

24/04/2008, 12:18 Patf Joined on 23/08/2004 SW Gers Posts 2,169 Re: The average cost of renting in France? I've just read the next thread on here, about the need to provide references and proof of income to immos. in order to rent a house. Just to say I know two british familes who managed to rent in this way, so they must have satisfied the immo, or landlord.    Report

24/04/2008, 14:21 blackcat Joined on 16/04/2008 Posts 30 Re: The average cost of renting in France? I never thought about proof of income. We would be arriving with just our savings with the intention of looking for work whilst we were there. We will also have our mums with us, in total 7 people inc 3 children. Mums are retired but with savings, all we'd be able to show them were our bank statements, mums pension statements etc, but we'd only be looking for a short term let. It seems that the size of property we'd be looking to rent would be about 1500 euros a month. Im very reluctant to use our savings for this when we will collectively have the cash for a property to buy. But to try and fnd a property in France whilst we are still living in the UK seems like a lot of aggravation. We know where we want to live and have a few trips over there planned in the coming months. Really not sure whats best to do financially. If we could secure work for my husband before we went that would pay the rent without denting the money we've put aside for the purchase, but he's not fluent and not good on the phone so thought might be best to wait until we got there.            Report

24/04/2008, 16:03 Tressy Joined on 26/02/2008 Charente-Maritime Posts 190 Re: The average cost of renting in France?  sara77 wrote: ...If we could secure work for my husband before we went that would pay the rent without denting the money we've put aside for the purchase, but he's not fluent and not good on the phone so thought might be best to wait until we got there. Hi Sara. I realise you've been doing a lot of research as I've read your other thread, but the work issue might be better looked at sooner rather than later. It's unlikely your OH will be able to earn the amount you think you'll need just for rent, without fluent French. What region are you hoping to move to?    Report

24/04/2008, 16:24 Benjamin Joined on 21/08/2005 Vendée South Posts 1,647 Re: The average cost of renting in France? A lot of French people don't even earn 1.500€ a month. Benjamin Snips, snails and puppy dog tails    Report

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