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20/03/2007, 13:34 Val_2 Joined on 23/08/2004 Posts 3,176 Re: 2 Families on the move Its human nature after all to exagerrate,you only have to see some of these places for sale and their write-up and when you see them in real life it can be a real shock for the worse. At the end of the day, the seller wants to offload something and is going to do all he can to make it sound so wonderful, buyers tend to find out all the problems when its too late here in France and there is no comeback usually. The local mairie should have the exact details of the size of the property and so would the local Trésor Public for calculating the taxes etc.    Report

20/03/2007, 17:37 KathyC Joined on 12/12/2005 Isle of Wight/Mussidan Posts 810 Re: 2 Families on the move Could I just say that if it was such a distance and cost to get to for a viewing, would that not put potential customers off? Perhaps fishing folk don't care about these things; it was just a thought.    Report

20/03/2007, 17:57 Russethouse Joined on 23/08/2004 Forum Moderator Posts 10,092 Re: 2 Families on the move My BIL goes via BF to somewhere in the Dordogne The rods are not cheap, to the extent that they were moved separately and my sister drove them with her Crown Derby to the new house. Then there is the separate fridge for the bait, the tent and outdoor weather gear. A cheap hobby it isn't ! www.quimperclub.org 99    Report

20/03/2007, 18:08 riff_raff Joined on 06/02/2007 Posts 32 Re: 2 Families on the move well Mrs Riff moi petit chickadeeeeeee    now i think my spelling was correct on that occassion ( others im sure its not hehehe) Hello all, im sure id make a cracking ambassador for forum conflicts lol..... Thanks all for your comments, even the neg ones but thats life     Kathy the distance was a problem if that was to be the region and the cost was also a problem as it was wasted money, if there was a fishery there then no it wouldnt have been  for obvisous reasons. i have fished in France for some 20 years and have traveled north south east west and for a lot more than the milage i covered that day. Horses for coarses really. Im glad soem of you enjoy my posting and we will endever to keep you all up to date with the ups and downs of are mission. It really is fun believe it or not. Regards ALL Mr Riff      Report

20/03/2007, 18:12 riff_raff Joined on 06/02/2007 Posts 32 Re: 2 Families on the move You are not wrong about the price of tackle nower days, im having rods built at the mo and they are costing some 425 each to be hand made. You have Crown Derby left ?  he must have only just started on ther very expensive sport carp fishing is lol Oh wish us luck as Mr Riff and Mr Raff are in the British Champs next month so if your very very lucky and we get through this round you can all oggle us on Sky Sports lol now that will be a treat for you hehehehehe Mr Riff    Report

22/04/2007, 11:52 riff_raff Joined on 06/02/2007 Posts 32 Re: 2 Families on the move Hi everyone, its been a while since our last post but there has been progress  As I mentioned before we have sold our house on the first day on the market I have to confess it has been a very stressful time as we sold our house straight away and everything has been smooth sailing but....Mr Raff had to endure 43 viewings to his house before he finally got an offer last week To say we are thrilled is an understatement.  We have all been worried as we complete our sale on the 27th April and have nowhere to live for a week until the rental house is ready on the 7th May!!  So we are spending a week in our tourer caravan in the sunny climes of Chichester for a week!!!! Thewn moving into the rental on the 7th.  It has been stressful all round as we are thinking 'what if they can't sell???' They have been thinking Oh my god what if we can't sell???' With our house sold and us paying somebody elses mortgage with our rent is not my idea of fun....but....it has all turned out well and as from next week we will be in a postition to seriously look and posibly buy a lake.  I am in the process of packing up our house while Mr Riff is fishing a competition!  Oh yes and BTW they didn't have any luck in the British Carp Championships so don't worry about watching sky sport fishing!!!!!!!!!!!Mr Riff's french lessons are coming along great and soon the kids are to have them too.  Me??  Well, I am last in line but I am fine  with that as I am happy to learn later and hopefully off the rest of the famiily too.  I'm sure Mr Riff will update you all soon on any other developments.  I cannot wait now I am so excited and am totally prepared for the culture shock and homesickness that I may experience.    Report

25/04/2007, 15:02 riff_raff Joined on 06/02/2007 Posts 32 Re: 2 Families on the move The move is on!!!!  Contracts were exchanged today!!    Report

25/04/2007, 15:38 Monika Joined on 23/08/2004 Dorset/Suisse Normande/Switzerland Posts 640 Re: 2 Families on the move Great! Congratulations. How is your search going in France?    Report

01/05/2007, 15:38 SlinkyKitten Joined on 01/05/2007 Posts 7 Re: 2 Families on the move In order to cover yourselves under French inheritance laws, you would need to set up an SCI whcih is basically a French property holding company.  In this way you become shareholders of the company which owns the property. It is not as complicated as it sounds.  Notaires are often required to set up SCIs as part of a property puchase.  It can be done relatively quickly, once you have found your property and costs approx 1000 euros. Depending on where you are looking for a property, there is usually at least one English-speaking Notaire in the area. Good luck.     Report

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