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02/02/2008, 23:09 BIG MAC Joined on 25/02/2006 53 Mayenne / Hants Posts 307 Re: Not considering entering a new career as a slave but... Tony, What's the week long course you mention and do you think it will figure in me and my brothers and a couple of  mates going down to spend three weeks replacing my roof prior to getting a French artisan to fibro tile them? No money changing hands at all except for the French Guy BIG MAC The frying Scotsman    Report

11/02/2008, 22:26 sharkhunter Joined on 20/11/2004 24 riberac Posts 271 Re: Not considering entering a new career as a slave but... i think Tony means the week long business course run by the Chambre de Metiers that you must attend to get registered to work, building etc Scots wha hae. www.renovations24dordogne.com    Report

11/02/2008, 22:42 LEO Joined on 15/04/2006 Calvados,14 Posts 978 Re: Not considering entering a new career as a slave but...  sweet 17 wrote: You sound a nice, interesting, useful person to have around.  Just want to respond to your first post and to wish you all the best with finding a "position".  All the best Sweet 17, your assessment and response to the OP was very nice and, welcoming ! ......................then "Tony the policeman" comes along. Leo. www.vianormandy.com ( I owe , I owe , so it's off to work I go! )    Report

14/02/2008, 22:07 BIG MAC Joined on 25/02/2006 53 Mayenne / Hants Posts 307 Re: Not considering entering a new career as a slave but... Cheers Sharkie do you know whether this applies to family and friends on a mission for a couple of weeks? BIG MAC The frying Scotsman    Report

15/02/2008, 23:39 sharkhunter Joined on 20/11/2004 24 riberac Posts 271 Re: Not considering entering a new career as a slave but... I think that all works undertaken by family and friends, free gratis, always carries an element of risk to life and limb. As for being registered to help out a friend it's a slightly grey area for me, having a mates weekend and painting/decorating and barbie and beer to follow would i think be deemed sound however any serious building works could incur the wrath of French beaurocrats somewhere. There could be several elements to take into consideration like insurance and medical care etc should anything happen, that said there are many who have help from friends putting up a shed or laying a concrete base for a garage ??? and not all British. In my opinion, can't see any harm in it nor the need to inform Chm de Met, what would they say if you did ' pop in ' and mention it....Gallic shrug with a who gives a ..... look on their faces. A matter of personal choice i think and a good risk assessment prior to starting www.renovations24dordogne.com    Report

16/02/2008, 8:04 Cerise Joined on 23/08/2004 Laguepie Tarn & Garonne Posts 712 Re: Not considering entering a new career as a slave but... It is perfectly legal and OK for your family and friends to help you renovate your house so long as you don't pay them.  You can even add a clause to your house insurance which is called something like 'aide benevole' or 'travail benevole' (explain what you want to do and they'll ensure you are covered).  I'm all for people being legal - but some of the posts on this forum on the subject are plain daft.  My French neighbour has just built his entire house with help from family and friends - nothing secret or illegal in that.    Report

16/02/2008, 12:04 sharkhunter Joined on 20/11/2004 24 riberac Posts 271 Re: Not considering entering a new career as a slave but... Well said Cerise, this is exactly the type of posting that is required, concise and exact with no if's and buts. My posting was an opinion, a grey area i said, and i was asked a question directly in which i tried to answer correctly to the best of my knowledge. If only you had noticed the posting earlier then you could have saved all the unnecessary postings/ daft comments Hugh. www.renovations24dordogne.com    Report

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