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03/05/2008, 22:10 snapper Joined on 03/05/2008 London/St Savin 86 Posts 5 Re: Keep a house here or not? I have only looked on line at letting agents  here in the Uk to see what similar properties are being rented out for - between £1200 - £1400. We have the DLR being built which will be ready early next year and is just a 10 minute walk away so prices may go up.    Report

03/05/2008, 22:16 woody234 Joined on 16/02/2008 parthenay 79 Posts 110 Re: Keep a house here or not? whats a DLR    Report

03/05/2008, 22:18 Trying Joined on 30/04/2008 Posts 15 Re: Keep a house here or not?  woody234 wrote: whats wrong with going back to uk for medical stuff rather than paying french health care insurance, also i have no tin hat but i have a pillow instead also yes I have watching eyes Hi woody          Please do-not not take (watching eyes)as a joke,it like all forums there for all to read,and they do.    Report

03/05/2008, 22:21 Gardian Joined on 15/02/2006 Gard Posts 1,263 Re: Keep a house here or not? DLR = Docklands Light Railway    Report

03/05/2008, 22:29 woody234 Joined on 16/02/2008 parthenay 79 Posts 110 Re: Keep a house here or not? What do you mean when you say "watching eyes" do you mean the forum moderator or people that watch things with there eyes    Report

04/05/2008, 7:29 nectarine Joined on 02/08/2007 London & Lot-et-Garonne Posts 180 Re: Keep a house here or not? I'd had this same chat with a couple of estate agents recently and this is their advice:  rent out your house because there are lots of people registering with them to rent, the numbers are increasing all the time as people will always need somewhere to live.  Also, property values in the UK have dropped but you can hold on to the house and rent it until the value goes up again.  Their tips for good rental were to see what equivalent properties were renting at, and price yours at 10% cheaper, then tenants will be attracted to yours and inclined to stay there longer.  If you look like your passport picture, then you probably need the holiday.    Report

04/05/2008, 7:44 Jane and Danny Joined on 23/08/2004 near Cahors, 46 Posts 700 Re: Keep a house here or not?  woody234 wrote: whats wrong with going back to uk for medical stuff rather than paying french health care insurance Woody, if you are a resident in France, you are not entitled to health care in the UK except for emergencies with the appropiate card... Danny specialist flute repair    Report

04/05/2008, 12:36 sweet 17 Joined on 05/08/2006 charente maritime Posts 2,045 Re: Keep a house here or not? Snapper, I do think you have had some good advice here or, at least, food for thought. If you're worried about voids in rental (which incidentally do always happen even in the most popular areas), then you'll have to look at whether you can generate enough rent money to set some aside for paying the mortgage during voids.  That and a sinking fund for repairs, renewal, etc would be essential for total peace of mind. Your London property looks to be in a good place and you can certainly try letting until you know what you want to do in France, even if it is just to get that breathing space to have your gite up and running. You're in a very fortunate position.  It's a nice problem that you have!  There are many others on the forum, me included, who wouldn't mind having to make your sort of choice.    Report

04/05/2008, 14:51 Trying Joined on 30/04/2008 Posts 15 Re: Keep a house here or not?  maude wrote: Do NOT part with your property inUK under any circumstances- this is our regret after 6 years of living here full time.We now have no option financially but to stay put or move locally due to the financial situation generally.If I had my time again,we would have rented out uk house,remotgaged or sold my body for medical research rather than be committed here forever.Not too much to complain about but do find life as someone said months ago,"life in France is an open prison"The world ends sept 1st,shutters shut until june next year unless the drinking sessions among other Brits,or the "aperatifs" with the locals are your scene.C.est la vie!!!!!    Maude Ps.  Many people we know do in fact struggle financially with the gite ,B&B scene due to the very short season of holiday makers ,unless you are in an exceptionally popular house hunting area.We seem to be, here in the S.Vendee, but again, it is very competitive for little reward-the market is awash with gites etc.Good luck in your decision,hope it works out. Yes the winters do get colder as we get older,we have now for the last 5yrs gone south for the most of the bad weather, to south Spain and this year the Algarve.We use a small camping car with tent on the side.One month in good sites for 200Euros all in.See from your file you list caravaning,so if you still have one  give it a go. P.S. this year it never got below 7c, in the Algarve    Report

04/05/2008, 19:35 Pads Joined on 24/05/2006 Cornwall/ Montage Noir Posts 3,120 Re: Keep a house here or not? Hello Snapper I am also in the same position as you at the moment, I really want to move out to france and live in our house out there, but I would have no job, I f We rented this house out in the UK it would generate a good income more than enough to cover my wages ( but what if it wasnt rented for a while ?) we are already in a rural area so renters would be hard to find.  Plus my french isnt very good and as we also live in a very rural area in france this would make it very hard to find work, but it would make my french better. !! My husband's work takes him away from home anyway so we could live anywhere. but with the loss of my wages would make life not as comfortable as it is now ( plus I would be asking hubby for my spending money some thing I have never done ) We have decided to not sell our house for at least 10 years , by this time we will know if we have made the right move for us.   So I have had to be sensible ( some thing I find hard being a taurus i tend to do first think later) and look at what life would be like in a few years time if I made this move now. I t has been hard to find I have to wait for now if I want to do it the right way for us, but meanwhile Im putting things into action to make us ready mainley taking french lessons and spending a lot of time and effort into this. Saving very hard to give us a matress to fall on if needed. I have also whinned and blackmailed my boss at work into giving me  more time off work, so I now have 5 weeks paid 5 weeks unpaid and as I only work 3 nights aweek I can now work days in leiu so by doing 6 nights in a row I earn another week off. This means I can spend more time in france to path the way a little into our new life and also by going there at all times of the year to make sure we realise what the real life is like, We now have a goal to be there inside of five years and that for us is sensible  I still have a lot of thinking to do, even though some days I think just do it( some times I think I think to much ) so my advice to you is look at how much is going out , how much is coming in for real not what might be coming in if I do this or that it might not happen and take you time to just think about it. dont do any thing just because you want to do it now !! What ever you do do I hope it works out the best for you Good Luck        Dirty Tom =^..^= Where ever I lay my paw thats my home    Report

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