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08/05/2008, 7:36 bigears Joined on 16/07/2007 Posts 160 Re: Advise on Haute Vienne hi dept 87 is lovely green countryside, not as hot as the dordogne.  I like the monts de blond area around mortemart, blond, vaulry, cieux, there are some nice old properties there but never seen too much for sale.  Its all about personal requirements and finances.  I'm here in june pm me if you want to pop in then for a chat, I'm 30 km east of the monts de blond area.     Report

08/05/2008, 7:46 Tandem_Pilot Joined on 23/08/2004 Posts 239 Re: Advise on Haute Vienne Our house is in the south of the department near St Junien. I agree with all that has been said before especially the comments on the weather. It is very variable - when the heating engineer was installing our hot water system in Feb 2007 the temperature in the barn was -4C - he sent me a photo of our thermometer We visited last in April this year and on one day the temperature in front of the house was 22C in the shade. If you don't want it too hot then I suggest further north, but always below the Loire - that seems to be the break point for the sunshine Above that and its just like living in southern England. Late Addition: If you really like the location, why not try to ensure your property has somewhere with shade, pergola, canopy or some such so you can be outside when its really hot? Regards Alex Milton Keynes and the Haute Vienne    Report

08/05/2008, 16:21 lizzy h Joined on 18/12/2004 Magnac laval Posts 171 Re: Advise on Haute Vienne the triangle around Bellac, le dorat, La soutterraine has a lovely micro climate lovely hot summers and mild winters, quite popular ex pat community, and lovely countryside plenty to do in the summer and within drivable distences form life in the winter 1/2 hr to Limoges airport, lovely place to bring kids up liz x www.holidaybandb-limousin.com    Report

08/05/2008, 21:41 Paula T Joined on 06/05/2008 Posts 9 Re: Advise on Haute Vienne Hi, thanks for the advise everyone, i have only just managed to get on line.. I have been working today and running children to clubs etc, today is the exact reason why i want to get away from it all. Iam still searching the internet and like both areas, Limousin and the dordogne. The prices appear more affordable in the limousin.  Can any one advise, the prices shown on the estate agents detials are they set prices or can they be negotiated much? If so what would the average reduction be on around 200,000 euro amount? Thanks Paula    Report

09/05/2008, 20:52 Rob Roy Joined on 11/03/2006 19 - Correze Posts 663 Re: Advise on Haute Vienne Just to pick up on a couple of your points - The N147 is a very busy road and I'm sure you could find somewhere far nicer than near that road. The Dordogne is one department, the Limousin is an area made up of three departments - Haute Vienne, Creuse and Correze, all with their own characteristics, and their own climates and prices! Normally though prices in the Dordogne tend to be higher than most places in any of the Limousin. Prices quoted by agents are always negotiable - never offer the asking price. It's difficult to say what the reduction on 200,000 would be, it would depend on the property condition, where it is, what's included etc etc. Have a good look around at what's on offer before deciding on anything, that will give you a better idea of where you'll eventually be able to start your negotiating price!       Report

10/05/2008, 8:53 Paula T Joined on 06/05/2008 Posts 9 Re: Advise on Haute Vienne Hi, It is making a lot more sense to me now, following advise given. The main questions now is the interest rates and which companies are the best to go to. It gets a bit worring every time you switch the news on latley, so i don't mant to make any mistatkes in france..( I put a new message on about this instead of adding it to this one.) Paula X    Report

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