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08/02/2007, 12:39 LanguedocGal2 Joined on 05/01/2007 Posts 158 Re: 2 Families on the move Hello Mrs Riff Raff Disappointed you are not really riff-raffs, thought I had found some kindred spirits. Good luck to you all in your venture. Reassured that you are getting proper professional advice. Once you get here, do not hesitate to let off steam on the forum - shows you're human in my books. Bonne chance.    Report

08/02/2007, 12:47 Tresco Joined on 23/08/2004 Charente Maritime. Posts 4,635 Re: 2 Families on the move It's nice to see someone respond to the advice given by forum members so positively. I'm just a bit concerned about this though;  riff_raff wrote: We will have no mortgage to worry about paying and a little bit left over to tide us over so to speak. For up to ten people, you are going to need more than a little bit, so I hope that was a euphamism for, errm, a lot'll bit.    Report

08/02/2007, 14:36 riff_raff Joined on 06/02/2007 Posts 32 Re: 2 Families on the move Mr Riff's wording does leave alot to be desired doesn't it lol.  We will in fact have quite a large sum left over.  Their house is worth £20K more than they thought and ours is worth £10K more than we estimated That was a nice surprise I can tell you. Just in case anyone is thinking this is a bit of a weird set up....we do not intend to live in the same house for the rest of our lives!!! This will be a temporary set up while we concentrate on the business.  We are taking our four berth caravan with us too  I have a feeling this is going to be a valuable piece of equipment to get some peace and quiet!!  Luckily Mr Raff is a builder and we hope to build houses in the future, which is why we have to be sure we won't be buying a red herring that you can never build on or whatsnot!! The advice given so far has been amazing and has certainly put us on the right track alot sooner than we might have found it had we not stumbled on this forum. thanks everyone.    Report

08/02/2007, 14:39 Tresco Joined on 23/08/2004 Charente Maritime. Posts 4,635 Re: 2 Families on the move  riff_raff wrote: We will in fact have quite a large sum left over... Just in case anyone is thinking this is a bit of a weird set up....we do not intend to live in the same house for the rest of our lives.  It gets better and better.    Report

08/02/2007, 14:45 riff_raff Joined on 06/02/2007 Posts 32 Re: 2 Families on the move Oh god I will have to give Mr Riff a kick when he gets in from work for the way he has worded his posts and given everybody the wrong idea about sharing a house!!    Report

08/02/2007, 15:14 Just Katie Joined on 11/03/2006 Posts 3,764 Re: 2 Families on the move Hi  RR.  I have seen lakes for sale in France with no planning permission to build.  If my memory serves me correctly they are quite reasonable too.  Would you not consider this and renting separately for the short term until you find the ideal plots on which to build. You have your ideas to brainstorm about and keep you happy at the moment but with the pressures of starting a new business and all living under one roof the strain could bring a few cracks into a relationship. I have holidayed with other families and although I am pretty laid back and can get on with most, in my experience most women don't live together that easily especially when a mish mash of children are involved.  It will be tough in the early days of the business, you know that.  You also know that children have an uncanny habit of "trouble making" and "finger pointing" if they feel they are not getting enough attention. I think after a hard days work of untangling myself from the famous red tape, I would rather go home and relax with my own family rather than treading on eggshells waiting for a nuclear fallout. Good luck to you all and I hope you get what you want. The immigrant in the attic    Report

08/02/2007, 15:24 Albert the InfoGipsy Joined on 01/07/2006 Kingdom of the Middle Saxons & Vannes (56) Posts 652 Re: 2 Families on the move Just Katie wrote: "in my experience most women don't live together that easily ". The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' is <two women under one roof> Albert the InfoGipsy "So welcome to the Citadel where the question is 'Am I?'"    Report

08/02/2007, 15:32 riff_raff Joined on 06/02/2007 Posts 32 Re: 2 Families on the move What you are saying Katie is exactly true.  It is something us two women have been talking about this week in fact regarding a kitchen!!  The lake we are interested in and are waiting for pictures on actually has two chalets in the grounds, each has two bedrooms and a bathroom.  Not ideal I know which is why our faithful caravan is coming too.  We all want this venture so much that we are prepared to stick it our together until the time is right.  I don't think the men would consider renting.  No doubt Mr Riff will reply to you tonight    Report

08/02/2007, 16:43 Just Katie Joined on 11/03/2006 Posts 3,764 Re: 2 Families on the move Well, the lake with two chalets sounds ideal, at least you will have your own space AND kitchen. The immigrant in the attic    Report

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