Relocating to Essonnes
 

Hi Group,

I am off to Essonnes in May to start a new life, does anyone know of a web based agency for flat/apartment rental and what the current rental costs are out there.

I have been given £350 per month from my company for rent, is this appropriate or should I ask for more?? :)

Best regards :beer:

Re: Relocating to Essonnes
 

hello

Are you miving in Essonne as in departement 91 near Paris?
I am not sure whether £350 would be enough - it all depends what king of accomodation you are looking for!
You might get a studio or one bedroom flat for this, i am not so sure...
France is not as cheap as everyone seems to think.
We are moving to Montpellier (South East - department 34) and just found a flat for €800 a month - of course we have two bedrooms and a small terrace - so that made the rent go up I suppose!
You should know that renting a flat in france is not easy as landlord have enormous difficulties throwing out a tenant who wouldn't be paying any rent - so be prepared to give loads of papers (ID, bank statement, payslips, proff of work and so on) - also if you go through an agency you will have to pay a month rent in fee -it's how it works over there. There are loads of websites where people try to rent out their flat without going through an agency though (look for de particulier a particulier)
GOOD LUCK
France is a great country I am sure you will have fun! :)

Re: Relocating to Essonnes
 

Hi Sipsoo,

Essonne is a very nice area of suburban Paris, especially the southern part of it. I was born and raised in that area and have fond memories of it (even though as I grew up I thought it was a bit too boring for my liking ;) ). Even though some places there are not very nice to live in but most of that area of southern Paris is very enjoyable :)

I'm not a specialist in rea estate stuff in France but this website (the previous poster mentionned it as well) might be useful to you. It's for people wanting to rent out/wanting to find a rental or purchase/sell a property. It's not an agency just individuals posting ads. They also have a weekly mag that comes out every Thursday I think.

http://www.pap.fr/

Good luck,

Jen :)