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Forum: France
Jun 11th 2012, 6:45 am
Replies: 34
Views: 4,711
Posted By Rosfrog

Re: rotten weather.

It wasn't in Nantes this weekend apparently - although I was in Geneva, so I didn't mind too much. That being said, the only nice day we had in Geneva was the one where I was locked up in the...
Forum: France
Jun 11th 2012, 6:43 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,389
Posted By Rosfrog

Re: Residential Lettings - any advice?

I totally agree - best to pay up anyway. :-)
Forum: France
Jun 9th 2012, 8:55 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,389
Posted By Rosfrog

Re: Residential Lettings - any advice?

The contracts aren't upheld by French law if the guarantor refuses to pay - at least according to my lawyer friend. Landlords and tenants tend not to know this, but he assures me it's the case.
Forum: France
Jun 9th 2012, 6:28 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,389
Posted By Rosfrog

Re: Residential Lettings - any advice?

Worth bearing in mind that if you insist rigidly on guarantors, you will reduce the number of tenants you can potentially have (many people in their forties, rightly, object to asking their parents...
Forum: France
Jun 9th 2012, 6:25 am
Replies: 8
Views: 2,730
Posted By Rosfrog

Re: La Poste parcel issues can you help?

He should leave an avis de passage if the parcel is traced. If it isn't, he may just leave it on top of the box if it doesn't fit, or he may plan to redeliver it later. Usually the avis will tell...
Forum: France
Jun 9th 2012, 6:24 am
Replies: 1,515
Views: 307,491
Posted By Rosfrog

Re: Introduction Thread (Somewhere to say Hi)

Thanks guys!
Forum: France
Jun 6th 2012, 10:30 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 2,730
Posted By Rosfrog

Re: La Poste parcel issues can you help?

The postman here puts small parcels in the box and usually rings the buzzer if he has something larger to deliver. At the beginning in this apartment, I caught him a few times filling out an Avis de...
Forum: France
Jun 6th 2012, 10:24 pm
Replies: 368
Views: 232,796
Posted By Rosfrog

Re: Useful French Phrases

For 'au temps pour moi' we could use 'my bad' in modern colloquial English, I think.
Forum: France
Jun 6th 2012, 10:23 pm
Replies: 368
Views: 232,796
Posted By Rosfrog

Re: Useful French Phrases

I'd say 'à quelle heure je passe le chercher ?' or, as DMU suggested 'ça termine à quelle heure'
Forum: France
Jun 6th 2012, 10:21 pm
Replies: 1,515
Views: 307,491
Posted By Rosfrog

Re: Introduction Thread (Somewhere to say Hi)

Thanks for the welcome ! Vendée, is it? Very nice! I sometimes head that way for holidays. :)
Forum: France
Jun 6th 2012, 8:26 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 4,454
Posted By Rosfrog

Re: Staying in France after 6 months

The problem is more likely to be down to the French company having to start to pay charges patronales for you - these are absolutely crippling for an employer (can almost double the cost of the...
Forum: France
Jun 6th 2012, 8:23 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 916
Posted By Rosfrog

Re: Accommodation in France?

You could also try orpi.com or pap.fr - perhaps also try a google search for estate agents in the area you're interested in (try 'immobilier paris' for example if you speak French). Good luck!
Forum: France
Jun 6th 2012, 8:20 pm
Replies: 1,515
Views: 307,491
Posted By Rosfrog

Re: Introduction Thread (Somewhere to say Hi)

Hi everyone! Just a quick message to introduce myself. I'm a vocal coach living in Nantes. Originally from Northumberland, but in France since 2005. Looking forward to getting to know you all.
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