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Forum: France
Sep 27th 2014, 9:52 am
Replies: 175
Views: 13,672
Posted By Ras0888

Re: Buying property - market trends?

Thankyou for your words of support! (And P.F too). It was lovely to read. We hope that farming will help with the integration, we know the farmers will be curious about us and how my OH works etc....
Forum: France
Sep 24th 2014, 8:30 pm
Replies: 175
Views: 13,672
Posted By Ras0888

Re: Buying property - market trends?

Thanks for your advice, I'm hearing the 'insulation' point loud and clear! Our house in the uk is old and cold, with draughts and unless heating is on 24hrs a day, its miserable. I want nothing more...
Forum: France
Sep 21st 2014, 6:56 am
Replies: 175
Views: 13,672
Posted By Ras0888

Re: Buying property - market trends?

There is a huge stack of wood there now but highly likely that will go with the owners when they leave. We have been warned they will probably leave all the crap, and there is so much of it....

So...
Forum: France
Sep 20th 2014, 6:03 pm
Replies: 175
Views: 13,672
Posted By Ras0888

Wink Re: Buying property - market trends?

Diamonds help, that or lots of wine....(only joking boys!!)
Forum: France
Sep 20th 2014, 5:56 pm
Replies: 175
Views: 13,672
Posted By Ras0888

Re: Buying property - market trends?

Hi, thanks for the advice. We have a friend with ground source heat pump in their barn conversion and like you say insulation is key in it being a success. Even successful I didn't feel warm enough...
Forum: France
Sep 19th 2014, 4:40 pm
Replies: 175
Views: 13,672
Posted By Ras0888

Re: Buying property - market trends?

Thanks
Forum: France
Sep 19th 2014, 4:11 pm
Replies: 175
Views: 13,672
Posted By Ras0888

Re: Buying property - market trends?

Thanks. We know a couple of expat farmers that we knew in England Before they left. Its been invaluable to have them when checking prices of land/contractors/machinery and generally how they've found...
Forum: France
Sep 19th 2014, 4:00 pm
Replies: 175
Views: 13,672
Posted By Ras0888

Re: Buying property - market trends?

My husband has looked a little into it, from what he can gather the electricity supplier pays for a building but has rights to all the electricity. We already have huge barns and no need for others....
Forum: France
Sep 19th 2014, 12:26 pm
Replies: 175
Views: 13,672
Posted By Ras0888

Re: Buying property - market trends?

Ps yes planning on French electrician. Thanks
Forum: France
Sep 19th 2014, 12:25 pm
Replies: 175
Views: 13,672
Posted By Ras0888

Smile Re: Buying property - market trends?

We've bought a working dairy farm, before you ask, my husband is an organic dairy farmer here in the UK, we are not trying to live the good life. So the house was second really to finding a...
Forum: France
Sep 19th 2014, 11:20 am
Replies: 175
Views: 13,672
Posted By Ras0888

Re: Buying property - market trends?

'When' the dream is shattered? Not if? I bet that shattered dreams and expats that have houses they can't sell, please you no end. The tone of condescension in your posts are an insult. They so wreak...
Forum: France
Sep 19th 2014, 5:42 am
Replies: 175
Views: 13,672
Posted By Ras0888

Re: Buying property - market trends?

I should add that I WANT these things rather than we have bought a completely run down property. We can move in and live in it as it is, which we will do initially until we work out what's best done...
Forum: France
Sep 18th 2014, 9:25 pm
Replies: 175
Views: 13,672
Posted By Ras0888

Re: Buying property - market trends?

Thanks, yes there is plenty of height to the rooms, my OH said that would be the case and if we don't do everywhere there would be a slight step down to original flooring (so that's no major...
Forum: France
Sep 18th 2014, 8:33 pm
Replies: 175
Views: 13,672
Posted By Ras0888

Re: Buying property - market trends?

Hi, we are moving to Lot et Garonne inbetween Xmas and new year. The house needs lots of work. I hate the thought of tiled cold floors in winter, any thoughts on underfloor heating? There isnt a gas...
Forum: France
Sep 17th 2014, 8:28 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 3,082
Posted By Ras0888

Re: This is a very quiet forum ???

Hi, just wanted to add that I also read this forum everyday, I also use another French forum. This one is far friendlier, the other is quite often nasty and confrontational. The atmosphere here is...
Forum: France
Sep 13th 2014, 4:02 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 514
Posted By Ras0888

Re: Choirs?

Hi, I'm hoping to join a choir too when we move over. I'd love to know how you get on, keep me posted if you can! My family moved all over the uk and my mum said best way to integrate in a village is...
Forum: France
Aug 16th 2014, 1:25 pm
Replies: 33
Views: 4,196
Posted By Ras0888

Re: jobs

Hi,

We stayed in Lot Et Garonne and saw a trailer called 'Get Curried Away', they were English an specialised in Indian takeaway. They served from 6pm. Didnt ask them how business was doing but...
Forum: France
Aug 14th 2014, 9:53 pm
Replies: 52
Views: 4,226
Posted By Ras0888

Re: cant decide

[QUOTE=Novocastrian;11369439]The El Nino has very little influence on European climate.[/

Yes, just looked it up, nowhere near....
Forum: France
Aug 14th 2014, 7:12 pm
Replies: 52
Views: 4,226
Posted By Ras0888

Re: cant decide

Wow! We watch the weather everyday in France (St Etienne as we have a friend there and Lot et Garonne) and only said earlier how rainy its been. We are buying a dairy farm and my husband is wondering...
Forum: France
Aug 14th 2014, 2:28 pm
Replies: 52
Views: 4,226
Posted By Ras0888

Re: cant decide

The weather is changing for sure, I think wetter parts have become wetter and warmer and hot/dry parts hotter and dryer, both worrying trends for obvious reasons. The floods this Christmas just...
Forum: France
Aug 14th 2014, 12:38 pm
Replies: 52
Views: 4,226
Posted By Ras0888

Re: cant decide

Hi, I live in the north of England and we are shocked at the weather this year too, its not normal and won't last. We seem to have 1-2 decent summers out of 10 and you got lucky with the 2nd one! Its...
Forum: France
Aug 14th 2014, 12:29 pm
Replies: 48
Views: 2,926
Posted By Ras0888

Re: Apero night

Hi,

This is such an interesting/helpful thread. I will be referring to it in the future for sure. We are currently in the process of buying a dairy farm in South West France, have paid the...
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