A chronological study of our journey to France.
The first day of a viewing trip is less of a “romantic French getaway” and more of a high-stakes endurance sport. Between the airport sprints, the flight-cabin …
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Whilst we were taken aback by the news that our current french dream was a non starter, we had been here before. This time however it was different, we came out fighting! We had …
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By the time we arrived back in the UK we had made a decision. We were going to put an offer in on the chateau. We considered the sheer amount of work needed and reflected that in …
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After another fruitless viewing trip to France we took the usual time for reflection. We had decided to try and line up some more viewings during our annual summer holiday. Whilst …
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It had been a really long day. We had been on the road since 7am this morning and as darkness fell over the Tarn et Garonne, we settled in for the night with a cup of tepid hotel …
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Losing out on our dream French home really knocked us for six. For a while we couldn’t even continue our search. Our inbox was a graveyard of unopened estate agent emails - a …
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In our last post we covered the initial stages of buying a house in France. With a mountain of paperwork submitted to the mortgage broker and the translation of the dreaded …
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The next step was to consider how the buying process would work.We had heard horror stories about French bureaucracy that would make your hair stand on end. After some research …
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Leaving France behind is similar to pulling out a stubborn weed – it left a part of us wanting to stay rooted. But this year, the ache was tinged with something different. We …
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Our first exciting foray into French property hunting had left us with only one contender, “House Two”. Aside: Ever wondered what the easiest job in the world is? A strong …
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