A chronological study of our journey to France.
Our wonderfully efficient mortgage broker was assembling our file for the single financial institution in the entire country currently willing to entertain non-French residents. …
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I know, I know! We’ve been here twice before already. Experience has taught us two valuable things. First, patience is a virtue, and refreshing your inbox every 210 seconds is …
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Here were again, facing down two properties. The last time we found ourselves in this exact position, we spent weeks agonising over the decision, only to walk away from both houses …
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It was the final day of our house-hunting marathon, and we were due to fly back to the UK that evening. At this point, we’d seen ten properties, survived several thousand hours of …
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The logistics of a viewing trip can be a real pain but every now and again you get a win. This one came courtesy of a fantastic agent who arranged a full afternoon of viewings for …
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After refueling the car and ourselves we took some time to reflect on the day. The cancellation of tomorrow’s first appointment was a blow as the house had been in our number …
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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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