APM

Hi, when I mentioned renting some land it was a bit tongue in cheek but I take your point Leo and thanks for the advice. Mrs APM has always preferred the motorhome plan so that we could make it more like an extended holiday and also visit friends and relatives in neighbouring countries, I would not want to pay out many £'s and be stuck in one place anyway and have done a little bit of research on your suggestion of stopping on an Aire for a night or two, that way we could juggle official sites with facilities and perhaps the odd B&B etc, Thank You.

Hi, it seems that a lot of people have had some bad experiences, I just hope that there are more positive examples. I can see that this is going to be a bit of a roller coaster ride but we are taking any advice we can and hopefully be a little bit wiser when we make our decision. I read somewhere that for every 4 or 5 Gites there is only one rented in the summer months so would assume a reliable income would be very handy, if that were to be the case could an ongoing contract be drawn up with specific times ie 6 months then renewable if both parties agree? or as Karrie suggested 'go through a letting site' to arrange this. Would be the best way to go if you were not resident but if you lived in the close vicinity of your rental has anyone achieved a more flexible personal agreement, looking like Motorhome or tourer for us at the mo! anyone with a piece of land to rent [I]

Hi, it is our first post on here although we have been lurking and are amazed at all your knowledge and experiences. We are quite interested in this post as renting long term was one of our options, the others were buying a motorhome or caravan or staying with friends in Calvados region and travelling to seek out any properties. If we were to rent out 'longish' term I think we would like to opt for 3 to 4 months and would be prepared to pay half up front with the rest halfway through the rental period with a view if we liked the owners and the owners were satisfied with us we could perhaps rent for another period. Would this work with the majority of owners? what would be the ideal situation do you think? It seems such a shame that there are so many dishonest people out there, I know because I seem to attract them [:$] Just for the record we are early 50's and could provide proof of incomes. I would like to know your opinions.