Josiddle

We are considering purchasing a farm property which has adjoining outbuildings i.e. large garage,barn and piggery. A part of the barn has already started to be converted to living accomodation and we would like to finish the alterations to provide two gites as holiday lets. The garage would be converted to provide more living accomodation to the main house.We understand that we would need to apply to the Maire for a CU to grant a change of use. Can anybody advise whether we should ask the vendor of the property to perhaps obtain this permission as a condition of sale as we do not want to purchase and then find that permission is not granted?

WE ARE CONSIDERING RELOCATING FROM ESSEX TO THE AUDE REGION AS WE FEEL THE TIME HAS COME TO LEAVE THE UK. MAYBE ITS A MID-LIFE CRISIS BUT WHAT THE HELL - YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE AND COULD GET RUN OVER BY A BUS TOMORROW! BEEN TALKING ABOUT MOVING TO FRANCE FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS AND EACH TIME WE HAVE TO RETURN HOME TO THE UK AT THE END OF OUR HOLIDAY OR WEEKEND BREAK IT SEEMS TO GET HARDER. ANYWAY, WE'VE NOW DECIDED AND ARE LOOKING FOR A NEW HOME THIS WEEK. WE ALSO HAVE A 13 YEAR OLD WHO IS NOT SO KEEN BUT I HOPE THAT ONE DAY SHE WILL BE HAPPY ABOUT THE MOVE!(IF POSSIBLE FOR A TEENAGER.)I APPRECIATE THAT IT WILL BE A BIG UPHEAVEL FOR HER, LEAVING HER FRIENDS AND STARTING A NEW SCHOOL AS WELL AS LEARNING A NEW LANGUAGE BUT I'M SURE SHE'LL BE OKAY IN TIME. IF THERE IS ANYBODY WHO HAS MOVED TO FRANCE PERMANANTLY WITH A TEENAGER I WOULD LIKE SOME ADVICE ON WHAT PROBLEMS TO EXPECT AND THEIR EXPERIENCES.