DraytonBoy

If you have a Notaire it's possible they are able to calculate any CGT due rather than having to pay SARF 's charges which by the way are correct.

[quote user="fluffy tree"]There was a letter with our form which you can return if the work is not completed - which we did saying that although we had started the work, we did not expect to finish until the end of 2013. As this was sent to us 6 months after we got the agreement to go ahead I assume they will chase again in another 6 months. [/quote] Yes. You will get regular reminders until the H1 form is returned.

You should have also received a letter with a box to complete at the bottom 'observations'. Write 'work not complete' in the box and send it back. Once everything is finished you can then complete and return the H1 form.

We use a courier company here on a semi regular basis to bring foodstuffs etc from the UK. They charge 20% + vat of the total cost as a delivery fee. As a large family we find that even allowing for the delivery charge we still save money on things such as shower gel and deodorant which are very expensive here. In addition we use Amazon UK for all manner of things - clothes, tools, car parts which are so much cheaper than the same products here. Due to the above we no longer use the local English shop so I would caution anyone thinking about opening one here.

[quote user="Loiseau"][quote user="Bill"]  ...and your earlier mail said.. The fosse would only come under a PC if it was a new build, if for an existing property adding a fosse then a DPT would suffice. The fosse is a replacement of one that is already there, but the one there is not to standard ( allegedly,  seems to work fine by me ! ) apprntly there is no discussion possible. ie to make the current one work   (???)  Spanc have said, so that's it... Period   [/quote] Yes, that's the power SPANC has, apparently.  (My installation was inspected by them recently; luckily it was a new enough one to satisfy the current criteria.) I was told that they cannot force the present owner to undertake the upgrading/renewal required, but the obligation rests on a new owner of the property to do it immediately.  So I should think a Declaration of the work would be necessary, as it may have a new position, or new filters etc that would be laid out differently to the original. Angela [/quote] My understanding is that once the four year notice period has expired owners can be penalised for not upgrading. Otherwise what's the point of giving people a certain length of time to get things done.

Just to rub it in for those that turned up Saturday night it was announced yesterday that if they can't make the re-arranged game they will not get their money back.

The stadium is built on the site of an old gasworks and under soil heating was not considered safe.

He'd better be found guilty otherwise the police time etc in pursuing him would have been totally wasted.

Hi Tim, I maybe wrong but will you not lose your unemployment benefit as soon as you start your AE business? Things are tough here in 17 and I know several Brit builders who have gone back to the UK as they can't get enough work.

I have had several plasterboard walls/ceilings plastered during my renovation as the result is far better than tape and joint. The first plasterer I used up and left back to the UK without warning leaving me to find someone else. His workload had apparently tailed off so much that he couldn't survive here. I have now found another plasterer who starts this week and who will hopefully stick around long enough to finish all the work I've got lined up. I personally don't think that now is the time to come here and start afresh if you need to work to survive as even the French artisans are struggling. I have a property maintenance business with a Brit only client base and two of my regular clients have their properties up for sale as they can't afford to keep a second home anymore.

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10 years.

I have to agree with Val. Unless you can do most of the work yourself you will always lose out.

With thousands of houses on offer here why would you even consider one that has problems from the start?

David - the scaffolding cost is included in the 100 Euros per sqm cost. Manitou is a brand of forklift which includes machines with telescopic arms to reach roofs etc.

David, The renewal cost is roughly 100 Euros per sqm and includes stripping off the old slates, replacing with new (where needed) and all zinc work. A large part of the cost (1700 Euros) is the hire of scaffolding which would obviously increase the higher up you went. A repair will cost proportionately much more as you will always have the scaffolding charge even to replace a few slates. Hope this helps. Tim

Our new house has a leaking slate roof and we have decided to have it renewed rather than repaired. Ours is different to yours in that the slates are held on with 'crochets' and not nailed. Alot of the crochets are now rusting and the slates are slipping one by one so although a repair is a third of the cost of renewal it makes more sense to have the whole roof done rather than pay for constant repairs. Is it possible that the nails are also rusting on your roof and this is why you're now experiencing leaks? In theory a slate roof should last decades if properly installed and maintained.

Twitter has this. http://search.twitter.com/search?q=eurotunnel Might try the ferries!

I rang Eurotunnel's info line and it said the French side was running to schedule but there was a 90 minute delay at the terminal which I didn't understand. We're travelling up to Calais early in the morning and are hoping the roads will be okay.

[quote user="pachapapa"]3 years, prolongation 2 months before expiry if necessary;[/quote] I thought it was 2 years?

The child benefit we receive here is double what we received in the UK. Some of it is means-tested but most is not. It does explain why my cotisations are so high though.!

One of the things our eldest said to us many times when we first came over was 'what's the point of moving here if we're going to be poor'. It took a few visits to her French friends to realise that she had no real idea of what poor was and the demands for a new mobile etc promptly stopped.