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The french notary that we are using suggested the solicitor but the seller now wants to use a money transfer to avoid £117 fee. he has not been very proactive during the sale and now wants to change things after we agreed on the compra vent. what a tw.t .

we have agreed to buy paying the english owner sterling (suits us both) does a uk solicitor have to do the money transfer or could this be done by a currency company.? what are the advantages/disadvantages of using a solicitor

seems to be just what we were thinking we are working as couriers in southern france and have been having no sleep with party neighbours and the disc starts on the 1st  but we will wait and see its a huge pull to go and get started  

we have just recieved the compra vent and both partys have signed and commited. the owner in the uk hasnt been to the property for 2 years and the land needs some serious tlc and hard work. we were thinking of moving onto the land( rural )and camping and spending the summer cutting down the  brambles etc the owner has no problem with this i think legal we would be squattting but if we are buying would anyone care or would this be a big no no.  any advice greatfully accepted ,

we will get into our house in september and the huge garden hasnt been touched for years it a mixture of head high brambles and nettles.i was thinking of getting someone in with a tractor to mow it all down but ill still have to cut again when brambles regrow.So how good are the brushcutters with the metal blades.?? will these go through thick 3/4inch diameter brambles because if they do i would have the tool for when the brambles return, untill we dig them all out.or is there a quicker chemical alternative. thanks Dave  

well its done and dusted now,  weve put a clause in the compra vee to the effect it will remain the same condition and taken photgraphs . i hope its ok with no wind this summer. fingers crossed

we are working in france and are buying here and would love to learn the langauge.does anyone have any recommendations for a course cd or online that they have used .  

ill try that this morning  its finding a frenchman in a good mood haha sorry that was harsh.  

Hello I have a orange french mobile and the answer message is in french i would like to change the voicemail message to a english one but dont know how to. I dial 888 for messages  press 3 to delete 2 to keep, but could anyone let me know the procedure to change the voicemail message or is there a way to get the instructions in english .Im am realy new to this country and my language skills are not that far advanced yet. Many thanks

Thanks for the great response !! we wont be able to check the house when its ready for completion as we are working in the south of france weve already made the trip up once only to be disapointed because the seller never signed so  were back next week. Im wondering if i could ask the owner to get it repaired on his insurance just to stop the damage getting worse.It is a restoration project but the roof is fine apart from the wind damage and the wind weve had down here latley is crazy.the owner is in the uk and i doubt if he will come and do it once again thnk you very much for the great response. Dave

we are due to sign the compra vente next week ,everythnig is ok but there has been some damage to the roof with blown off tiles which we know about.what happens if there is more damage between the first signing and the finalisation if the whole roof blew off would it be my hard luck ?? what can i do to cover myself. the house stands empty