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  1. Thanks so much for your help Frenchie.
  2. Thats precisely what I want to do but I want it in perfect French, hence I put it in French language section.
  3. We are leaving France soon and as two of our neighbours will be on holiday the day we leave we want to leave a card in their letterbox thanking them for their friendship.   Any ideas of some special words we can write on the lovely cards I've managed to buy?  
  4. Seems to me thats its another case of not much unity being shown in the European Union, just what do these MEP's do apart from earn a fat crust whilst they sit around on their fat ***e.        
  5. The proof should be a priority surely?  That's the whole idea is'nt it!?     Definitely an essential for a vendor in a property sale, ie so he knows when the buyer has had sight of the two signatures on the CdeV.
  6. Thanks for replies.   Is that the norm for within France or taking into account 2 seperate countries?  Seems a long  time!
  7. Does anyone know how long it takes to have an avis de reception returned by La Poste normally?  Letter sent to Belguim from France.
  8. FROM the beginning of January, owners of homes using septic tank systems will have to supply potential buyers with a certificate showing they conform to the latest standards.   A diagnostic assainissement (treatment of waste water check) is therefore the latest addition to the list of property checks that sellers may have to have done, on top of termite infestation, presence of asbestos, safety of electricity and gas installations etc.  Our tank, filter bed etc is almost 6 years old, will we require an inspection from SPANC too for the necessary certificate.
  9. Has anyone any idea when it could be?
  10. Please don't answer if you don't wish to nectarine.  You then banked the cheque in France and had no hassle transferring to UK? 
  11. [url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/money/consumer_affairs/article6869218.ece] HERE IS THE LINK [/url] to the information I read.  I've also noted it states "including" (not just the 3 as I stated before). 
  12. Thanks so much for all your replies.   Great news to hear you are nearly there Bubbles!  We'd definitely decided to wait until we had a buyer before arranging the diagnostic checks, I can't understand the part about it lasting only 3 months though because everything I've read the minimum life of the checks can differ but the least is 6 months?  Does anyone know if it works better if you open a euro account, secondary to your main account in the UK.  Would that work better?    Will - I have read that there are lots of companies registered but not regulated by the FSA.  In fact only 3 are it seems which are Caxton, HIFX and World First.   You have no guarantees with the others.    Frightening that the law won't be changed until Nov '11         
  13. It certainly does make a huge difference Bubbles, I'd read in another thread that you were keeping everything crossed at the moment, good luck to you.   Hopefully it will happen for us soon too.   Its a fact its more of a 'mare to cross back over than it was to come!  We're still hanging on re the diagnostic check too,  the notaire did say she'd require it at the compromis de vente signing but unless we're sure we've got a buyer we're not organising it. Buyers are too far and few between!
  14. Just a little bump for this one but adding a different question. Reading other forums I see there have been some nightmares re the house transfer funds.   I know you must make it very clear to the notaire that you require the money on the day of the final Acte signing.  Our notaire has said she can easily transfer the funds using electronic procedure as long as all our IBAN details are quite clear.   It seems others have done this yet they've still had worry and sleepless nights due to the delay of the money hitting their UK account.     So, your opinions please on THE best way for a hassle-free transfer. Is it : 1.  Let the notaire transfer to our UK bank account.  (Worried about no control of exchange rates). 2. Let the notaire transfer to HIFX, FirstRateFX (or the like) and have them transfer to UK account. 3. Let the notaire transfer to CA bank account and then do the exchange ourselves (with the best deal of the day). 4  Another?
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