WeeFamily

Hello My husband and I are planning a year out in France from April 2013 and wondered if anyone is considering renting out a property which has gîte or B&B potential. Or can point us in the right direction. We are a professional couple from Scotland with a two year old son. My husband is a chartered surveyor and I run an online business from home. I am a Francophile, having studied French at uni and spent a year in Paris. We are in the process of selling our main home and we also rent out my little mews house in Edinburgh as a holiday let. We have some time to spend abroad before moving to my husbands’ family farm. We would prefer to rent in the South of France, as far north as La Rochelle (we’re Scottish, need sunshine :-) Ideally the property would be furnished. Our intention would be to let out rooms during the summer months. We have a budget of up to 1000€ in mind but obviously this completely depends on the number of bedrooms and other amenities at the property. My Edinburgh house is free from April 2013 so we would also be open to a home exchange if that was an option. It is a lovely little mews in the heart of Stockbridge – more details here: http://www.edlets.com/accommodation/self_catering/stockbridge_mews   I understand there has been a lot of concern on the site regarding long term lets and the risks around this. I’d like to ensure you that we are a genuine family with good references, we are happy to come and meet face to face before signing a lease. We have been burnt by non-paying tenants ourselves before and it was an extremely stressful time! If you are interested, we’d love to hear from you.