Fi

Hi Nina, We purchased our house at the end of last year through a mix of a remortgage on our UK house and a euro mortgage on the value of the french house - whilst this obviously may not work for everyone it has worked out well for us.  We transfer the requisite euros every month through a UK exchange broker into our french bank account & then the mortgage payments for the french mortgage are taken from there. We used Entenial who offered a very good rate, were very helpful and the process (compared to what we had experienced with a UK broker who nearly lost us our property) was relatively quick and painless. Fi      

We are in need of a plumber for a couple of relatively minor jobs for our house near St Jean D'Angely, does anyone have any recommendations of someone that they have used or know of, in the area please?  Don't mind whether they are English or French. Thanks

Hi, in response to your original question; I would wholeheartedly recommend that you use a lawyer for your purchase particularly as you are spending a substantial amount of money.  We briefly considered not using any UK legal assistance and even though I speak fluent french decided that the money would in the long run be well spent and I have to say that our lawyer (who is french and employed by an english firm) was superb, not only did he assist with our purchase but also assisted with our french bank account and with our french mortgage (after an appalling experience with a UK "french mortgage specialist".   I would be more than happy to recommend our lawyer and if you would like more details please email me directly.

Hi, so can anyone confirm whether it is correct then that there is no television licence per se in france and that the tv fees will be collected through the taxe d'habitation.  If this is the case, presumably it doesn't matter if we purchase a tv in England and take it to france with us as televisions seem to be quite expensive in france.