Jake n Tommy

We would like to give our warmest thanks to all those people that replied to our posting on Living French Forum. We have been inundated with requests, too many to reply to individually. We have accepted an offer from a very nice couple in the south of France. We chose this couple because 'our arrangement' will be mutually beneficial, and they have an exciting project, which we are looking forward to being part of. Once again, kind regards to everyone. Jake and Tommy

Many thanks everyone for your comments. We are sure there are many people 'out there' who are hell bent on ripping people off! Be they English, French or whoever. The newspapers are full of stories of people being taken advantage of, be it their money, their properties or even their lives!! But thankfully there are many very genuine people in this world, that make the whole experience of living worthwhile. But we always have to be on our guard. Sadly this is the way we have to behave. There is a saying 'When in Rome, do as the Romans do' OR 'When in France,do as the French do'. And this is what we plan to do. We plan to register with all the necessary legal bodies. We plan to be insured. We plan to do everything above board. We plan to become part of French life. We even plan to buy a French property. We plan to pay our way. We have lots of plans - and we will achieve them all!! The first thing we have learnt, since placing this post on Living French Forum. Is that there are a great number of people who are opening themselves up for major problems. Such as the people, who own property in France, but live in the UK. They have asked us to go and work on their properties, but no question of references, no request for a meeting before hand! 'The key is under the mat mentality'!!!! I have found myself warning these people of the results of their actions!! The other thing we have learnt, since placing the original posting on here, is that there are many super people who have made the move to France. Some have been quite inspirational! Cheers folks !!   Jake n Tommy

Many thanks for that! Have it sorted now. Cheers Jake n Tommy

We have posted a topic in this forum and we have had numerous replies.We were notified about the replies to our email address. But we have been unable to access them from the email by copy and paste, and we dont know where to look for them on here. Apologies if this is a stupid question! I am better with a piece of wood than I am with a pc!! Jake n Tommy

Di Many thanks for your comments about insurance. We are not irresponsible people!  We are fully aware of the benefits of insurance. We will have our medical/life insurance policies in one hand and a trowel/paintbrush/whatever in the other hand. Jake n Tommy

Hi Isobel I cant get a pm to you either. send it to me directly to [email protected] Thanks Geof and Co

Hi Bob Thanks for your noted comments. We dont want paying for the work we are offering. We are just offering help to someone who might need it. When we finally buy our own place in France, maybe someone might come and give us a hand, as a friend, not as an employee. We see it as a working holiday. Jake n Tommy  

Let me explain...... We are 3 English guys, who were in the middle of purchasing a property in Limousin. The sale on our property was nearly completed when the purchaser backed out. So we were unable to complete on The French house. We have psyched ourselves up for the move to France, and now feel we are in total limbo!! It could be months before we are in a position to purchase our own property in in France again. We are now trying to find ways where we can get to France as soon as possible. We can't really afford to rent a house in France as all our capital is is tied up in our house here. We have adequate income on which to live in France. Is their anyone who has a conversion project in hand or planned that needs some physical help, but cannot afford to pay for extra labour? We would be very happy to offer our services in exchange for somewhere to live. We are prepared to go anywhere in France, if we can be of use to someone? We have a great deal of experience in property maintenance. Two of us are very good woodworkers. One of us is an excellent gardener. All three of us are very used to hard work. We can't achieve our French 'dream' yet - but maybe we can help someone else to achieve theirs. Jake n Tommy

Let us explain..... We are 3 English guys, who were in the middle of purchasing a property in Limousin. The sale on the property we have in England, was nearly completed when the purchaser backed out. So we were unable to complete on the Limousin property. We have psyched ourselves up for the move to France, and now feel in total limbo!! It could be months before we are in a position to purchase our own property in France again. We are now trying to find ways we can get to France as soon as we can. We cant really afford to rent a house in France, because all our capital is tied up in our house here. We have an adeqaute income on which to live on in France. Is there anyone who has a conversion project in hand or planned that need some physical help, but cannot afford to pay for the extra labour? We would be very happy to offer our services in exchange for somewhere to live. We are prepared to go anywhere in France, if we can be of any use to someone. We have a great deal of experience in property maintenance. Two of us are very good woodworkers. One of us is an excellent gardener. All three of us are very used to hard work. We cant achieve our 'dream in France just yet - but maybe we can help someone else to achieve theirs. Jake n Tommy