Hello everone, We are moving to France at the end of August (counting the minutes never mind the days!) and are renting for six months so that we can house hunt quietly during the winter months when we won't get too easily carried away. However it has been crossing our minds to rent long term and stick our money somewhere where it could grow. Does anyone have any views on this type of renting and is this a viable alternative to buying a property? I checked with 'rentaplace in france' and they seem to think we would have to go for unfurnished, for three years and through the immobilier which would be fine but I wondered if anyone had heard of owners renting for longer than a few months. My other question is whether storing stuff is cheaper, safer and a better idea in Fance or in the UK. Thank you Gilly