DaveLister

N'ah, I'm a Breton in my blood 😁. I reckon I'd be spending at least July & August there. Probably going up for a week at a time in other months. Quite fancy seeing rain again.

As some of you may have gathered, I am now finding the south of France too hot to comfortably live in all year round. I am considering either buying or renting a smaller property in Brittany. The idea is that I will retreat " up north" in the summer. My question is to all of you second home owners on the forum. What advice would you give someone looking for a 'holiday home' in France?

Maybe this impots page will answer your questions. It gives the various taxes imposed on selling a house. https://www.impots.gouv.fr/particulier/je-vends-un-bien-immobilier

Maybe he's trying to keep the semblance of 'Maison Principal' so as to avoid tax on selling.

Holiday home?

Following on from the Tours thread I thought I'd start one on views from the hotel window. This was the vista awaiting me when I went to Cannes earlier in the year. What fascinated me was that the underwear that had fallen on to the roof had been there so long it had fossilised. Anyone got a worse holiday snap?

You'll have to forgive the understandable scepticism Wally. You asked an incredibly open question then came back within three hours to complain that no one had replied. Like you most people have other things to do and don't spend all their time on here waiting to answer questions from new members. When you later received some considered responses you didn't come back so it was natural to assume you were a troll. FWIW I would advise you decide what area of France you want to live in and rent for a while. It will give you an idea of what life is like outside of the 'holiday bubble'.

Maybe he found us too 'stand offish and unfriendly' 😉

Don't worry, we'll let you off 😉☺️😀

That lorry driver is a lucky SOB.😲 https://www.lemonde.fr/videos/video/2023/08/28/en-savoie-un-impressionnant-eboulement-de-roches-interrompt-le-trafic-ferroviaire-entre-la-france-et-l-italie_6186817_1669088.html

Life is short. Smile while you still have teeth. 😁

I think having two names on the Carte Gris just means the surviving partner continues to have the right to drive the car while the succession is sorted. In order to transfer the car into single ownership I would expect that you'd need an attestation from the Notaire. Certainly when I took an old car to the scrapyard a few years back after my OH's passing they required sight of the attestation despite the fact it was in joint names. I think this might help. https://www.carte-grise.org/mode_emploi_succession.htm

Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you..... RANDY RAINBOW 🌈💝😁

One not for the barbecue. https://www.midilibre.fr/2023/08/22/des-steaks-haches-charal-vendus-partout-en-france-contamines-par-des-escherichia-coli-potentiellement-dangereuses-11408908.php

It's very difficult to corrupt a Narcissist.

Not exactly the attributes you want in a world leader.

In the 2022 election cycle George Soros gave 128.5 million dollars to the Democratic Party making him the largest single donor in history. ( Wikipedia )

Not when you remember the king makers are old white men themselves.

I don't know whether of not it's because it's the holiday season but in the last three weeks there's been an error in every one of my food shops. All promos that haven't gone through properly. It's been a relatively simple matter to get them sorted because of the paper receipt. I still think they should issue them as a matter of course if you don't have a loyalty card.

Happy International Lefthanders Day

Now now Menthe, No need to have a go at ALBF. He's always agreed that there are beautiful places in France.

My neighbours used to run a B&B which consisted of rooms opening out onto a walled garden. In their terms and conditions they stated that there was no smoking anywhere on the grounds. I think you need to be a little clearer in your terms. As to banning smokers completely, I'm not sure how you could enforce that.

Might want to check the serial number. https://www.midilibre.fr/2023/08/11/rappel-produit-risque-de-depart-de-feu-pour-ces-climatiseurs-vendus-par-les-magasins-auchan-et-boulanger-11391138.php

Where I live anything up to half a dozen new restaurants will open up each Summer and just as many will close before the end of the year. They will be run by either early retirees or someone who's just been made redundant. The food will be nondescript and the service dire. At the end of the season when they realise just how little financial reward they have for all their hard work they sell up and the next set of dreamers with big ideas take over. When it comes to work, the hospitality sector is never an easy option.

It's catching 😀 https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/occitanie/haute-garonne/toulouse/video-direction-toulouse-pour-les-cyclistes-tous-nus-malgre-l-interdiction-de-la-prefecture-2824103.html