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  1. Well, I said I would report any action on this one:- I'm pleased to say that my friendly builder sent me an e-mail to say that the insulation man had collected the keys and told him he was going to begin work. I then got a very apologetic text from the man himself, saying that he had not kept an eye on his work schedule and had a backlog and thanking me for my patience and understanding etc! He said he was delivering materials on Friday and would start on Monday (I think he forgot it was Bastille Day!). To cut a long story short, he has kept his word and my neighbours have checked and confirmed he has started - today.
  2. All sensible advice- as I said above, I guess we need to be more assertive. Will post the result in due course. Many thanks!
  3. Thanks for that. I guess we were being too laid back about this and not assertive enough! This guy was recommended by a French builder who has done a lot of really good work for us and accompanied him to the house when he came to measure up prior to issuing the devis. He has a key and is quite embarrassed that the work has not been done. He has said he will phone him and I will continue to text and indeed ring him myself if I don't get an answer, however if all this proves to no avail what is the next step - La Chambre des Metiers/ Chambre de Commerce? He is registered and has a siret number.
  4. In June last year we arranged for a local artisan to do some work on our maison secondaire, insulating our roof internally and covering the ceiling in plasterboard. It was agreed that the work would be done over the winter before we returned in April of this year, although this was not written into the devis. We had signed the devis and paid a 30% deposit in June and the cheque was duly cashed. In March we received an e-mail saying he had been unable to begin work due to employee problems and a backlog of work but he would begin at the end of March and the work would take approximately two weeks. We arrived in April to find no work had been started and so we sent him a text inviting him to a meeting to discuss the situation over a coffee. At the end of May we had still not heard from him so we visited our local mairie to ask what we should do. We were advised by the maire's assistant to write a strong letter insisting on definate timings and if he was not able to carry out the work to reimburse our deposit - and to send this by registered post. We sent the letter as soon as we returned to the UK, as we realised that any French  registered post would be confirmed to our French address.Unfortunately, the British tracking system only tells us that the letter was delivered to 'La Poste' and not who signed for the letter. So far we have not received a reply! We are due to return to France in September for another couple of months and the question is what to do next? I have read the other posts on similar situations but unfortunately links posted by helpful people do not appear to work! Any suggestions will be gratefully received. Cher (18) and Northants.
  5. Hi , try www.la-boutique-italienne.com and www.emp.38.com for spares and concessionnaires at www.legendes-motorcycles.com. You may be interested in a french motorcycle weekly which is a sort of cross between MCN and Old Bike Mart which is called 'la vie de la Moto' you can get it from most motorway service station shops or large news agents. Happy riding!
  6. Hi, we have found the Green Michelin Guide to 'Berry, Limousin' very useful in detailing the history/geography of the area and there are some really useful suggestions for visits and excursions - I believe it is now available in English as well as French! Motard
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