Boiling a frog

[quote user="sweet 17"] [quote user="Boiling a frog"]It is not a casual link, the British are well known for their sense of humour, just as the Germans are for placing towels on sunbeds in the middle of the night to reserve them . THey are called National traits [:D][/quote] I didn't say "casual link" but CAUSAL link as in "cause and effect."........ God, what is it with these Brits![:D][:P]  You've got to teach them their own language as well as everything else.........LOL! Perhaps you could now explain to us all about national traits; traits being a word of French and prior to that of Latin origin, of course.  Hardly anglo-saxon, as I'm sure you already realise. [/quote]   Who said I was British,certainly not me.[:D]

[quote user="odile"]does that make any difference at all, surely you don't want to even suggest bringing racism here too?  I hold a British Passport which is as good as yours. [/quote] I do not hold a British passport[:P][:(]   How many times do you have to be told ,last night and today, that your details were only visible to you. There was no need for mods to get involved, other people spelt out to you exactly what was happening but you chose and are still chosing to ignore these posts . Change the record it is getting boring now. [:'(]

It is not a casual link, the British are well known for their sense of humour, just as the Germans are for placing towels on sunbeds in the middle of the night to reserve them . THey are called National traits [:D]

I was making an observation based on your recent posts on the BNP thread where you did not show any sense of humour at all. You have continued in the same vein on this thread, despite numerous people pointing out last night and today  the true facts about your ISP etc not being visible to others. A red mist seems to have decended over your eyes. Correct me if I am wrong, but were you not born and brought up in Switzerland  and only moved to the UK in your late teens.

It is worth pointing out that the 2 people who are making such a noise about this obviously have no sense of humour, but then again it is not surprising as neither of them are British [:D]

Good for a laugh

My experience of Estate agents. Some are professional, some are not. We asked two very well known Estate agents in our area in the UK to give us a valuation when selling our house. One gave us a figure approx 33% lower than the other. When we phoned that estate agent to say we would be using the other and gave the reason he said "" The best of luck but you will never get that"" We went with the estate agent who had given the higher valuation and we sold within a week for 15% more that the asking price. It gave me great pleasure to tell the other agent we had achieved our price.

I agree with you that they should give up or take a chill pill but from comments made on this and other threads I suspect that the same comment could apply to many gite owners.

I think that gite owners need to remember one simple fact. People are paying a lot of money to you hoping they are going to have an enjoyable holiday. Our French neighbours (gite owners) only seem to be interested in taking the money, not in providing an enjoyable experience. They shout at guests enjoying themselves around the pool at 10pm because they are trying to sleep . They do not provide any cleaning material but then complain if the gite is left unclean They complain if people spend all day at the pool. They cannot understand that people who pay 1000 euros want the swimming pool to themselves, and do not want all the French owners grandchildren in the pool at the same time as they are. I could go on and on but will stop at that.

Just email me the location, when there will be no one in and I will get Big Jimmy and the gang from Glesgae to pay a visit. They are experts, will have the place cleared and on their toes in half an hour.

They restrict you to 3000 kms per year (read the small print)

If you can find a UK insurance Coy who will insure your Motorhome for 365 days a year outwith the UK ,ok maybe slightly less than that if you are bringing it back for an MOT , are willing to pay the ferry charge just to do that, pay road tax then the only rule you will be breaking is the 183 day rule.But noone pays attention to that anyway.

59 yr ago my wife was born, the world has never been the same

Oh dear oh dear You are resident in France, you must declare ALL of your worldwide income in France. You will not have to pay tax in France on the forces pension due to a double tax agreement . You are now in a bit of a pickle. You should have made an income tax declaration in the May following your arrival in France. You would then have received an Avis d,imposition and a notional taxation amount This notional amount would have been used to determine how much you would have to pay to CMU to obtain health cover. When your E106 expired you should have applied to CPAM for CMU giving them a copy of your tax form so they could determine the amount payable by you. That would only cover you 70% and you would have needed a top up insurance to cover you for the rest But you have done none of these, you can only throw yourself on the mercy of the local impots and CPAM Best of luck

I had Tryba windows installed between June 2008 and Jan 2009 (yes that is correct it took the installers 7 months to sort out the poor workmanship) The windows are of excellent quality but the franchisee in Dept 16 is another matter.

To clarify. Are you trying to get your French registered car insured in the UK by a UK insurance coy?

Is banning the Burqa going to help all those women who are allegedly oppressed. Will the beatings, treatment as a second class citizen etcetc ,cited by many on here,not just continue anyway.

http://www.camping-direct.eu/?lg=f Quick search found 15 sites with vacancies.

Here is story in English WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A rifle-wielding white supremacist entered Washington's Holocaust museum on Wednesday afternoon, fatally shooting a security guard before being wounded himself by return fire from other guards, authorities said. Stephen Tyrone Johns was shot and killed while working at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum on Wednesday. Stephen Tyrone Johns, a six-year veteran of the museum's security staff, later "died heroically in the line of duty," said Sara Bloomfield, museum director. Law enforcement sources identified the suspect as James W. von Brunn, an 88-year-old white supremacist from Maryland. He is a known Holocaust denier who created an anti-Semitic Web site called "The Holy Western Empire." He has repeatedly claimed "The Diary of Anne Frank," a widely read book about a teenage girl's experiences under Nazi rule, was a hoax. The museum shooting occurred on a day the museum was to stage a play based on Anne Frank and two days before what would have her 80th birthday. Investigators found a notebook in the suspect's car listing other locations in Washington, a federal official told CNN. It was unclear what purpose the list served. Von Brunn allegedly entered the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum at 12:50 p.m. Wednesday and immediately shot Johns with a rifle, said Chief Cathy Lanier of the District of Columbia's Metropolitan Police Department. Two other security guards returned fire, according to Lanier and the museum statement. Both Johns and Von Brunn were taken to George Washington University Hospital, said D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty. Johns died at the hospital. Von Brunn was in critical condition, Fenty said. Johns, 40, was a resident of Temple Hills, Maryland, according to a statement issued by Wackenhut Services Inc., which has provided security services at the museum since 2002. "Obviously there are no words to express our grief and shock over the horrific event that took place at this museum today," Bloomfield, the museum director, said. Witnesses: 'Panic' inside museum » She said the museum was closed for the remainder of the day and would remain closed Thursday in honor of Johns.

I would do it for nothing, a kind and generous person I am. Teensy weensy prob, cannot speak French

Ok Compromis signed at end of Sept 2008? Normally there is an approx 3 month delay between signing of compromis and final act de vente. In your case you agree to a signing on 28th Feb  about 5 months At some point before that date (approx one month) the purchaser intimates they no no longer wish to purchase. The notaire quite rightly states that they have until 28th Feb before you have suffered a loss. They do not sign on 28th Feb so are in alleged breach of contract. But the notaire has a duty to both parties to ensure that any deposit paid is handed over to the rightfull person The purchaser is entitled to take a court action out to reclaim his deposit if they feel that the contract has not been adhered to A common legal principal. I suspect that in the weeks between the 28th Feb and the middle of April (approx 6 weeks)  the notaire ,who has a duty to return the deposit to the rightfull owner) has been in close contact with the purchaser to establish if they were going to take the matter further. There may even be a set time limit for them(the purchasers)  to institute legal proceedings or to intimate that they will not take legal proceedings. There must be safegaurds in place to protect all parties. I know it is difficult but put yourself in the shoes of a purchaser. You hand over your 10% deposit but before the final signing you decide not to go ahead with the purchase for a reason that you believe is justifiable. . You tell the notaire that you are not going ahead with the purchase.You do not sign on the appointed day and the notaire hands over your deposit to the owners that day.You as the purchaser now have to take a court case out to get your money back.   I suspect in these circumstances you would be rather angry with the notaire  

[quote user="Boiling a frog"] Have I got this right.   You put house up for sale, and someone agrees to buy for a particular price. A compris de vente is drawn up by a notaire , a 10% deposit is paid by the purchasers to the notaire and you and the purchaser both sign the contract. A date is agreed for the final signing of the acte de vente but then the purchasers ask for the final signing date to be extended. You agree to this. They then at some point before the final signing of the act (I think one month is mentioned) the purchesers write to the notaire stating that they wish to withdraw from the sale citing reasons which perhaps include the removal of the cooker which was meant to be included (according to them) You then appear ,at that point ie a month before the act is due to be signed , think that the notaire should have handed over the 10% deposit to you.  The notaire ,on the other hand tells you that the purchasers may in fact change their mind and buy your house, turning up on the day of the signing. He advises you to continue with having the electricity cut off etcetc because if they do not proceed with the sale they could use that as an excuse for not signing. Have I got this correct so far ? Up until now you have suffered no loss according to law. You will only suffer loss when the contract agreed between you and the purchaser is not completed Therefore it is only when the purchaser fails to sign the final act and fails to pay over the sum due that they are in breach of contract , not a month before a week before or a day before. They would also have the right to state that you had not fulfilled  your part of the contract so were pulling out (could possible cite any number of reasons) , and gone to court to have their deposit returned. So all in all the notaire and the advocats were quite correct in their advice to you.in my opinion. [/quote]   I have now quoted myself, deleting the reference as to when you started this post. You started this post on 19th April the day after the purchasers were due to sign  and this is now 1st May. But I am correct that you wanted the 10% before the final acte date ? I have explained why at that point they were not in breach of contract. Seems pretty quick to me to get your compensation of 9% , in less than 2 weeks.  

Have I got this right.   You put house up for sale, and someone agrees to buy for a particular price. A compris de vente is drawn up by a notaire , a 10% deposit is paid by the purchasers to the notaire and you and the purchaser both sign the contract. A date is agreed for the final signing of the acte de vente but then the purchasers ask for the final signing date to be extended. You agree to this. They then at some point before the final signing of the act (I think one month is mentioned) the purchesers write to the notaire stating that they wish to withdraw from the sale citing reasons which perhaps include the removal of the cooker which was meant to be included (according to them) You then appear ,at that point ie a month before the act is due to be signed , think that the notaire should have handed over the 10% deposit to you.  The notaire ,on the other hand tells you that the purchasers may in fact change their mind and buy your house, turning up on the day of the signing. He advises you to continue with having the electricity cut off etcetc because if they do not proceed with the sale they could use that as an excuse for not signing. Have I got this correct so far ? At this point in time do you start this topic on this forum? Up until now you have suffered no loss according to law. You will only suffer loss when the contract agreed between you and the purchaser is not completed Therefore it is only when the purchaser fails to sign the final act and fails to pay over the sum due that they are in breach of contract , not a month before a week before or a day before. They would also have the right to state that you had not fulfilled  your part of the contract so were pulling out (could possible cite any number of reasons) , and gone to court to have their deposit returned. So all in all the notaire and the advocats were quite correct in their advice to you.in my opinion.

You as the potential purchaser can ask for any clause you wish to be inserted, but the vendor must agree to this clause by signing the compromis.Whether the vendor would sign is a total guess unless you discuss that with them before the compromis is drawn up.  

SD ,do not let a good rant be spoiled by facts. We all know that the police sit on their backsides, drinking tea, hasle the innocent motorists instead of catching real criminals ,tell lies, and are racist. That is why the prisons are overflowing with people who have done nothing [:D]