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For a simple sole what is an area that is family focused[8-)]

Really sad person or what I bet you hang about supermarket car parks and talk to anyone with a british numberplate  car

You have assumed that Zeb wants to know how much they charge so he/she can compare service Perhaps it is for an entirely different reason that Zeb asks the question.I gave Zeb the answer that was asked for.Why feel the need to elaborate with your own thoughts on hand holding services when that was not the question 

VEF charge 4500 pounds plus VAT( from their own info) for their service plus they charge their agent in France approx 2400€ a month for their introductions .Others are in the region of 2000 pounds

Perhaps a bit of a coincidence but on another forum renters as described ie 2 adults 3 children are complaining about their rental accomodation and are seeking advice  about not paying any more for their rental.

Presuming your caravan was in your garden or nearby I can understand why the insurance coy will not pay out Did you leave a TV/DVD, three piece suite etc in your caravan you say you were storing items in it It is not a storage shed these items should have been in your house I leave very little in the caravan when not in use but if I was away on holiday that would be a different matter and I would then expect to be paid out if someone broke in and stole say the TV

I would have thought that the Australion tax form were in English but who know And as for ever having seen one no I have never been to Australia

We have travelled back and forth to Spain from France and have never been stopped let alone asked for any documents for the dogs but if you have the new style european pet passport with up to date rabies that is all you need

[quote user="micky.p."] hello , thanks for your reply , we are wanting both  and are based in deux serves. what i am wanting is the old orignal flagstone , which i didnt state correctly. there is a person on anglo file who has 21 m sq  or 25 as she is not sure, she will send you pictures , but is wanting 50 euros per sq m , and you have to collect them .thanks and keep in touch. [/quote]   That is cheap 100 euros a square metre and 100 euros a square metre for laying them is the going rate

We have had an enquiry from some people who wish to rent gite for next summer We take dogs but they have 5 they wish to bring We normally do not charge for dogs but it is usually only 1 perhaps 2 never 5 What do we do Refuse the booking Accept the booking Accept but charge an extra 250 euros per week Accept as above ie 250 euros and also increase security deposit to 1000 euros   I am inclined to not accept the booking if that is my decision are there any gite owners prepared to take 5 dogs and I will pass their details on

If he was on site I dont know why he could not have returned your security deposit when you were leaving. Suspect that there is little you can do about it,except tell your friends . Our neighbours always return deposit when guests are leaving after a quick inspection,and would not dream of withholding money because of bin bags  

The ready made up crepi should not be applied straight onto block walls the lines show thro and if you try and put it on thick to cover the joints it just cracks I know been their done it.you will need a concrete undercoat You can after that put in on with a roller or paint brush  

If she follows the other passengers then she hopefully will arrive in the baggage hall there is no customs as such just the douinas  who want to see your passport then it is out into arrivals hall There is free parking for half an hour otherwise you pay, huge car parks so no problems parking ,just remember to take your ticket with you and pay in the terminal building before you go back to the car Do a search for bordeaux airport which gives all the info on parking

Try the internet http://www.priceminister.com/auto-moto   One site but plenty more for getting a discount  but the main dealer may give you the same

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Your tax forms will not arrive you will need to go to your local impots next year to get a form after that they will send them out automatically   You may also have to register your gite business but not sure about that someone else will be more knowledgable about that

Why not hire a car from Angouleme and drop it off at the airport,mind you I do not know how you would get from Confolens to Angouleme to pick the car up.One of the major difficulties of staying in rural france very little if any public transport.

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How about this one/ Hello we have been seen your property and are thinking of coming to stay for one or two weeks in September.from 9th Please can you clarify a few things : There would be my husband and myself with our baby daughter. Would we get a low occupancy reduction on our booking?indeed what is your best price as it seems to vary from site to site.what offers are available? How warm is the weather normally in September? We would want our daughter in a separate bedroom but in a cot.is there enough room. Would a baby listener work in the property. We are vegetarian and our baby daughter is allergic to eggs where could you recommend we eat? How long would it take for us to drive from the nearest ferry port? How far are the nearest shops/restaurants/Towns? how many share the pool? Could you provide ,cot high chair etc We hope to hear from you soon   It appears genuine however most of the questions asked are already on the advert

But you just end up with whitish pointing

[quote user="jonboy"]As a roofer with 20 years experience, I've never heard of flexotweal, so unless it is something French I'd give it a miss. Personally I'd replace the broken tile and see what happens, if it doesn't leak you've got a winner. Jonboy[/quote]   See this http://www.n-schilling.com/scriptsasp/fiche_comm.asp?id=1290

Why do people think immediatly that  you are being ripped off.The installer is perfectly correct that Sky digiboxes should be left on all the time to receive upgrades such as new channels being added etc However if you do have to switch it off for a considerable period you may have either to wait ,sometimes up to a day for all the channels to reapear or as someone else has said do a forced download

Maybe the French artisans have got it wrong but our neighbours barn convertion has been repointed using Parex Monodecor GTP and also english neighbours have had the same done with a different company .Generally speaking  artisans put in on with a special mixer and compressor (not a cement mixer) however I have repointed the interior using the same stuff mixing it in a bucket with a whisk ( like you would mix plaster) Very easy to use no need to worry about  different sands cements and mixes you chose the colour buy as much as you need mix a batch put in on mix another batch etc etc it always comes out the same colour You can stop and come back weeks later etc.So what it is a bit more expensive than faffing about with sand cement getting right proportions  it is far easier ,and the big advantage you buy the colour you want not just boring or not quite right white I do not recomend mixing in a cement mixer unless there happens to be several of you doing the job you cannot use a cement mixer load on your own without it going off

[quote user="beryl"] Apologies if I am being very dim. But would rather be safe than sorry with my first tax return. Understood the above which affects us.Can I ask for some clarification on these points please.  Page 3 - Do we need to fill in the section "Pensions, retraites" etc also? Page 2 Situations Particulieres at P and F , there is mention of pensions ( military or accident at work) for invalidity less than 40 percent , if we meet that criteria or is that for French pensions rather than foriegn ones? Finally, though I requested the form for foriegn income (sorry forgotten it) they forgot to send us one, is it possible to download one?   [/quote]   No you complete form 2047K and then transfer the result to TI on the main form If you have no other income that is the only part you complete and yes the form is available to download

Our French neighbours have a gite Last year 2004 was their first year.Apart from one set of guests who washed the white towels with something pink/red no problems That was 12 seperate clients This year so far 6 clients/ 1st set Brand new washing machine broken beyond repair and pouffe split in two Stuffed the pouffe into a bin bag and didnt say a thing 2nd set No problems 3rd set Kept leaving books bits of paper etc round the swimming pool paper ended up in pool clogging up skimmers,variety of peas bits of bread biscuits found floating in pool Left gite filthy took 4 of us 5 hours to clean it. 4th set Dogs dug holes in garden which they did not bother to fill in and a couple of glasses broken which they did not mention,children aged 5 and 7 found in swimming pool with no supervision despite parents being told that this was not allowed ,happened on at least 2 occassions.   5th set no problems 6th are still here