Ksh

Hi there I hope someone can help with (what may be) a really stupid question. Having fell in love with the country we have finally decided to take the plunge and buy. The problem is that we have the finances to buy a run-down or wreck of a property outright and could renovate in stages (we have done this before in the UK)but, my husband being the impatient sort, wants to live the dream now so we have considered paying more for a property with less work, if any, to do. However, this option would probably mean a french mortgage and i would like to know if anyone can tell me exactly what paperwork we would need to take with us, ie for income proof, credit check/references as we will be taking a couple of months looking for the house,renting whilst there, and ideally i'd like to have the correct paperwork with us if possible Hope someone can help KSB