islandhopper

We live in the Republic of Ireland, have 3 lurcher dogs, a camper van, we grow our own potatoes, and we have a house in France.....BUT we are English. We moved to Ireland 9 years ago because the English beauraucrats kept asking us for our hard earned money.  Possibly one of the reasons the Irish are buying in France is the massive increase in house prices in and around the cities here.  Also the fact that people could buy (and did buy) houses in Ireland for 5,000 punts 15 years ago (that's why we have 2 here) and could now be worth 120,00 euro enabling them to raise money.  There has also been heavy advertising on buying properties in France and Croatia via conventions held here regularly.  Also, not to mention the fact that the Irish have no residential Council Tax or Water Rates, which all adds to disposible income.  Horse drawn carriages and caravans have not noticeably increased in value, so the owners of such will not, we feel, be seeking properties in France!