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Hi I assume you are talking about France ? I think you need to quote more precise information on this. My experience is that French prices in general are very stable. Normally, desirable houses appreciate by at least + 3% per year come what may. Rarely, they appreciate by up to 10% in very desirable areas. Of course that is an average. I guess you are talking about 2nd homes ? And purchased in areas that are great for holidays, but not having good communications or local job opportunities. Problem there is : The initial low cost reflects low local desirability Resale relies on other 2nd home owners buying, and most of Europe has a depressed property market (which influences the 2nd home market) I was involved in this market in the late 80's - early 90's, and the holiday home market in Europe dived when prices dropped and interest rates rocketed (and we are talking 16+%) Something to think about when buying : Why is this wonderful property so cheap ? Answer = it is of no interest to local French buyers ? An article from Nomad maybe worth reading : http://www.the-languedoc-page.com/articles/languedoc-articles43.htm   Bonne chance   Peter                    

Hi I've updated my list of summer 2006 flights into Languedoc (http://www.the-languedoc-page.com/tourism/languedoc-tourism-air.htm ): To From Airline Avignon Southampton Flybe Barcelona Amsterdam Air Berlin Barcelona Amsterdam Transavia Barcelona Amsterdam Vueling Barcelona Austrian cities Air Berlin Barcelona Basel-Mulhouse Easyjet Barcelona Belfast Thomsonfly Barcelona Belfast Jet2 Barcelona Berlin Easyjet Barcelona Billund Sterling Barcelona Birmingham Thomsonfly Barcelona Bratislava Sky Europe Barcelona Bristol Easyjet Barcelona Brussels Virgin Express Barcelona Brussels Vueling Barcelona Bucharest Blue Air Barcelona Budapest Sky Europe Barcelona Budapest Wizzair Barcelona Cardiff Thomsonfly Barcelona Cologne-Bonn Germanwings Barcelona Copenhagen Sterling Barcelona Dortmund Easyjet Barcelona Edinburgh Flyglobespan Barcelona Gatwick Easyjet Barcelona Gatwick Thomsonfly Barcelona Geneva Easyjet Barcelona German cities Air Berlin Barcelona Glasgow Thomsonfly Barcelona Glasgow Flyglobespan Barcelona Glasgow Air Scotland Barcelona Gothenburg Sterling Barcelona Helsinki Sterling Barcelona Helsinki Air Berlin Barcelona Italian cities Meridiana Barcelona Italian cities Vueling Barcelona Katowice Wizzair Barcelona Krakow Sky Europe Barcelona Leeds Thomsonfly Barcelona Leeds Jet2 Barcelona Liverpool Easyjet Barcelona Liverpool Thomsonfly Barcelona Luton Easyjet Barcelona Luton Thomsonfly Barcelona Manchester Thomsonfly Barcelona Manchester Monarch Barcelona Newcastle Easyjet Barcelona Newcastle Thomsonfly Barcelona Nottingham Thomsonfly Barcelona Oslo Sterling Barcelona Paris Vueling Barcelona Riga Air Baltic Barcelona Riga Estonian Air Barcelona Salzburg Sky Europe Barcelona Spanish cities Vueling Barcelona Stansted Easyjet Barcelona Stansted Air Berlin Barcelona Stockholm Sterling Barcelona Stockholm Fly Nordic Barcelona Stuttgart Germanwings Barcelona Swiss cities Air Berlin Barcelona Teeside Thomsonfly Carcassonne Charleroi Ryanair Carcassonne Dublin Ryanair Carcassonne Nottingham Ryanair Carcassonne Stansted Ryanair Girona Birmingham Thomsonfly Girona Blackpool Ryanair Girona Bournemouth Ryanair Girona Brussels JetOnly Girona Cardiff Thomsonfly Girona Charleroi Ryanair Girona Doncaster Thomsonfly Girona Dublin Ryanair Girona Dusseldorf Ryanair Girona Eindhoven Ryanair Girona Florence Ryanair Girona Frankfurt Hahn Ryanair Girona Gatwick Thomsonfly Girona Glasgow Thompsonfly Girona Karlsruhe Baden Ryanair Girona Liverpool Ryanair Girona Luton Ryanair Girona Luton Thomsonfly Girona Manchester Thomsonfly Girona Milan Ryanair Girona Newcastle Thomsonfly Girona Nottingham Ryanair Girona Prestwick Ryanair Girona Rome Ryanair Girona Rotterdam Transavia Girona Shannon Ryanair Girona Stansted Ryanair Girona Stockholm Ryanair Girona Teeside Thomsonfly Girona Venice Ryanair Lyon Bournemouth Thomsonfly Lyon Coventry Thomsonfly Lyon Doncaster Thomsonfly Lyon Dublin Aer Lingus Lyon Heathrow BA Lyon Heathrow BMI baby Lyon Stansted Easyjet Lyon Marakesh Atlas Blue Marseille Cologne-Bonn Hapag Lloyd Express Marseille Dublin Aer Lingus Marseille Gatwick BA Marseille Gatwick Easyjet Marseille Prestwick Ryanair Montpellier Casablanca Air Horizons Montpellier Copenhagen Sterling Montpellier Frankfurt Hahn Ryanair Montpellier Gatwick BA Montpellier Oslo Norwegian Montpellier Oslo Sterling Montpellier Stansted Ryanair Montpellier Stockholm Sterling Nimes Charleroi Ryanair Nimes Liverpool Ryanair Nimes Luton Ryanair Nimes Nottingham Ryanair Perpignan Birmingham Flybe Perpignan Manchester BMI baby Perpignan Southampton Flybe Perpignan Stansted Ryanair Reus Coventry Thomsonfly Rodez Stansted Ryanair St Etienne Stansted Ryanair Toulon Brussels JetOnly Toulon Brussels Virgin Express Toulon Rotterdam Transavia Toulon Stansted Ryanair Toulouse Birmingham Flybe Toulouse Bristol Flybe Toulouse Dublin Aer Lingus Toulouse Gatwick BA Toulouse Gatwick Easyjet Toulouse Hamburg Germanwings Toulouse Manchester BMI baby Toulouse Marakesh Atlas Blue   I'm happy to add any omissions you spot.   Peter  

Hi I knew about the dangers of raisins and grapes. From memory, it is something in the pips that dogs intestines can't digest. The problem is that our dog loves grapes & raisins. We always walk him in the vines near our house and, from August - October , it is difficult to stop him vanishing to eat whole bunches of grapes from the vines.  But without ill effects, apparently. Peter    

Hi   just worth saying that we live on the edge of the village, and suffer from voltage drop during times of peak demand.   And Xmas (especially when cold) is one of the times when we notice it. Some of these symptoms last happened Xmas 2004 :   Electric kettle) Very slow Microwave) Almost non operative, but all right now (are they very sensitive to voltage ?) PC) Would not boot up – kept restarting the boot cycle Washing m/c) kept stopping during the heating phase Oven clock) becomes unreadably dim Toaster) does not eject   And before I start WW3, the appliances were sourced from UK, Sweden, Belgium and France so this is nothing to do with UK voltages or cycles !   Peter

Hi This is a difficult question. Is the pain eased by temperature, or low humidity. In fact UK is surprisingly warm, but rather humid. The French Atlantic coast has quite high humidity (and higher rainfall than most of UK), and is only truly warm June - September. It can be colder than UK November to February. It may be worth reading this article : http://www.the-languedoc-page.com/articles/languedoc-articles42.htm Bonne chance   Peter      

Hi We've always found this restaurant very good : http://www.laroseblanche.fr The set meals start at Euro 25. About the same as a buffet breakfast in a UK airport hotel ! Peter  

Hi Snow ? That white stuff they get up North ? But I think Opas should tell us their overnight temperatures ! It is pretty chilly I think. Real time temperatures http://www.the-languedoc-page.com/languedoc/languedoc-weather-now.htm   Peter    

[quote user="dave"] My wife and i are looking to purchase a b/b in any area of france.Can anyboby recommend an area that can/would give all year round business??. Secondly does anybody know anybody that is looking to sell a b/b?? Any help would be helpfull Thanks[:D] [/quote] I guess all the year round is Paris ? Best compromise is Calais, a spa town, or an area with winter sports + summer hiking etc. Peter      

Hi here is an interesting chart of current temps : http://maps.wunderground.com/data/images/i_fr_st.gif Peter      

Hi I've updated the list to reflect the announcements for summer 2006 : http://www.the-languedoc-page.com/tourism/languedoc-tourism-air.htm To From Airline Avignon Southampton Flybe Barcelona Basel-Mulhouse Easyjet Barcelona Belfast Thomsonfly Barcelona Berlin Easyjet Barcelona Billund Sterling Barcelona Birmingham Thomsonfly Barcelona Bristol Easyjet Barcelona Brussels Virgin Express Barcelona Cardiff Thomsonfly Barcelona Cologne-Bonn Germanwings Barcelona Copenhagen Sterling Barcelona Dortmund Easyjet Barcelona Gatwick Easyjet Barcelona Gatwick Thomsonfly Barcelona Geneva Easyjet Barcelona Glasgow Thomsonfly Barcelona Gothenburg Sterling Barcelona Helsinki Sterling Barcelona Leeds Thomsonfly Barcelona Liverpool Easyjet Barcelona Liverpool Thomsonfly Barcelona Luton Easyjet Barcelona Luton Thomsonfly Barcelona Manchester Thomsonfly Barcelona Newcastle Easyjet Barcelona Newcastle Thomsonfly Barcelona Nottingham Thomsonfly Barcelona Oslo Sterling Barcelona Stansted Easyjet Barcelona Stockholm Sterling Barcelona Stuttgart Germanwings Barcelona Teeside Thomsonfly Carcassonne Charleroi Ryanair Carcassonne Dublin Ryanair Carcassonne Liverpool Ryanair Carcassonne Nottingham Ryanair Carcassonne Stansted Ryanair Girona Birmingham Thomsonfly Girona Blackpool Ryanair Girona Bournemouth Ryanair Girona Brussels JetOnly Girona Cardiff Thomsonfly Girona Charleroi Ryanair Girona Doncaster Thomsonfly Girona Dublin Ryanair Girona Dusseldorf Ryanair Girona Eindhoven Ryanair Girona Florence Ryanair Girona Frankfurt Hahn Ryanair Girona Gatwick Thomsonfly Girona Glasgow Thompsonfly Girona Karlsruhe Baden Ryanair Girona Liverpool Ryanair Girona Luton Ryanair Girona Luton Thomsonfly Girona Manchester Thomsonfly Girona Milan Ryanair Girona Newcastle Thomsonfly Girona Nottingham Ryanair Girona Prestwick Ryanair Girona Rome Ryanair Girona Rotterdam Transavia Girona Shannon Ryanair Girona Stansted Ryanair Girona Stockholm Ryanair Girona Teeside Thomsonfly Girona Venice Ryanair Marseille Cologne-Bonn Hapag Lloyd Express Marseille Dublin Aer Lingus Marseille Gatwick BA Marseille Gatwick Easyjet Marseille Prestwick Ryanair Montpellier Casablanca Air Horizons Montpellier Copenhagen Sterling Montpellier Frankfurt Hahn Ryanair Montpellier Gatwick BA Montpellier Oslo Norwegian Montpellier Oslo Sterling Montpellier Stansted Ryanair Montpellier Stockholm Sterling Nimes Charleroi Ryanair Nimes Liverpool Ryanair Nimes Luton Ryanair Nimes Nottingham Ryanair Perpignan Birmingham Flybe Perpignan Manchester BMI baby Perpignan Southampton Flybe Perpignan Stansted Ryanair Reus Coventry Thomsonfly Rodez Stansted Ryanair St Etienne Stansted Ryanair Toulon Brussels JetOnly Toulon Brussels Virgin Express Toulon Rotterdam Transavia Toulon Stansted Ryanair Toulouse Birmingham Flybe Toulouse Bristol Flybe Toulouse Dublin Aer Lingus Toulouse Gatwick BA Toulouse Gatwick Easyjet Toulouse Hamburg Germanwings Toulouse Manchester BMI baby Toulouse Marakesh Atlas Blue     I'm happy to update it if anyone spots omissions or finds newer info. Peter

Hi I have recently had a sky dish + digibox installed. I get all the UK terrestrial channels + some UK freeview channels without any subscription. I also get a lot of shopping / religious / foreign language stuff ! Peter        

Hi I think if you search older postings for the name Washy, you will get a lot of detail on this. Washy was also registering a LR with gas conversion.   Peter  

Hi The day the new software was launched, I said : " Can't see view posts since your last visit". Someone replied and said click on "not read". Thing is if I see a question on rare poultry breeds in Brittany - I don't click. Not this time or next time, and certainly not the time after that. OK, I may be a bit unusual : I don't want any email responses - I've got enough of those ! Is there something I've missed ? It is a standard option and standard on pretty well all of the "off the shelf forums", including my own. It is sad, since I'm coming to the decision that LF forum is becoming too difficult to visit. Peter        

Hi it is chilly here, too. But Dec 1999 was colder.   Peter  

Hi Unfurnished leases give very powerful rights to the tenant : if they don't pay it is very difficult to expulse them. The furnished lease is less regulated than unfurnished.   If you pm me I can send you draft leases as word docs. Peter  

Hi An interesting guide to this here : http://www.satelliteforcaravans.co.uk/ It gives advice for caravanners in retuning parabols at each stop !   Peter      

Isn't the problem that many see France through the rose tinted spectacles they wear on holiday ? The memory plays tricks and focusses, perhaps, on sitting in the shade on a hot summers day eating a perfect meal. When I'm working in UK, many have said "it must be fantastic being on holiday all the time". My response is : No, it is just like living here, but with warmer summers; I still have to paint the window frames, mow the lawn, get the car serviced, go to the supermarket and deal with the taxman. And that is how I see it. Not better or worse, but slightly different.   Peter        

Hi I've got a rather long extension (upstairs, round two doors, etc.) phone socket wired with cheap telephone wire. And the ADSL works fine. I've got an extension lead so that I can work in the garden in summer. This time, I bought a 50m ADSL specific wire. Works just the same. But, I'm thinking wifi is the way to go ?   Peter        

Hi I'm not a lawyer, but am pretty certain, legally, you will have to pay rent for the three months notice period, unless you can come to an agreement with the owner. Given the costs and delays of legal action, he may well be happy reach an agreement.    Peter  

Hi   I miss the option "posts since your last visit" ............ or have I missed something ?   Peter  

Hi 100 supporters ? I'll keep well away ! The shuttle meets each flight and stops at Nimes railway station. I'm not sure the bus will take 100, though. In any event, the airport is close to town, say 10 mins, and taxis would be around Euro 20. I'm not sure there will be enough taxis to take the overflow, but they are in phone / radio contact and can bring more in. Trains to Montpellier are about every 15 minutes and take about 40 minutes. Montpellier station is adjacent to the bus terminal and also has a tram stop. Montpellier travel info is here : http://www.montpellier-city.com/lien/transport.php Bonne chance Peter    

Hi just worth saying that EDF will buy your surplus electricity. Peter  

[quote]Yes The Vendee is a destination growing in popularity. I service the pools for the camping sites throughout the Vendee coast and there is more and more every year.I would say that this is a very good ...[/quote] Hendo ........ have you not heard of Languedoc ? I've got some interesting world weather stats here : http://tlp.netfirms.com/climate.htm and this is a useful chart of French sunshine hours : Toulon probably has the highest hours of sunshine followed by Cote d'azur and East Languedoc. Nimes has the historic highest temperatures in France.  Peter  

Hi just worth saying that if drawing up your own plans, they need to reflect your local planning rules. In particular, positioning on plot, choice of materials, colours, roof pitch, can vary. And houses over a certain size need plans to be prepared by an architect.  Peter    

Hi most shopping sites have terms & conditions listed somewhere. Many ask  you to click that you have read them before finalising the order. Is it worth checking the site for terms & conditions ? They may be rather hidden and in very small print ! Peter