Steve

Sounds like a good idea, kiss & make up? I have a couple of plans, thanks to all for your inputs L8R Steve

Thanks Derek Maybe somebody will give some sensible feedback? I was dubious about buying at first but my wife loved it & the heart overcame the head. We live & learn, or perhaps not! cheers Steve

Well aren't we a nice lot, judge prosecutor & jury all in one. Having already been through the French judicial system to the tune of 20,000 euros in costs & lost earnings for matters I will not go into here, I try now to find as much information as possible before putting my hand in my pocket again. I admit, I tend to trust people and therefore believed that the contract I had with the farmer & that of the previous owners would be ok, this limited the time the farmer had use of the land to less than 12 months, an arrangement which I had on my land rental to farmers in the UK which denied permanent rights to the land as the agreement is not continuous. The reason I wanted to take the land back 2 years ago was to let a young farmer in the village use it as he had just got married & was setting up, I was ok with the agreement until then, as I believed it was my land and I would have the right to rent it to whom I choose after giving suitable notice. I have already taken advice & been told that in a court case (at the moment) I would lose. This is unacceptable, The property's value is now reduced as I would have to inform any potential buyer that he can own but not have the right to use the land he would be purchasing, enough to scare anybody off! I am not trying to apportion blame for the sake of it, but if you pay considerable fees to these people surely you are paying for a service, if  it is their responsibility to find these things out & bring it to the attention of the buyer and they do not, then they have not fulfilled their contract and are therefore negligent, "buyer beware" or any other latin phrase, should not enter into it I am not "bleating" on this forum, I was asking a question and for advice, I thought that was the purpose of the Forum?  obviously I was mistaken, I find your reply rude & argumentative, I will not trouble you again. Steve  

Rather argumentative but thanks for the advice I am not interested in the money, I have the resources to manage any amount of land, the financial aspect is not a question, it is the principal here. This is land which I purchased believeing I had the right to do with it as I pleased within the constraints of French policies & environmental issues. It turns out I have purchased land for somebody else to have. Is the Notaire ultimately responsible for not finding out this information?

Hi All A little advice/assistance needed pls. Approx 4-5 years ago we purchased a property near Perigueux, the house had previously been a holiday home & has 7.5 hectares of woods & meadow with it. The previous owners (English) had a written agreement with the nearest Farmer that he could cut & take hay from the meadow in exchange for keeping an eye on the house when it was empty. We were advised to carry on this agreement which we did, a couple of years ago we were offered some wood for the fire as rental in exchange for the field from another farmer, I put this to the first Farmer who said he would do the same. Three years later he has not given us any wood and we said we wanted to terminate the agreement, to which he said "I have cut this land since 1967, and when I die my son will cut it!" Until this point we had a very pleasant relationship with our Farming neighbours. It turns out that the Farmer has the right to use our land, and has it in various agreements with the ministry of agriculture which pays him grants. on top of the 60+ boules he gets each year off our field for free! My question is this: on purchasing the house should "searches" have been made by the Notaire/Immobilier that would have highlighted this problem? if so who is responsible? Had I known someone had the right to the land I was purchasing I wouldn't have gone near it! I can now not even keep a horse on my own land if I wanted to! This Farmer is notorious in the village over the years for offering to cut & look after foreigners land & then claiming the right to it. How do you get rid of this peasant!? it is not about money or rental we just want our land back! Any advice gratefully received. Cheers Steve    

Would Pud/John who posted the  topic below please email me as I think it was removed. Sorry for any inconvenience Cheers Steve   Posted By: pud in French Satellite TV, French Internet and Telephone in France Subject: Re: Sky + and Sky HD Boxes View the complete topic at: http://www.completefrance.com/cs/forums/1117855/ShowPost.aspx  

I've asked a couple, and they were astounded that such a thing as a home service for paint repairs existed! As usual the 21st century takes so long to reach here! L8R Steve

Cheers for the reply I too have trawled around but found nowt, perhaps I should start a business? Although first time here, I've been a member of other forums for a long time & am well aware of how they work, thanks for your comments though. Cheers steve  

Bad form replying to your own post but come on guys a simple no would do? or doesn't anyone take pride in the cars appearance over here? Cheers Steve

Hi Does anybody know of any company in France that does mobile stone chip repairs at your home, or something similar? Cheers steve