Graham Woolf

Thank you all for your replies - it has certainly given us encouragement and yes we will some capital behind us for those unforseen events. All we need to do now is find our dream house !!! Graham

Hi Opalienne Thanks for the prompt reply. We are hoping to buy something in the Gap/Embrun area of the French Alps with 2/3 bedrooms and not very much land with a budget of about 150,000 - 200,000 euros. Having done quite a lot of research this seems feasible ( but maybe again we are being unrealistic) but we are going out in May to have a look. As regards standard of living - as long as we can eat, feed, heat and clothe ourselves and have the occasional holiday that would do !! Graham 

Hi My wife and I are hoping to take the plunge and retire to France later this year, having got fed up with the daily 9 to 5 grind. We are in the fortunate position of being able to buy a house outright but we would have a pension of about 2000 euros a month to live on. Can anyone advise me whether this sounds reasonable or are our dreams unrealistic. Thanks Graham