Derkins

Thanks will give it a go....

My husband is in Nice installing a new kitchen and h is having difficulties with the electrics and plumbing, is there an electrician and plumber that live near to Nice that could visit, I can't find one via the web. If there is, please call my husband on +44 7887 993479. Thanks....

My husband is in Nice installing a new kitchen and h is having difficulties with the electrics and plumbing, is there an electrician and plumber that live near to Nice that could visit, I can't find one via the web. If there is, please call my husband on +44 7887 993479. Thanks....

We are thinking of moving to France but our son has just been diagnosed with Angelman Syndrome, he will need medical support such as physio, occupational and speech therapy and will need to go to a special needs school for learning difficulties.  Does anyone have any advice they could give us, ie. do you think we are mad to contemplate it, our knowledge of french is not good! Are there anyother families out there who have children with this syndrome in France?

Thanks for the new number, will give it a go...... Derkins

I need to arrange for our electric supply to be turned on in our new apartment, I have a number for EDF but it is an automated service which is so fast I can't understand it!, then it cuts me off - how can I arrange to turn it on, the number is - 0810 06 06 00, can anyone help? 

Thanks, are there any problems with the water supply connections for the dishwasher?

I want to bring over a dishwasher, elec oven, hob & extractor, will they all work in France? Thanks

We are driving from Calais to Nice via Reims/Lyon and need to stop off at a large store to buy kitchen sink/taps, shower screen & bathroom fittings, any help as to the best place would be greatly received.  I don't think ikea do shower screens? Thanks

Planning on moving out near to Limoges in January at 5 months pregnant and it is worrying me about giving birth with very little french language at the moment, can anyone let me know their experiences good & bad.  Should I wait and move there after the birth?

We were near St Cyprien, also near Perigeaux.  Maybe my husband was beeing too french and needed a bath!

Thanks, can you recommend any better places to live, what about near Limoges?

I recently visited the Dordogne and was suprised to see so many flys, is this normall all year round or is it a seasonal thing, it has really put us off buying there...

I recently visited the Dordogne and was suprised to see so many flys, is this normall all year round or is it a seasonal thing, it has really put us off buying there...

I need to buy a sat nav for my car with French maps, is it cheaper to buy it in France? do they do TomTom sat navs? where is the best place to buy them?

Regading location, apart from close to transport links, tourist attractions, restaurants, shops etc, is there anything else that is really important?

From your experiences, what are the top 5 requirements for a successful gite complex?

Thanks to all those who have emailed me, I am stunned to see how many gites there are for sale, is there something I don't know - why is everyone selling up - is it a bad time to be buying one??

Is there anyone selling their gite complex privately? We are looking for a 4 bed family house plus 2 or 3 gites in a good non isolated location between Limoges and Toulouse. Let me know if you are selling....

    Any feedback greatly received....

Thanks for your feedback, I'm glad to hear positive things about Limoges, most agents slag it off for being too wet and damp and out of the hub.  We are coming to visit the area more soon so will be looking at gite properties for sale, I agree having people in your house day and night will soon start to grate, at least gites is only one day a week to work....

Thanks guy and gals for your comments, definately food for thought! We don't have a mortgage and would prefer to swop our 3 bed house in the UK for something nicer with a better quality of life (ie. seeing each other during the day) therefore running gites would be something to keep our brains going and to help us pay the running costs.  So it sounds as if this would be perfect for us.  I am new to this forum and can see I will learn alot from all your experience!  Next step find an area that would suit us & the business - off to search the web again!

Thats helpful, we are thinking of moving near to Jumilhac, anyone in this area who could let me know what its like living there day to day?

We are thinking of moving to the Dordogne, some agents have told me this week to avoid it like the plauge as too many english, oversaturated market and prices are starting to fall as the english are moving back to UK - is this really true???

Whats the weather like in that area, is it damp and wet like some agents have told me?