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Hi, I hope someone can provide some advice. My wife and I are considering purchasing a 'town house' in a medium sized town (40,000 inhabitants) in the South of France. Our plan was to rent it, long term, unfurnished, until we are in a position to live there, perhaps 10 or 12 years. We found our house, had it surveyed and agreed a price etc. All was going fine until we met with our English based, French qualified solicitor. He advised us that it can be very difficult to evict tenants, even if they stop paying the rent. I am sure this is good advice but I wonder how common a problem this is? I realise people can probably only give anecdotal evidence, but what experiences do people have? Many thanks, Dave.

Hi, I hope someone can provide some advice. My wife and I are considering purchasing a 'town house' in a medium sized town (40,000 inhabitants) in the South of France. Our plan was to rent it, long term, unfurnished, until we are in a position to live there, perhaps 10 or 12 years. We found our house, had it surveyed and agreed a price etc. All was going fine until we met with our English based, French qualified solicitor. He advised us that it can be very difficult to evict tenants, even if they stop paying the rent. I am sure this is good advice but I wonder how common a problem this is? I realise people can probably only give anecdotal evidence, but what experiences do people have? Many thanks, Dave.