helene

depends where you are... but having done so much research in this area you are looking at between 400 (most likely) and 600 euros (top end would need a really good finish) a month from early October through to Mid April.

further to teejay recommendation did you know with burgundyfriends.co.uk you have to pay, burgundypulse.com is free and i found more members in department 58 than i did on burgundyfriends

have seen posts on other burgundy related forums about the company liz took to court, pm me if you want the link

We have now received all our Devis, all the artisans have had detailed plans and are covering all the work we need. What are peoples experiences with a complete renovation for contingency costs? The devis have pretty much eaten into our contingency budgets so keen to hear from people on their own experiences e.g. whether they ended up being X over or slap on budget.

i've signed up - as you say great forum and great to be able to post a classified for free!

my partner and I are not married but will be jointly buying a property... does anyone know what additional paperwork we need the noatire so far all i can find is the Tontine, which means if one of us dies the other gets the property without any additional people being entitled to a share, however my research shows the surviving owner may pay 60% inheritance tax? thx

we are looking for an architect to help with submission of plans to get our permis de construcrie. can anyone recommend a good architect?

we are looking for a rental from 5th May to 8th June or ideally 22nd June. MUST have wifi internet access... please send me a PM if you think you have a property. only 1 bedroom needed, no pets, no children and we even bring our own bedding and towels ;) thx.

looking for a furnished property to let, ideally from May to end of the year. Minimum 2 bedroom cottage, close to amenities. both professionals, non smokers and no pets. please email me if you have something thx helen

anyone have any suggestions on where to start looking for a longterm let in bourgogne? looking for places in all departments except the saone et loire. minimum 2 bedroom detached property thanks

thanks for the suggestions and thoughts....

we will be coming up to Brittany for a few months as part of a tour of France in search of a place to settle. can anyone suggest any large towns in Brittany with expat(uk/english speaking) families? we are looking for a town with schools near by, bars, market culture. although we will ease into french living, it would be great to have a uk family/community network to help us along the way. thanks helen

i was surprised by the 25-44 age group - apart from the Alps where are this age group? i am late 20's and in France and only ever seem to meet pensioners living fulltime in france! if you are under 40 - where do you live? h x

thanks all... we are in the haute savoie at the moment - but the property market is crazier than england! we are heading off to burgundy for a few months in the new year - morvan park area when i said family focussed, i was looking for towns which have a few expat families in - not so much things to do for kids as i appreciate the difference between UK & France in this area. just looking to arrive at an area where there will be a few people in our age group to help with the transition easier basically we are a young couple looking to settle in france but dont want to be in an area where there is nothing but retired couples :) we are looking to settle in a small town or village just want the people there :) xx

not looking for loads of people, just a few brits to make the transition easier! we are going to be based near moulins engilbert in morvan - but have car so plan to travel around areas must have adsl will be signing up to burgundy friends in the new year...hopefully there will be some events on while we are in burgundy