Peter....I would like to say that THE REAL estate agents in France are very proffessional and efficient.Some of the English support teams appear to have arrived on the scene and appear to have the idea that selling property in France is an easy job.I do not have this idea! When a client expresses interest in a property the agent needs to know the answers to all the questions...what surrounds the house...how far from shops...what structral condition the property is in...what style of house it is...what is in the garden.....hopw many rooms...sizes of...taxes payable...cost of notary fee....what period is the house....and access to several photos.It is mad to expect a client to spend a week or even a few days, flights and hotels...just based on a brief tel call and one exterior photo. But some agents expect this!Explain to me how the brokers come into play....the large companies which are set up in London/England who form associations with several estate agents and placate details/photos of properties of which they have flimsy details and then manage to book rendevous with Estate agents.Very often this process is fruitless because the detail of the original interest has been diluted due to lack of clear facts. I am going to settle in France with the idea of giving to the comunity;participating in what is there and hoping to add to it with my skills.What I do I try to do with panach and to a highest standard possible.Helping people find beautiful homes in just a possability......but I am not a scholar.... My skills lie in cooking and hospitality and that is where I will conentrate.I will not immitate what is already within my area...I will create my own product.