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[quote user="Frenchie"] Still the same ............................. [:@] [:'(] Helllllllllllllllpppppppppppppppp [/quote]   Yes something is wrong,i booked a flight and got a comfirmation no. but as yet not receiced the promised email. When i try to comform flight,says it cannot use data .  

[quote user="Frenchie"] I'm trying to book a flight on Ryanair, but the site stops working as soon as I hit the " confirmer" key, the next pâge is just blank.. Has anyone experienced this too this morning or is it me ?? [blink] [/quote] Oui Been down most of morning, But have just booked for U.K. Keep at it gal.

[quote user="Lucinda"]Friday 23rd May 2008 Restaurant de la Digue 24610 Lac de Gurçon Tel: 05.53.82.11.71 A 3 course meal with 1/4 wine included. During your meal you'll be able to listen to some music rarities from the 60's followed by some of the more familiar tunes to dance the night away. The restaurant is situated on the edge of the Lac de Gurçon close to Villefranche de Lonchat. You can either dine on the terrace overlooking the lac or, if the weather is less than perfect, inside in the well appointed dining room.[/quote]   Is this not a advert And i think its second one.

[quote user="aimless"]Is it more expensive to insure a RH drive car in France than a LH drive car?[/quote] My be wrong, But as far as i remenber they do-not ask. Or they did not me.

[quote user="EcoPower"]Its a fair comment and a fine line between advertising and trying to help which is why I put the link to another website, not our website, which I thought might be acceptable. Obviously not so humble apologies. I will refrain completely in the future and just post general comments. So difficult to know what to do as I truly believe some of these lesser known products would be of great interest to all? Marc [/quote] Is not possible for you to start a newsletter service, Then you are out of the fog,so to speak.

[quote user="powerdesal"]As I said Geoff, I have no problem with it. There does seem to be fine line between a 'www.me' in the strap line and an overt link to a company web site. Either way, it doesn't bother me, in fact it can be (and is) helpful on occasions. edit: I see I was right. Luckily I got the link before it was removed. [/quote] Yes i saved that one for reading later.  But most i ignore

[quote user="powerdesal"]Marc, Whilst I am sure that many of us really appreciate your input on energy matters, do you not think that you are "ever-so-slightly" advertising your own company? Personally, I have no problem with that, but I suspect the mods (or others ) might. [/quote] All forums live with some form of advert. If only on a WWW.me

[quote user="Jane and Danny"] Geoff, There is a nice new (last year) tarmac car park and here are the tarifs http://www.bergerac.aeroport.fr/acces/TARIF_Parking_Aeroport_Bergerac.pdf Danny [/quote] Hi Danny            Just the thing,great help.                 thanking you.

Hi     We have to go to U.K. next week for 5days.     Can you leave your car at the airport? i ask because we have never used Bergerac before.

[quote user="Ron Avery"] ............and when your house floods when the joint/hole/bucket splits what do you tell the insurance? Why try and introduce a UK component to a French system and devalue your house.  All the French systems have a sealed tank, why not just use one of those? [/quote] Do-not sealed tanks leak then? May not, just go [8-)]

[quote user="Anton Redman"]Find an old fashioned ball valve for use in a toilet. Find a strong water container which you would use for storing rain water. You should now have what you need.[/quote] You can get a ball valve from U.K. on the net sent to France then a strong builders bucket,and your away.

[quote user="Paul"] Yes, offer was accepted in November and deposit paid in January.  We are cash buyers and have made that clear, hoping that would get them shifted! Regards,   Paul [/quote] Well it takes sum understanding then,i would just keep pressure on.

[quote user="ams"] Keep on trying, good for the body and !!!!   ams [/quote] Thanking you for your help and encouragement[8-)]

[quote user="Paul"] When we found a lovely house we wanted to buy, the agent advised us that the lady selling was incapable of making decisions, presumably due to a stroke or something similar.  This meant that before the sale of the house could complete the family needed to apply through the courts for power of attorney.  They advised us that this would mean that the sale would take a little longer to go through, up to 3 months.  We are now up to 6 months and we are no further along.  Has anyone come across this situation?  Any ideas of the time scale it might take to complete?  Is there anything we can do to speed things up?  The agent appears to be as frustrated as us, but it is difficult to tell when they are there and we are here in the UK! Would appreciate any comments.  Thanks very much. Paul [/quote] Have you made a offer on this house. Doing that could help to put there minds in gear. The French love argent (money).

[quote user="ams"] When reading a post which is in response to a particular question it is always advisable to read the question first and then the response in that order. Your approach is selective. Do try reading the question and the response before respoding. In fact the last line of my response seems to be invisible to you.   ams [/quote]   I may be thick and old but still trying, so please tell me which post you are answer?[8-)]

Perhaps some-one on the forum could buy it[:(]

[quote user="Pickles"][quote user="martynandsue"]Can any kind soul sort out what it means by being domiciled (in France or UK), specifically in relation to IHT/French succession laws.  My UK Financial Adviser reckons that, even though I and the OH are just about to retire permanently to France, we will not be considered to be domiciled in France and therefore will not be subject to French IHT, but rather to UK IHT.  Is he right?  We will of course be ordinarily resident for tax purposes - he agrees that - but to be subject to French IHT he says we will need to be considered domiciled to France.  He does not agree with Siddalls, with whom we had an initial meeting a few months back and who did not mention domicility (?) rather how French succession and inheritance laws would affect us.[/quote]  There may be (legal) things that you may be able to do in advance of a move to France that may result in an advantageous treatment compared with someone who has lived in France all their life, but for that you will definitely need expert advice - and I have to say that you will need to see a specialist because the average UK financial adviser could not be expected to know about such things. Regards Pickles [/quote] Yes there are Legal things that can be done, But not in U.K. Here in France by a Notaire,and only for none French persons.

[quote user="martynandsue"] Can any kind soul sort out what it means by being domiciled (in France or UK), specifically in relation to IHT/French succession laws.  My UK Financial Adviser reckons that, even though I and the OH are just about to retire permanently to France, we will not be considered to be domiciled in France and therefore will not be subject to French IHT, but rather to UK IHT.  Is he right?  We will of course be ordinarily resident for tax purposes - he agrees that - but to be subject to French IHT he says we will need to be considered domiciled to France.  He does not agree with Siddalls, with whom we had an initial meeting a few months back and who did not mention domicility (?) rather how French succession and inheritance laws would affect us. Martyn    [/quote] Domicile =place of residence So when the time comes (a long time yet we hope) if you are still living in France  French law. But there are ways to put off  IHT till the passing away of the last member of the pair.

[quote user="Tandem_Pilot"]Try it. The worst that should happen is the moderators will 'edit' your post [:)] [/quote] Do it today There on day off[:D]

[quote user="nectarine"]It's probably a very innocent request but there are legal implications and, if he has the keys before completion, he could possibly delay completion saying that there is a problem with the house, etc.  I wouldn't be inclined to give him the keys but, if he has a storage problem, you could offer to open up the house and watch him put some stuff in, and then keep the keys until completion.  That way, you still keep control of the property but he can get some of his stuff in.  I don't think there are legal problems with this and I appreciate you're probably reluctant to cause any bad feelings.  Just tell him that your solicitor says "no" but that you're happy to open up the house for an hour or so where he can store some stuff until completion.[/quote] And if the house burns down,or some fly be night breaks in in the few days it not got people living in, Can you tell me your thoughts on the out-come

[quote user="Philouis"]We have just sold our house to Mr X and with the completion date on the 14th June. We shall be moving out on the 5th and house will be empty. The new buyer wishes to have the keys to gain entry to the house before the final signing to move some of some of his belongings in. Is this advisable or might this open any legal problems?[/quote] NO NO NO Not a thing Not the out-houses If there  was damage to his goods he could claim off your insurance No legal, no keys It is your house till you get his money. NO NO NO

[quote user="Boiling a frog"]Can I ask some kind mod to delete these duplicate posts I did only press the submit button once.[:D][/quote]   Think the mods on day off, It is a fete day

[quote user="freddy"] That's correct - we had this done on our loft conversion. Obviously the advantage of raising the walls is that you get a substantial increase in floor space - but as you say expensive. As per the previous reply you drop verticals to support the weight and extra purlins. You still need cross beams to prevent the whole roof splaying out but they can be above head height (if your roof is high enough). Depending on the exact layout and contruction of the house you may need to sling an rsj or 2 between the walls to provide support points  - but this may also be needed to support the floor. This is not a DIY job - even our chartered surveyor didn't do this bit. He got a structural engineer in to do the calculations and technical drawings. In the UK these needed to be submitted to the council and I imagine something similar is likely to be the case in France. [/quote] Freddy talks from a point of been there and paid for it. As he said the first thing you need is  a structural engineer to do the collections. Then move on from there.

[quote user="Quillan"][quote user="tegwini"] Will might also have mentioned   your   & you're = you are (word contraction) in Quillian's post.  Very frustrating to see this.  tegwini  [/quote] I always wonder why people like you contribute nothing to a thread except to point out somebody has made some type of error, life must be very boring for you. When I need you to correct my posts I will ask so until then leave me alone. Thank you. [/quote] I would second that, well said

[quote user="Boiling a frog"][quote user="geoff"]   Sorry after all the above good advice, why stay with u.k. reg. when to french reg. has to be better. no1 no road tax. no2  2yrs testing. no 3 and if you changed your driving permit. drive to your death. [/quote]   One slight flaw in that arguement. The person is a  UK resident and it is illegal under EU law to drive a foreign registered vehicle in your country of residence.Otherwise we could all avoid UK road tax etc by buying a French registered car   [/quote]   You cannot be a u.k.res. if you spend seven months in france.