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Hi all Here’s an update.  We are still at square one. The notaire says to contact the mairee who he says he has the authority to change the decision.  The mairee says to contact the DDT.  I have had a French lady helping us and she can’t get anyone to change the decision.   It seems the commune decided that they weren’t going to pay anything toward the electrics.  (until last year they had to pay something towards the electrics but due to a change in the law, it is now upto the commune).  Because of this a CU won’t be granted.  Even though our buyer wanted to pay the full amount for the electrics and it wouldn’t cost the commune anything.  It seems this is not allowed.   If they had allowed it, it would have made more money for the commune because they would have been able to charge taxe d’habitation on it.  As of now it is just an over grown building in the commune.   To top it off we are still expected to pay Taxe Foncier on it.  So we are never going to be able to re coup anything of what we have paid out so far, but it is still costing us.  It seems like bureaucracy gone mad.    I don’t intend to let it drop though and will see how far I can take it.  I feel like suing the commune, but I don’t think I would get anywhere with that one.

Hi Chancer No I don’t speak French but I’m not relying on the immo.  As I said we thought the sale was going through.  We only found out there was a problem when we got the phone call from the immo.  It turns out there had been a problem for a while but no one told us.  I think the buyer and the notaire have been trying to sort out the CU and the electrics with the mairee and edf.  The immo said to speak to the notaire as they were the ones who received the ‘no’ letter. I agree I think I am going to come over and I need someone to translate.  I just wish they had told me earlier so that I could have got involved sooner.

Thank you mint for sharing your experience

Hi Chancer The problem is the buyer has dropped out.  He made an offer in December on condition that he could obtain a CU.  We accepted the offer and thought everything was going through, because every time I have contacted the imobiler they have said that they are still waiting for the CU., they have never said there was a problem.  I didn’t know there was a problem until I received a phone call from the imobilier last week to say that the sale was off, as the buyer couldn’t get the CU because the commune wouldn’t pay towards the electrics.  The buyer then said that he was then prepared to pay the full amount but was told that this wasn’t allowed. The imobilier didn’t know the full story so advised that I contact the notarie who I can’t get in touch with.  (Apparently the buyer is still interested if it can still be sorted out, unless he finds something else in the meantime) Until I get the full story I don’t really know why this isn’t allowed. I just wondered if an one else on the forum had experience of anything similar   Hi Woolybanana Yes there was a CU when we bought the house/barn.  We renewed it then put it up for sale and never renewed it again.  I agree, I don’t understand why there is a problem with the electrics when the buyer is applying for the CU.  The imobilier has been in contact with the mairee a few of times since it was put up for sale and he has confirmed with them how much it wold cost for the electrics, which they have told everyone that was interested but because it was so expensive 9000 euros it put a lot of people off.  So I don’t understand now why there is a problem with the electics

Hi Foxie I’m not disregarding anything. The only person I have spoken to so far has been the imobilier who advised that I speak to the notaire as they were the ones who received the information from all parties involved.  This is what I have been trying to do. Once I have the full story hopefully I will know where to go next. The mairee advised that I contact DDT in Cognac.   I have also been trying to do this, again with no luck so far.

Thanks for that but no, there is only our plot of land with our house/barn on it.  Our buyer has agreed to pay the full amount for the electrics so it wouldn’t cost the commune anything but apparently this isn’t allowed, but I can’t seem to find out why.

Thanks again everyone for your replies. I didn’t know it was a public holiday so I’ll try the notaire again on Monday. I know it would be best to make appointments and see people face to face, but I don’t live in France, I’m in Manchester, so trying to do what I can from here. I need to speak to the notaire first to find out exactly what the problem is, then at least I’ll know what I’m dealing with. Hopefully I’ll get to speak to them on Monday

Thank you for all your replies.  I agree I can’t see a problem with the buyer paying for the electrics. My main problem is trying to speak to someone.  I have tried ringing the notaire and left messages but no one rings back, I have emailed but no one replies.  I have emailed the mairee (translating on computer),  I can’t ring him because he doesn’t speak English.  I have tried ringing the DDT in Cognac but they never answer. I’m just at a dead end.  I had the address for they buyer so I have written to him, I just hope he replies. Angela Thanks Angela but no I don’t know anyone who speaks French.

Hi Sorry I didn't know which tread to put it on so I put it on all of them. I just need to find answers so that we can sell the house

Thank you for all your replies, unfortunately I’m no wiser.  The problem isn’t with the road, it’s the electrics.  The mairee says that since January 2015 the PVR exists and the town doesn’t have to pay towards the cost.  This wasn’t a problem as the buyer agreed to pay the whole amount.  But was told this wasn’t allowed. Personally I can’t see why this would be a problem. I just don’t know where to look to find out what we can do to overturn this. The mairee doesn’t answer emails and the notaire hasn’t returned any of my calls We seem to have just reached a dead end

HI Does anyone know what a PVR is?  This is the reply I got from the mairee.  It seems the PVR ran out in January and the commune will not pay anything towards the cost of the electricity connection.  This was not a problem though as the buyer was prepared to pay the full amount, but this is not allowed for some reason Depuis janvier 2015, les PVR n'existent plus et nous ne pouvons nous faire rembourser par votre acheteur les 9000 € de frais de raccordement. Pour une petite commune comme la notre cela représente une somme énorme que nous ne pouvons pas financer

Hi Does anyone know what a PVR is?  It seems this ran out in January and the commune won’t pay anything towards the cost of the electricity connection.  This wasn’t a problem though because the buyer was prepared to pay the full amount..  It seems that this is not allowed though. This is the reply from the mairee Depuis janvier 2015, les PVR n'existent plus et nous ne pouvons nous faire rembourser par votre acheteur les 9000 € de frais de raccordement. Pour une petite commune comme la notre cela représente une somme énorme que nous ne pouvons pas financer.

HI Does anyone know what a PVR is?  This is the reply I got from the mairee.  It seems the PVR ran out in January and the commune will not pay anything towards the cost of the electricity connection.  This was not a problem though as the buyer was prepared to pay the full amount, but this is not allowed for some reason Depuis janvier 2015, les PVR n'existent plus et nous ne pouvons nous faire rembourser par votre acheteur les 9000 € de frais de raccordement. Pour une petite commune comme la notre cela représente une somme énorme que nous ne pouvons pas financer  

Thank you all for your replies and pm's

Than k you all for your advice.  I have sent a few emails today so hope to have more information when I get the replies.  I'll keep you posted