cognac

as an experianced builder and property developer i understand the full implications of renovation and new build , the costs for renovation in france is a lot more, the main reason for this  is not cotisations or tax but overcharging so called builders  some of the work and prices here are mad the main reason for this was the lack of good tradesman and rubbish ones taking advantage of the situation , i as a builder can make any renovation pay , the man secret is not selling or renovation costs they are fixed to a degree but buying at the right time , and now is one  of those , there are some great bargins to be had   but dont feel sorry for  anyone or there sob storeys looking at places , if you do buy a place in the charente /cognac area  i can recomend a good building team who dont overcharge  and another thing property in very cheap in central france for a reason  , limited buying market ,

sorry meant bad news  

sorry to everyone i thought this was a forum and not just for good news next time i can save people some money and aggro i will keep quiet

at last found a good team of registered builders in the charente /charente maritime , they were exact with devis , they have all the equipment , and the work was fast and good , for example my roof completly stripped new timber work , and retiled in 2 weeks and its over 300m2  just pm for there tel no bon courage