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Thanks so much for all of your replies - you have certainly given me food for thought. Kind regards S

Thanks - everything is still up in the air at the moment in that we have a few business ideas in the pipeline and there is a chance I can also do some of my work from France but still be employed in this country (although still looking into the legalities of that one!)  

Thanks will check this out

Hi yes Thanks for the quick response.  Yes the accounts seem very good ( a little too good to be true) our accountant is looking over them at the moment to check the figures.  Hopefully they will be accurate.

Hello all, I've been looking at a lot of the info on these pages and my head is just buzzing - you all provide such great advice so was hoping you could do the same for me. My husband and I are both professionals who have a fairly good understanding of French (hubby in IT and I am an event manager), we have 2 small children (one 5 and one 2).  We have been thinking for several years now that we would like to do something different and spend more quality time together whilst still earning a reasonable income. We have viewed a gite business in poitou charentes and we love the area - not just for the weather but the people are so friendly with a real community spirit.  We love England too but feel we would like to give our children the chance to experience a different culture and way of life. My questions are as follows: Is the idea of running a gite business totally proposterous with 2 young children?  (the current owners have someone to do the changeovers) - would welcome comments from people doing this already. Is it possible to earn a decent living from a gite business?  (the current owners have 4 gites they let out) Many thanks and I look forward to the replies.