[Thinking of moving to France]

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

Kind regards

S

[Thinking of moving to France]

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!)

 

[Thinking of moving to France]

Thanks will check this out

[Thinking of moving to France]

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.

[Thinking of moving to France]

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.