Daley Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 HiHas anyone any experience of managing second homes from the full-blown do everything for them to just offering an ad-hoc service? Is there a demand for this in France? I had some dealings with a French company offering the services and it seems the customers where there, but they had problems with maximising the utilisation of the staff.ThanksDale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daley Posted May 1, 2006 Author Share Posted May 1, 2006 Obviously not, or have I touched on a subject no-one is prepared to talk about??[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoddy Posted May 1, 2006 Share Posted May 1, 2006 Don't think it's a case of something people don't want to talk about. It's more a case of having nothing much to say. We have a second home. We close it down carefully in September/October and the re-open it in March/April. Our neighbour watches it and would telephone us if there was a problem.Not much use to you really.Hoddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patf Posted May 1, 2006 Share Posted May 1, 2006 I have three friends who do this along with various other small jobs.They are registered as a mini enterprise or whatever it's called, twowith their husbands. It makes a bit of pocket money. Pat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted May 1, 2006 Share Posted May 1, 2006 I've had leaflets advertising this service left under my windscreen wipers in St Hilaire du Harcouet. Didin't keep them, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Trollope Posted May 1, 2006 Share Posted May 1, 2006 [quote user="Daley"]Obviously not, or have I touched on a subject no-one is prepared to talk about??[:)][/quote]I can't see why. Property Management is about the second most tried method for earning a living after "gardening". Most do it illegally, few make any money. Pretty boring really, which may explain the lack of responses. Also, folks are somewhat sensitive about people on fishing trips ..... Not me, I don't give a wotsit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debra Posted May 1, 2006 Share Posted May 1, 2006 We got a leaflet through the door just after we moved into our house. It mentioned opening up the house, dusting, putting the heating and water on and doing a shop just before you came for a visit. We binned the leaflet. We did have a giggle that someone (English) saw us as a business opportunity! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeb Posted May 1, 2006 Share Posted May 1, 2006 well, it's one of the services we do as there are quite a few holiday homes around here. I only "open up" for a couple of folks as most are able to do that themselves(!) but I cut grass. masses of grass - just got back from cutting b******g grass and it's a public holiday!!Yes, lots of people do it and many do it legally. We have to make a living; we and the menagerie have to eat!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daley Posted May 4, 2006 Author Share Posted May 4, 2006 Thanks alot for the feedback, but maybe I have put the net in the wrong pond on this occasion [;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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