WANTED Property Management in Dept 85 - The Vendee

[Vendee-Vous]

We have just bought a house near Talmont St Hilaire in The Vendee and can't seem to find a caretaker or property management company to help us with all the things a owner needs when he is not on site all year round.

We are looking for gardening, security check and changeovers.

I see other posts asking for the same thing, there certainly seems to be demand??

[The Riff-Raff Element]

Such caretakers exist, but there seems to be fewer and fewer of them. The problem is that the turnaround business is very restricted: the budding entrepreneur might be able to do two or three properties on a Saturday (which is almost inevitably the prefered day), and with the number of properties for rental rising all the time around here, willing hands for this kind of seasonal work are in short supply.

You might try a small ad in the supermarket: the cheque d'emploi system is a good way of your making sure all is kept nice and above board. I'm sure that you would not consider a cash arrangement, but if anyone were then it should be noted that the local fuzz appearantly did some sweeps in some of the more popular resorts last summer...great was the wailing and gnashing of teeth. No-one got prosecuted, though wrists were firmly slapped and dire warnings were issued to employers & employed alike.

Good luck with your hunt.

[nimportequoi]

Someone new has just joined the Laymyhat forum who appears to offer this service in the Vendée, their website is here

[Vendee-Vous]

I am afraid I had already found them and while they were very helpful and passed me on to a possible contact we are not close enough to them so are still looking.