The Fosse Word

[Davies]

Hi,

I have watched more Move/Life/Renovate/France/Anywhere programmes than I am at ease confessing to.

  However, very rarely, if ever at all, have I ever heard reference to Septic Tanks/fosse septique. 'Why is this?' I wonder, they seem quite happy to mention laying on water and electricity. Could it be pure accidental omission or maybe other reasons? I doubt if it could be Channel 4's reluctance to cross the sensitivity barrier, I'd be surprised if C4 recognises any such barriers. 

   Are there vested interests who maybe feel that it's better for prospective buyers who haven't done their homework to be further down the purchase route before the subject is mentioned?

   Am I reading more into this than is there?

Another Dave

[Val_2]

I think ignorance and a case of out of sight-out of mind is the problem here. Most of these programmes only want to glamorise the aspect of owning foreign property,they don't want to waste valuable viewing time with the intricacies of plumbing and waste removal which at the end of the day,if not installed are going to cost the prosepective purchaser thousands of euros to install and conform to the current new regulations gradually being enforced. On a personal level too, I have visited many propertites where the owners have bought through ignorance because they have take the word and been assured by the agent/vendor that all is properly installed and working and half the time there is nothing but an illegal cesspit type of installation which is,in time going to cost them dearly to re-do. You should take all these programmes with a very large pinch of salt where costs and works are involved and just enjoy them for the entertainment aspect only. Until a person actually buys a french property to renovate they do not fully understand what is really involved and what they have taken on.