bobster Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 hi all. im a french newbie and have a few questions. ive been thinking of buying a property in france and have been searching the net for bargains, im looking for a renovation job as im capable of turning my hand to most trades, im a plumber but been in construction a number of years. some propertys ive seen are for around 20000. to 25000 euros, yes these places are in a bad way, but i cant go any higher as im rather poor. my idea was to buy a property of this value and slowly renovate it , involving earning money in the uk and then coming over to france as much as possible for long weekends and sometimes weeks at a time. im not interested in earning money from the property, just would like a home that is paid for and to get out of this uk rat race. wondered if anyone else is doing the same sort of thing, sure there are. any advice on renovating , septic tanks, electrical, water connection prices , building supplies and all that sort of thing. oh yeah i also plan to grow my own fruit and veg, the real good life... i hope. thankyou very kindly for reading this.. au revoir...bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monika Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 It's a great dream to have and I think France is the place where you can still realise this dream because you still can buy ruins and if you can do everything yourself and don't want to make any money I think you could make your dream come true. I am sure there are lots of people on this forum who have done the same and this forum is a great place to get advice and help. My advice would be: don't forget it is not cheap to get to France (ferry and petrol) so you need to factor that in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEO Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 If you are an established plumber and ,you are still poor.Your dream will remain a dream or maybe turn in to an nightmare! Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobster Posted August 5, 2009 Author Share Posted August 5, 2009 thanks monika. im at the very early stages of this dream or nightmare. im going to france in september and will be looking at a few places . true what you say about costs of going back and forth to france. im a good swimmer, maybe ill swim the channel. he he. thanks again regards rob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pads Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 What area are you looking in ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobster Posted August 6, 2009 Author Share Posted August 6, 2009 hi pads. ive seen some places on the net in lower normandy, also western loire and centre.im not sure what these regions are like but ill be visiting them in sept as i said before.any reccomendations pads would be appreciated..... thanks rob.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprogster Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 bobster, one thing counting against you at the moment is the weak £, that makes France much more expensive for us Brits than it used to be. Therefore, in budgeting for any renovation work you should take the equivalent cost in the UK as a base point, as you may find it cheaper to bring some materials over from the UK in your van. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobster Posted August 6, 2009 Author Share Posted August 6, 2009 hi sprog. good point. that would be ok for me. been reading that its not advisable to bring certain materials over, such as electrical wiring and sockets, also plumbing materials are different i believe, shame i get a good discount here. thanks for advice, keep em coming folks. regards rob... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plod Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 How are you going to make a living if you "get out of the UK rat race"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monika Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Sorry to hi-jack the thread but Sprogster you joined on the same day as me!!!Now back to bobster! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobster Posted August 6, 2009 Author Share Posted August 6, 2009 hi plod. hopefully i will be able to buy the place outright and earn money in uk for the renovation. when i eventually move there i hope maybe there will be jobs for plumbers. this is all pie in the sky at mo, but i am very serious about this venture. hopefully you folk can point me in the right direction. quick question... what sort of fees would i be expected to pay for buying a place in france. thanks ..... rob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patf Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 The immo's (estate agent) fees vary from 5to 10% of purchase price.You can calculate the legal fees from here:http://www.lesiteimmobilier.com/achat-immobilier/frais-notaire.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pads Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Heres a good bargain for some one who can do it himself ...As its two houses you could do them up sell one and keep one and be quids in Nice area .... http://www.lacledor.com/biens-immobiliers/ref.-625-cabardes/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprogster Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Monika, as strangely did Patf!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobster Posted August 7, 2009 Author Share Posted August 7, 2009 looks like my sort of thing pads. i might take a look when im out there . thanks very much for all this advice. ... rob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobster Posted August 7, 2009 Author Share Posted August 7, 2009 cheers patf. ... you folk are hot on all this stuff. regards ...rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 [quote user="Monika"]Sorry to hi-jack the thread but Sprogster you joined on the same day as me!!![/quote]Sorry Monika, only a minor point, but I suspect that you may have jumped to the wrong conclusion here. I also appear to have joined on the same date, but what in fact happened was that that was the date when the latest major revamp of the CF forum went live. My guess is that all previous users were transferred across and acquired that date as their join date... Both you and I were on the site before that date.RegardsPickles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monika Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 You are right Pickles, I thought I joined in 2003. Pads thats a great Renovation Project, looking at that, I know I have one more substantial renovation in me ( we have done 3 substantial ones and several part renovations).This time I would go not for the perfect but for the shabby chic, and leave lots of the original even if it is not the latest fashion (excluding electricity and plumbing that is, that I would want to be up to date!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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