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Buying Property

Buying Property on the Cote d'Azur (1)

In 2003 we decided to sell our property in Chateauneuf-de-Grasse and buy another home in the Var departément. And so began a most incredible journey for us - both as vendor and buyer. In the end we realised that our present home, already a lovely provençal villa, could be turned into something even better with a few minor tweaks and a couple of alterations (which we eventually did - but that's another story!)

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 03 June 2008 17:18 )

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Instructing a Surveyor

In the UK lending institutions insist on a basic structural survey before agreeing to grant a mortgage. Any self-respecting solicitor will advise a client to have a survey carried out prior to committing themselves to a purchase.

Last Updated ( Saturday, 02 August 2008 12:59 )

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Letting Out Your French Property

There is a substantial unmet demand in many areas of France, notably near the coast, for both holiday and longer-term rentals. As to holiday lettings France remains the top European tourist destination, with the Cô...

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 18 June 2008 16:44 )

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Viewing the Property

It is essential that you view the property several times, including in good and bad weather, and during the hours of darkness. Take the care to listen to what noise is likely to affect you. Approach the property fro...

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Buying with a Mortgage

Introduction
This report looks at the way that a purchase works at the different stages when being financed by a mortgage secured against the property being purchased in France, and outlines some of the pitfall...
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Estate Agents in France

Who can be an estate agent in France?
In order to be an estate agent, it is necessary to obtain authorisation from the local government administration. Access to the profession is regulated and only individuals...

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Julia Child: My Life in France

If, like me until recently, you had never knowingly heard of Julia Child, it will help to understand that she was, so to speak, America’s answer to Elizabeth David.  It was she who, after the second world war, introduced the dishes and techniques of French cooking to, principally, her countrywomen.  I had been aware of, but never read, her encyclopaedic work Mastering the Art of French Cooking, but could not have told you who had written it (or even that it was an American book).  In fact, Julia Child later parted company from Elizabeth David: while David went on to explore the cuisines of Italy and other Mediterranean countries, Child stuck to that of France but developed her teaching skills into pioneering television cookery programmes decades before they came to clog up our TV channels on a daily basis.

 

Sarah's Midnight Anthology

A year ago I introduced readers of this website to an old friend, Sarah Nock, who had written an insightful  –  and surprisingly funny  –  account of what it is like to suffer from Parkinson’s disease.  (My review of Ponderings on Parkinson’s is still on-site.)  Now she has published another book of a quite different kind: an anthology of verse, but one with a difference.

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