The Next Steps – French Property Buying Process

La Maison de Cromac - Front of the House

Having spent most of the journey discussing the properties we had seen. It was evident that the property in Cromac was by far the property we liked the most, but we thought it would be best to leave it a … Continue reading

First steps in buying our French Holiday House in the Haute-Vienne, Limousin – Part 6. Viewing trip day 2 conclusion

House at hamlet near Saint-Priest-la-Feuille

We met Aaron from IEA France back in La Souterraine before heading off to our final property in a small hamlet near Saint-Priest-la-Feuille. This was the most expensive house we we’re viewing, but the property had been restored by the … Continue reading

First steps in buying our French Holiday House in the Haute-Vienne, Limousin – Part 6. Viewing trip day 2

After a restful nights sleep at L’Hirondelle we were fully refreshed and refueled for our second day of viewing then the trip back to the UK. We said bon voyage to our lovely hosts Gail & Chris and made our … Continue reading

First steps in buying our French Holiday House in the Haute-Vienne, Limousin – Part 5. Viewing trip day 1 conclusion.

View from L'Hirondelle Chambres d'Hotes

After we’d finished viewing the house at Cromac we had a few hours before the last viewing of the day. We decided that we would drive over to the B&B we we’re booked in overnight and freshen up, before heading … Continue reading

First steps in buying our French Holiday House in the Haute-Vienne, Limousin – Part 4. Viewing trip day 1 cont…

So It was off to our second property which was about 25 minutes away in a small hamlet just north of Châteauponsac. On the face of it, this property seemed to offer a bit more, slightly less floor space, but … Continue reading

First steps in buying our French Holiday House in the Haute-Vienne, Limousin – Part 3. Viewing trip day 1

SIgnposts at Lac Mondon, Haute-Vienne, Limousin, France

So, having decided to go and have a look at this property that weekend, we had to make our travel plans. Although we we’re going to look at specifically this one property we arranged to view 6 other properties whilst … Continue reading