Selling property in France experience
Discussion
We are selling up.
Are using le boin and rightmove. Paying rightmove £295 for 3 years or until sold.
We have friends who are ex french EA's who are dealing with everything for us.
House is chalet style built in mid 70's. We think it will appeal to a french buyer.
If it doesnt sell we will use it as a holiday home.
Mrs Prolex misses working ....
Are using le boin and rightmove. Paying rightmove £295 for 3 years or until sold.
We have friends who are ex french EA's who are dealing with everything for us.
House is chalet style built in mid 70's. We think it will appeal to a french buyer.
If it doesnt sell we will use it as a holiday home.
Mrs Prolex misses working ....
LFB531 said:
We also received the funds from the Notaire within 48 hours, better than expected!
This was the house sold, we'd just arrived for a week of detritus shifting!
And boy did we move some, about ten loads like this!
I was doing that twelve months ago , I managed to get everything I wanted to keep in a 3 series touring , the missus was wanting to keep everything until I pointed out that most of what we had in france was crap we'd never used in England for ten years and then had taken it to France and not used it there for 5 years ! She saw sense and what didn't go to the Red Cross centre went to the bins . Neighbour did well as did the guy that bought the house , he bought it as his holiday house with all the furniture but ended up with pots , pans , plates and cutlery , I even left the beds made up and gave him the gardening equipment . He literally could have started living in it straight away after a trip to leclerec.This was the house sold, we'd just arrived for a week of detritus shifting!
And boy did we move some, about ten loads like this!
Edited by LFB531 on Thursday 11th October 12:08
The first house I bought in France had light bulbs in the rooms and that was it !
paulwirral said:
I was doing that twelve months ago , I managed to get everything I wanted to keep in a 3 series touring , the missus was wanting to keep everything until I pointed out that most of what we had in france was crap we'd never used in England for ten years and then had taken it to France and not used it there for 5 years ! She saw sense and what didn't go to the Red Cross centre went to the bins . Neighbour did well as did the guy that bought the house , he bought it as his holiday house with all the furniture but ended up with pots , pans , plates and cutlery , I even left the beds made up and gave him the gardening equipment . He literally could have started living in it straight away after a trip to leclerec.
The first house I bought in France had light bulbs in the rooms and that was it !
Who ever buys are house will be getting the same. I have a 3 series to load up with personal belongings (clothes, bedding, sentimental things etc) but all food will be binned along with useless things then everything else will be left. Ride on mower we have gifted to our friends round the corner for helping with things but that's it! (Mountains and mountains of tools I cant be bothered to bring home will sell the house also I hope!)The first house I bought in France had light bulbs in the rooms and that was it !
Kev_Mk3 said:
Who ever buys are house will be getting the same. I have a 3 series to load up with personal belongings (clothes, bedding, sentimental things etc) but all food will be binned along with useless things then everything else will be left. Ride on mower we have gifted to our friends round the corner for helping with things but that's it! (Mountains and mountains of tools I cant be bothered to bring home will sell the house also I hope!)
Make sure to agree with your buyer a price for the house and a seperate price for fixtures and fittings , you'll avoid a little tax that way if your due to pay any . Croutons said:
Prolex-UK said:
Am I allowed to put a link up to my place ?
Yes. Others have, and you never know who is looking.https://www.rightmove.co.uk/overseas-property/prop...
Edited by Prolex-UK on Saturday 27th October 13:42
Here's another. Our's is in the north of the Dordogne
http://www.frenchestateagents.com/french-property-...
http://www.frenchestateagents.com/french-property-...
LFB531 said:
We also received the funds from the Notaire within 48 hours, better than expected!
This was the house sold, we'd just arrived for a week of detritus shifting!
And boy did we move some, about ten loads like this!
We don't have a 'tip' near us, just a dechetterie that only recycles - so where did you take it all to? This was the house sold, we'd just arrived for a week of detritus shifting!
And boy did we move some, about ten loads like this!
Edited by LFB531 on Thursday 11th October 12:08
Zulu 10 said:
Our dechetterie in Correze is effectively a proper ‘tip’ in the sense that you can get rid of pretty much anything.
Yes they do recycle as much as possible, but I’ve never once been told that “...you can’t dump that ‘ere mate...” in the way that one gets accustomed to when dealing with miserable b*****ds at our local tip, sorry household waste recycling centre in Hampshire.
Nor do you have to pay to dispose of plasterboard or rubble.
Last but not least the chap at our local dechetterie always helps us unload the car or van. In fact he’s so helpful that we take him a bottle of wine at Christmas.
That's interesting as next week I am off to start emptying our house and plan to take a lot to the dechetterie.Yes they do recycle as much as possible, but I’ve never once been told that “...you can’t dump that ‘ere mate...” in the way that one gets accustomed to when dealing with miserable b*****ds at our local tip, sorry household waste recycling centre in Hampshire.
Nor do you have to pay to dispose of plasterboard or rubble.
Last but not least the chap at our local dechetterie always helps us unload the car or van. In fact he’s so helpful that we take him a bottle of wine at Christmas.
First task is to find a company that I can hire a van from in the UK to drive to France, a lot harder than first thought it seems!
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