Monthly Archives: January 2008
One Life is Not Time Enough
It hit me straight between the eyes today when chatting to my daughter Miranda on Skype – she is in Vienna and went to the Albertina Museum – only later did she realise that she had only visited one small … Continue reading
Tiger Love and Turnip Greens
Well actually “Cotes du Rhone” and Blue cheese – but my first note on the wines and cheeses of France is about a lump of cheese I bought this evening from the village shop – 2 euro for 254 grammes … Continue reading
All Rentals France and Other Stories
After two years in the doldrums, I relaunched a property rentals site AllRentalsFrance.com just over a month ago on December 15. I plan this to be a start in my new vision for a large community social network of people … Continue reading
A French Restoration Book Review
A French Restoration (The Pleasures and Perils of Renovating a Property in France) is the story of three years of effort to turn an unihabitable property into a home – in 2001 a couple planningto retire to France started their … Continue reading
My Ultimate Camera
For an important part of my life I worked as a professional photographer – I studied the masters and theory at college and I have worked, as a freelance commercial photgrapher, for some of the largest agencies – I have … Continue reading
Selling Property Shares in France
The hot topic at the moment seems to be buying and selling shares in French property. The usual French structure for this is a SCI (societe civile immobiliere) which is a simple company specifically designed so that two or more … Continue reading
Lifes Certainties are Death and Taxes
Napoleon sorted out a lot of things, many of which are the basis of French legislation today – possibly the most tenacious are the laws relating to property and inheritance. All children have an irrevocable right to inherit from their … Continue reading
The French Mediterranean Cerbere to Menton
The south coastline of France runs from Spain to Italy, with Monaco interrupting this near the Italian border. Today I was in Cerbere, right on the Spanish border and I thought I would write an occasional article about each coastal … Continue reading
Fractional Ownership In France Update
For two years I have been working hard on putting together information on Fractional Ownership in France – it has taken a lot longer than I first thought as sorting through the hurdles and pitfalls of French legislation, the tax … Continue reading
France a Handbook for New Residents
I thought I was getting a late Christmas present last week when the post delivered a large heavy sack – it was full of books for me to review. I gave up reviewing books five years ago when I got … Continue reading