Category: Personal Blog

May 10, 2007

Foreign Exchange Newsletter

Filed under: French life, Investment, Personal Blog, Real Estate - 10 May 2007

We are working on a service to compare currency exchange dealers and hope to be able to offer the best deal of the moment. The start of this is already online at www.Nizas.com/currency Although these companies are all very …

A Good Year - buy now while stocks last

Filed under: Personal Blog - 10 May 2007

Read back a few days in this Blog and you will see me name dropping like a careless signwriter - Peter Mayle, Tony Tidswell and Peter Mayle, Russell Crowe, Tony Tidswell and Russell Crowe - Peter Mayle - - Ok …

New Bricks and Pantiles

As a fan of the music of Ian Dury I could not resist this name for my new blog of the life of an estate agent in France. I have a name for a website about France and the …

May 7, 2007

Televisions and computers - differences in France

Filed under: French life, Personal Blog - 07 May 2007

Hi Tony
I aim to move over to France very shortly and although I have searched the net for some good advice on bringing my desktop computer and my TV over with me, I haven’t had much success in getting actual answers.

May 6, 2007

Reasons to be Cheerful - 5

Filed under: French life, Personal Blog - 06 May 2007

May 6 and we had our first barbecue this year - actually it was not the first as I have done some on a silly tin bowl thing with charcoal - but over the last couple of weekends I …

Spingtime - with Sarko - in Harmony

Filed under: French life, Personal Blog, coast country france - 06 May 2007

No big surprises - grumpy beat dopey in the election, although at the last minute they seemed to be identical, Mme S. toughened up and Mr S. went soft in the Television debate.

So, Sarko wanted the job …

May 2, 2007

Can I take a builder to court in France

Getting a builder to finish a job or repair damage is a common complaint - here is an exchange of mails this week and my notes about what to do if you want to take legal action.

Buying and Letting a Vacation Home in France

For a couple of years, from 2003, there was a strong market for Leaseback properties, money was very cheap to borrow and a property could just about finance itself from the guaranteed rentals.

However, as I often say in these blogs, leasebacks should

May 1, 2007

How to search for Property in France

Filed under: Personal Blog, Real Estate, coast country france - 01 May 2007

There are two main problems in searching for a property for sale in France.

The best French Property website - probably

Filed under: French life, Personal Blog, Real Estate - 01 May 2007

www.French-Property.com certainly reaches the parts other sites can’t reach. Apart from sending them money, I have no affiliation with them, but the results they get from advertising property for sale are the best I have found. For several …

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