Ashley Tinker · Expat Living and Real Estate · Living in Provence Buying a House in Provence? Tips You Should Know September 22, 2021We wanted another fixer-upper and that’s certainly what we bought! As I wrote this article this tractor was wreaking muddy havoc in our yard. Buying a house is Provence is relatively straight forward. However, you do sometimes hear horror stories. Robin recently had a client that overpaid twice the worth of their house. The villagers …Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Living in Provence · Villages Towns and Cities Our St Remy de Provence Lifestyle July 20, 2020Gayle Padgett and her husband Ralph maintained a long-distance relationship with Provence for two decades. They often travelled to the South of France during their vacation from US government jobs in Germany. As their retirement years approached, the “Where are we going to live?” question loomed. The couple chose a sensible “go-slow” approach of house-sitting …Continue Reading
Expat Living and Real Estate · Sophia van Woensel-Mose How to Avoid Being Gazumped in French Real Estate January 20, 2016Buying Real Estate in France In London, the conversation during after-work drinks inevitably turns to house hunting frustrations. There is always someone drowning their sorrows after just having been outbid at the last minute. No surprise that the English adopted the satisfyingly resonant Yiddish expression gezumph to name the devastating experience of having your dream …Continue Reading
Expat Living and Real Estate · Julie Whitmarsh Our Provence Real Estate Dream is a Big Step Closer April 19, 2016Contributor blog post by Vaucluse Dreamer: As those who have been following my blog for the past year will know – our big dream has been to own a home in the Vaucluse, an area we have been visiting for the last 25 years and which already feels like a second home. We had felt …Continue Reading
