Expat Living and Real Estate · Julie Whitmarsh · Living in Provence Renovating in Provence When the Water Stopped April 23, 2019By Vaucluse Dreamer: By the start of November, our little place was in a state of chaos in readiness for the work to start. The rooms were piled high with relocated furniture & building supplies and Andy had laid new Travertine floors throughout the 2 main spaces upstairs that would become the new bedrooms and …Continue Reading
Barefoot Blogger · Expat Living and Real Estate Expat Living: One Step Forward, Two Back September 19, 2014If you think living in France is buttery croissants and fancy red wine, welcome to my week. Wednesday The calendar said I was to pick up Geoffrey to visit vineyards up north to take photos for my blog. The chosen location was more than an hour’s drive from Uzes. Geoffrey wanted me to pick him …Continue Reading
Expat Living and Real Estate · Sophia van Woensel-Mose French Real Estate: Who Should Draft the Compromis de Vente? April 4, 2016French estate agents (agents immobiliers) are permitted by law to draw up the compromis de vente or promesse de vente (here both are referred to as compromis), two different versions of the initial contract of sale in France. But that does not mean they actually should draft the agreement. Most estate agents agree and recommend that clients …Continue Reading
Barefoot Blogger · Expat Living and Real Estate · Learning French I’m Not Learning French November 4, 2014This article was previously published by Debby Bine (Barefoot Blogger) on her website. She agreed to share it with Perfectly Provence readers as it is such a classic expat story… Learning to speak French is becoming an issue for me. Try as I may, it is a bit of a pain. Perhaps it’s because my …Continue Reading