Contributor 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 …

French 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 …

Our version of Peter Mayle’s “A Year in Provence” After two years, the time had come for us to finally settle down and buy a house in beautiful Provence! What we wanted Oh the dream of a Provencal farmhouse… One day… Our minuscule budget dictated our choice in type of home …