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Living the Gite Life in France
When Janine Wood was made redundant from her job as a director of a London planning consultancy in a career where she had spent …
France Holiday Home Rental Management Guide
Finding a rentals management company in France The quickest and easiest solutions for sourcing a rentals management service in France are either to put “rentals …
Your French Property Management Guide
French Property Management Travelling to France to maintain your property, is a very fraught and time-consuming experience, and owning a holiday home can create worries …
Buying new build property in France via a developer or builder
New build properties are particularly popular with French buyers – probably because it can be cheaper than buying an old property and updating it to …
Grand Designs French House|Deni and Doug become TV stars
Deni Daniel and Doug Ibbs became TV stars in 2004 when having bought a house in France off the internet – see our introduction To …
To the Manoir Born | Running a gite business in France
Denise (Deni) Daniel and Doug Ibbs purchased a house in the Creuse Region in Limousin, France. They had found it while browsing the internet …
To the Manoir Born | Run Gites in France
In 2003 British couple Denise (Deni) Daniel and Doug Ibbs bought a French ruin – their dream was to escape the rat race and run …
My French Home Renovation reminiscences!
My French home renovation reminiscences – as renovation continues unabated on this old farm house in Pas-de-Calais, northern France, I was remembering how it was …
A French Life: A new life in France following tragedy Part II
Julie and Simon Tee continue their story following the Tsunami tragedy in Taiwan they took a life changing decision, here they talk about their new …
From Tragedy to a New Life Running a Gite Business in France
Julie and Simon have two gîtes in Secondigny, Poitou Charentes. Simon, from Worthing in Sussex in the South of England had a Ceramic tiling business …