Lay My Hat

Thank-you all for your responses! The site hadn't notified me of the replies so apologies for the time it's taken to come back! Some helpful tips here, and actually we spoke to LBV whose rates seemed reasonable but are unfortunately too busy to take us on at the moment. A good sign for the area, I t...

We're completing on our first property abroad very soon, in the foothills in Provence, about 40 mins from the coast (1 hr from Nice). I wanted to get a sense of property management costs as we'll still be based in the UK. It'll be rented out as well as serve as a holiday home - we only expected inco...

Peter, lots of great tips here, thanks. Sounds like you had a pretty hard time of it. Fortunately my wife speaks French (I'm learning, but a long way off dealing with anything like this, describing my family's age is about my limit) so that may count for something. I'll try your recommended sites an...

Zingara, thanks for the tips. We agree that whilst it's not the cheapest doing it the proper way is probably best, at least this first time around. We've heard plenty of stories of people going the cheap option and it ending up costing them more in the long run. Declan, thanks as well and same respo...

My wife and I are due to complete on our first property abroad in a few weeks - a holiday rental that we'll also use ourselves. It's in Fayence, Provence-Alpes-Cotes d'Azur region, about an hour south-west of Nice. The property needs some serious upgrading, mostly aesthetic. As we'll be managing the...