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That's interesting, who is your mortgage with? Ours is with Credit Agricole Britline and they charge 78 euros per month compared to a market rate of 22 euros. So a hefty saving over the life of the loan. In a few years time the insurance would have been more than the interest on the loan! I've asked...

Hi, I just wanted to start a thread on the new aw which allows mortgagees the right to switch their compulsory credit insurance. I just received this email from a french price comparison company and it looks like I'm going to save 600 euros a year for the next 17 years! Well done Macron for ending t...

Hi all, a quick question that hopefully might be of interest to more than just me. We have a mortgage on a property in france and it came with compulsory life insurance. I've checked and by shopping around I can reduce the life insurance cost by about 50 euro a month to 20 euros! I thought under 'lo...

Hi all, we're just about to have an air exchange pool heater fitted for our property in the southern Dordogne. I have a few questions that I'd really appreciate your thoughts on: 1. how much of a difference will a heated pool make to our June and Sept bookings? Does anyone have experience of moving ...

Thanks for your advice, really helpful We were thinking of a different pricing strategy for the no-children market for June and Septmber. And also discounts for smaller groups. Do you simply offer a lower price in June or do you offer a discount for smaller groups? I've looked into pool heating and...

Thanks for your advice, really helpful We were thinking of a different pricing strategy for the no-children market for June and Septmber. And also discounts for smaller groups. Do you simply offer a lower price in June or do you offer a discount for smaller groups? I've looked into pool heating and ...

Hello all, this is our first full year letting a 6 bed farmhouse in the southern dordogne, and I was wondering what we should be targetting in terms of weeks let. We're basically let from last week of june to second week of september and I wondered ... 1. Is 12/13 weeks decent for a 6 bed property? ...

Hi everyone,

does anyone please have any tips for shopping around for the cheapest Heating Oil in France. [We're near Monpazier in the southern Dordogne].

is it a case of ringing round or are there any comparison sites like in the Uk?
many thanks
L

than you Circe, that incredibly helpful. That's exactly what we need.

L

Apologies if this has been answered elsewhere. We use our French home for 6 months of the year, but pay all year round for Orange livebox phone and broadband. Is it possible to suspend the service during the winter months - or maybe just take out short contracts each year? Does anyone have any money...

yes you're absolutely right - only bait meat! to avoid killing bees.

the fipronil is taken back to the nest and destroys the whole colony - so baiting in spring reduces the wasp population massively and throughout the year

It's very important that you make sure the baited meat is safe from pets.

the way the vineyard owners do it - is to bait meat in spring with fipronil.
here's the skinny: http://www.issg.org/database/species/re ... er_man.pdf

you can buy fipronil on line as a dog flea treatment. just search: fipronil for dogs

hi, we have capricornes des maisons in the beams of our barn. They have been treated with Xylophene (both painted on and drilled and injected).

The noise is still there - does any know how long it typically takes for the capricornes to come across the xylophene and die?

any advice much appreciated

Hi - we're in the Dordogne, near Monpazier

Hi all,

just a quickie: how often do you change your sun lounge cushions and where do you source cheap but decent sun lounge cushions?

thanks!