House- hunting

Compromise is not a word we want to use when searching for our perfect home in the sun but the reality is that there is always some compromise.  What to give up on and what to hang on to when the budget doesn't quite stretch to everything on the wish-list?  How to shave off items from that list and still achieve the dream?    Both our professional experience as real estate agents in the South of...

Relationships take time to build and when you first move to a new country this can seem a daunting prospect. Since our move to the Languedoc in the south of France, and starting our real estate business near Narbonne, in the Aude, we have built up a portfolio of services and products that would help a newcomer to the region settle in more easily. That is why we make it part of our service now to share with...

We have all seen the TV programmes depicting life in France and how the pace of life is so much slower than the one we are used to in the UK. How many of us scour the internet looking for property to buy in France and being quite amazed at just what we could get in France for our hard earned Sterling? I know that I did. OK, so you have decided that you want to really go for it and buy a house in France....

We often get asked for recommendations for places to stay, places to eat and things to do by house hunters coming to the area.  Over the years we have gathered a lot of information of this sort and thought it would be a good idea to share some of these with you. So today we are starting with ‘Places to stay’ whist house-hunting in the Aude…….   B & B/Chambres d’Hotes La...