Image: Nérac not Condom! Last month we jumped on a plane from Edinburgh to Bordeaux to go on a mission to hone in on the areas we have been looking at online for the creative retreat. Everything looks amazing from Scotland, but we don’t want to risk choosing an...
A common (and not unpredictable) question asked by almost everyone when they hear of our mission to set up a creative retreat in South West France is ‘Do you speak French?’ It’s asked with a nod of the head at the end and a presumption of an answer in the affirmative…...
Saturday 24th Jan saw us visit The Olympia in London and the The France Show 2015. A bit of research, networking, tasting, listening and much learning ensued. We met banks, we talked to estate agents (immobilier), we watched an auction and we enjoyed the general...
As part of our plans to relocate, we have been immersing, absorbing and burying ourselves in all things French. Reading Living France Magazine a few months back, there was a competition to win a copy of the book ‘A La Mod, My So-Called Tranquil Life In Rural...
In early 2014, we decided to start looking in earnest at France as the destination for the next chapter in our lives. We instantly found Leggett Immobilier, award winning estate agents specialising in UK buyers looking to re-locate to France. Astounded by what is...
