tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post6086666488894495828..comments2024-03-19T11:13:18.852+00:00Comments on a house in france: TWO WEEKS TOO LATEJeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-56588375562666709022014-08-02T06:53:42.407+01:002014-08-02T06:53:42.407+01:00two weeks late - how frustrating. two weeks late - how frustrating. Ur-spohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237644452200889946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-43214666765177760992014-07-29T09:52:16.759+01:002014-07-29T09:52:16.759+01:00I'd love to know how to look this house up on ...I'd love to know how to look this house up on the Internet and see photos of the inside...Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-85280071716466146642014-07-27T22:39:17.765+01:002014-07-27T22:39:17.765+01:00Oh, dear. There was house just behind us in a prev...Oh, dear. There was house just behind us in a previous location. We were thinking of buying it, but it wasn't structurally sound. So we didn't.<br /><br />Blessings and Bear hugs!Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-6196813679015992452014-07-27T22:32:11.883+01:002014-07-27T22:32:11.883+01:00Ken, typically, it was still on the agent's we...Ken, typically, it was still on the agent's website even though it was sold.<br />I couldn't bear to look at any pictures of the interior, just in case it was fabulous, so I will never know!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-80943625413218560982014-07-27T11:25:36.108+01:002014-07-27T11:25:36.108+01:00I had a feeling there was going to be a catch to t...I had a feeling there was going to be a catch to that turret. But, I agree with Ken. There's no telling what it looked like inside. It doesn't look like it's been very well maintained. Your day will come!Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-71629670480820367202014-07-27T11:21:19.618+01:002014-07-27T11:21:19.618+01:00Jean, you haven't seen the inside of the house...Jean, you haven't seen the inside of the house. It might be in ruins but not visibly from the outside. No regrets...Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-68633536675719681972014-07-26T23:53:17.942+01:002014-07-26T23:53:17.942+01:00Well, heck! Since you've been looking for a wh...Well, heck! Since you've been looking for a while, it seems like your agent should have/could have shown you this one 2 weeks ago! But... maybe he now will have a better idea in his head of what you're looking for? :)Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-73821743565070829102014-07-26T20:15:45.102+01:002014-07-26T20:15:45.102+01:00Oh what bad luck! But I am sure that the right hou...Oh what bad luck! But I am sure that the right house will come your way soon. Meanwhile, it is ever so interesting reading about your house hunting experiences!Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-62623813467187156662014-07-26T14:26:49.233+01:002014-07-26T14:26:49.233+01:00I have a feeling that this will have a happy endin...I have a feeling that this will have a happy ending ... the ones who will be signing the 'compromis de vente' will be you ... soon, but only after you've seen the inside of the house. It wasn't fair of the agent to take you there when he knew that it had already been sold ... unless he knows that the deal may be called off. Keeping my fingers crossed!ladybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05690656561242165157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-70808321339394984772014-07-26T06:36:57.702+01:002014-07-26T06:36:57.702+01:00Perpetua, you're exactly right!
In boom times ...Perpetua, you're exactly right!<br />In boom times everything sells. In hard times the buyers are more choosey but if a house is unique and gorgeous, like this one, it doesn't take long for someone to buy it.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-76078923765072827052014-07-26T06:33:48.473+01:002014-07-26T06:33:48.473+01:00Gaynor, I reckoned we could live on the contents o...Gaynor, I reckoned we could live on the contents of our freezer and larder for a while, then we could save money by growing our own food and bottling cheap wine into bottles with good labels, making our own jam.........then we might have to do the dog's grooming ourselves instead of taking her to the parlour for her expensive six-weekly do. Although a poodle with a home hairdo wouldn't quite suit a house with a turret!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-11753686259305672222014-07-26T06:24:40.904+01:002014-07-26T06:24:40.904+01:00Pauline, nor does carpet on the walls or wallpaper...Pauline, nor does carpet on the walls or wallpaper on the doors but that doesn't seem to stop people!<br />I'd sacrifice tradition for a turret any day!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-32669253762856722322014-07-26T01:43:59.545+01:002014-07-26T01:43:59.545+01:00I always fancied a turret too - it wouldn't lo...I always fancied a turret too - it wouldn't look right on a longère thoughPollygarterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519711639714303756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-62333365482115882842014-07-25T17:13:53.488+01:002014-07-25T17:13:53.488+01:00Oh darn! I can see why you like it --the turret is...Oh darn! I can see why you like it --the turret is cute!Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-73134203312239148162014-07-25T17:03:17.040+01:002014-07-25T17:03:17.040+01:00Oh, no! The trouble is that the good houses at goo...Oh, no! The trouble is that the good houses at good prices DO tend to sell, even in a poor market. I can see just why it appealed to you. Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-24971447192796253692014-07-25T14:43:12.490+01:002014-07-25T14:43:12.490+01:00There's nothing like being in the right place ...There's nothing like being in the right place at the right time...or not! Besides the choice between food and shelter is a difficult one to call.GaynorBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971753467966206018noreply@blogger.com