tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post8189353375419443805..comments2024-03-19T07:48:45.444+00:00Comments on a house in france: CHANGES, THOUGHTS, PLANS AND A HAPPY CHRISTMAS.Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-11284633240765893132018-12-31T09:12:49.509+00:002018-12-31T09:12:49.509+00:00Okay, I misunderstood. Happy New Year to you all. ...Okay, I misunderstood. Happy New Year to you all. Let's all hunker down and wait for spring.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-49093888020810583642018-12-30T17:12:31.274+00:002018-12-30T17:12:31.274+00:00Ken, £2,000 is not our total expenses - it's t...Ken, £2,000 is not our total expenses - it's the extra amount those expenses are costing us compared to before the referendum, due to the difference in the exchange rate. <br />If we add the cost of travel between the UK and France then it's probably more like an extra £3,000 that we're having to find each year, for no added benefit, just because of the fall in the £ when the result of the referendum was announced.<br />Flying is much cheaper than driving but only one of us can do that at a time because of the pets.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-70980719060733467472018-12-30T11:18:31.442+00:002018-12-30T11:18:31.442+00:00And are you including the cost of traveling back a...And are you including the cost of traveling back and forth? Fuel for the vehicles or airfare, channel-crossings, hotels, veterinary fees?Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-8411711431533709782018-12-30T11:10:41.704+00:002018-12-30T11:10:41.704+00:00That would hardly pay our taxe foncière and taxe d...That would hardly pay our <i>taxe foncière</i> and <i>taxe d'habitation</i>. And the heat, internet, and other utilities <i>en plus</i>.... well, it's more expensive to live here than down there in the Sud-Touraine, I guess.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-53935125064923571512018-12-29T14:02:21.917+00:002018-12-29T14:02:21.917+00:00And a Happy New Year to you all, Walt!And a Happy New Year to you all, Walt!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-8949985626781650912018-12-29T14:01:49.711+00:002018-12-29T14:01:49.711+00:00And the same to you, Michael!And the same to you, Michael!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-33134181745021899652018-12-29T14:01:30.217+00:002018-12-29T14:01:30.217+00:00Susan, we have calculated that so far since the 20...Susan, we have calculated that so far since the 2016 referendum it has cost us an extra £2,000 per year to keep our French house. We have had to weigh this up against what we might lose if we decided to put it up for sale in these uncertain times, which is much more. It's not a situation that we enjoy.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-87157354593960135112018-12-25T05:43:16.785+00:002018-12-25T05:43:16.785+00:00Happy Christmas to you all!Happy Christmas to you all!wcshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-48650521059043598122018-12-24T22:23:33.023+00:002018-12-24T22:23:33.023+00:00May 2019 be well for you and yours !May 2019 be well for you and yours !Ur-spohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237644452200889946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785675986457392622.post-37086893194411942752018-12-24T17:07:46.757+00:002018-12-24T17:07:46.757+00:00Thanks for sharing your thought processes. Everybo...Thanks for sharing your thought processes. Everybody's situation re Brexit is different but it is useful/reassuring/moral boosting to know how others are approaching the changes. Bon courage!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.com