I Bought a House in Southern France!
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2025
- Join me on an exciting journey as I take the leap and buy a house in Southern France! From house hunting to navigating the French real estate market, I'm sharing my personal experience of moving to France and investing abroad. If you're considering relocating to France or buying an overseas property, this video is for you! Get an inside look at the process, from finding the perfect location to overcoming the challenges of buying a home in a foreign country. Whether you're a fellow expat or just dreaming of a French escape, come along and discover the beauty of Southern France with me!
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Such a life changing moment, oooh the tension...such a journey! We loved watching this recap. Defo the right choice in property. Especially knowing it so well from beyond now! 😃
@ Thanks so much Rich. I did the video in the hope I was gonna smash the algorithm…..I failed lol.
Thanks for watching
The chicken chateau was a close one 👍🇫🇷
You both chose well, such lovely views from the upstairs.
Thanks Jackie. We have zero regrets at our choice 👍👍
I love the one you picked in the end the best!
@@SueIsRetiringToFrance Thanks Sue. We certainly did for sure. Although we did like the chicken house too 👍😂
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Hi Rob, Lisa and family, I never watched that programme, so it was interesting to see the behind the scenes. Had you holidayed in the Charante, or knew it from some other way? Just interested as to how you decided on that region.
We're between Montpellier and Perpignan, but the reason we moved here was because my missus got a transfer from the UK office of the company she works for to the head office in Montpellier. We had a clear idea of the type of house that we wanted when we moved over, but we rented for the first year and, during that time, we changed our idea completely. Arriving here and going straight into a lockdown due to COVID made us re-evaluate what was important to us. The house that we bought and live in now was one that we walked past many times during the limited outdoor time allowed during the lockdown. The house came onto the market at exactly the right time. We were the first to view it, and made an offer straight away! We'd viewed dozens of other houses, none of which caught our eye, but as soon as we walked into this one..........! 😊
Hey Bob, I could answer all your questions but what I’m going to do is to ask you to watch our videos from the start. It’s an interesting journey 👍🇫🇷
16:04 Rooooooooob, We find one, he's there ...le Jean-Pierre ! 😅
Good old Jean-Pierre. He's great :)
Hi Rob and Lisa. You instinctively know when something feels right. Fiona and I had visited many properties on different visits, lots of research once we had decided on the locality to look in. We parked outside our property (to be) in the fading light. While standing outside, the agent opening up the shutters to allow light in, we looked at each other and without any words exchanged we knew that this was the one. We toured the inside, looked outside where there was a field of 2 acres attached with the river bordering 2 sides. We spent the evening discussing all the angles. Phoned the Agent at 8.00pm with an offer. Within 1/2 an hour the deal was made. Returned the next day for a second viewing in better light and never had any regrets. That was November 2012. Lived here permanently just under 9 years.
Fantastic story Richard. Thank you for sharing. When you know, you know, and that's for sure :)
Hi Rob and Lisa, it funny how you get the "right feeling " when you enter a property that is meant to be ,sixth sense or something..
Yeah deffo John. You can tell from the looks on our faces that this was the house for us
There is a huge difference in houses prices following the part of France you are....for me, the first probleme when you buy a cheap house is often a difficulty for find doctors, dentals and so on but it is only my opinion.
@@kakikaka203 Could not agree with you more. We’re struggling to find a Doctor and Dentist 👍🇫🇷
@@Escapetofrance-Charente In seventies, government has decided to limit medecine students number (that was called "numerus clausus) because of "baby boom" : since "papy boom" happened and the lack of doctors is obvious.
Moreover, before in countryside, doctors worked many hours and worked alone : new generations wish to preserve family life more and work with other medecine agents.
@kakikaka203 Thank you for the information. The after effects still live in today
Yep, you definitely chose the best one. But they all were good.
@@Theflyingpotato Thanks so much. The fist one was too much money for the size of the house and garden. The chicken house was a close one though 👍🇫🇷
Do you know if the houses you looked at have sold or if they're still available? Do you have links for them? I've tried to find them
@@glennmartin346 Sorry Glenn but I have no idea. They kept everything a secret from us. I wouldn’t even be able to find them on a map
Yeah I would have definitely ended up choosing the house you are living in now BUT house number 2 was a very close 2nd for me! The front, the garden, and it's charm won me over. If only the owners had taken their belongings out and left it with the bare minimum it would have given a better picture of the refurbishment possibilities... garden not big enough for horse(s) to canter though! My....
It was a close second for us, massively under budget and the garden was lovely. No views though and the garden half the size. As you say, no room for horses. My .....
Merci pour cette video C'est pas facile de trouver la maison de ses rêves c'est un choix difficile Mais le principal C'est d'être bien dans sa peau et d'aimer sa famille sa femme ses enfants ses parents Et de profiter de la vie. Des fois un bon Repas avec les personnes qu'on aime c'est le plus grand bonheur.
@@philippecontact5949 Merci Philippe. Des mots très gentils et très sages en effet. J'apprécie que vous regardiez et comment
Good idea to film the properties when you where viewing.
Yeah, some estate agents don't let you film apparently
As I said after watching the programme you could just tell by the look on your face when you saw your house it was obvious to a blind man running for a bus which one you fell in love with
Yeah deffo for sure mate. The last house was a contender but deffo too small for horses
The € has fallen 10% against the $ even since I was there last summer - it has a LOT further to fall, way below parity. Prices too have been sliding over the last two years.
Thats good for me and my UK pension as its the same with the pound
Hi, don't get it? what's this video? old one?
@RaySqw785 Yes it’s for the new subscribers or people that haven’t seen the previous one
Was it part of the show that it had to be in Charente? I'm from there and I know the house styles there are not the best in the country for sure.
No, they film all over the world and all parts of France. Its just that the tv show liked our story and we wanted to live in the Charente
@@Escapetofrance-Charente Ok then I'm curious, why Charente?
Is the blonde lady touring houses in her bathrobe and bedroom slippers? I kind of liked the first house that was in the middle of a big estate as you explained. You didn’t want it…must be a good reason that I don’t understand.
No son
Look at house number 4 and the voice of it compared to the 1st house and then our videos on our channel. The blonde lady is my wife and was wearing a dress.
Time for a trip to Specsavers?
@@Escapetofrance-Charente .. You make me laugh Rob…
lol thanks Jackie
Not necessary to show filming process. Too distracting.
@@whiskeytango5680 My channel, my videos. Keep your idiotic opinions to yourself
Curious - what led to you illegally driving over the bridge? 😂😂
@@ChateauTales No bloody bollard. There is now though lol
It was not very well signed and many folk did not realise their mistake. The bridge gets forced into light traffic use occasionally if the main route is obstructed.
Oh I didn’t know that. Thank you 👍🇫🇷