House Hunting in France

Use Thamon as your base when house hunting in France. The Lot, situated at the northern end of the Midi-Pyrenees is an ideal springboard for your property search, being surrounded by six delightful departments - Correze, Cantal, Aveyron, Tarn et Garonne, Lot et Garonne, and Dordogne. Sited midway between the Atlantic ocean and the Mediterranean sea, each around three hours away, one can equally choose to wander the vineyards of the Medoc close to Bordeaux or check out the beaches of Languedoc - Roussillon.

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Publishers of 'Property in France' magazine back in the early nineties, and having themselves bought and sold houses in France, your hosts are amply conversant with the system and happy to share their experiences with you, even to carry out searches for your dream home prior to your arrival.

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Treat your search as a holiday, avoid stressful timewasting at the hands of agents who don't understand what you want, who try to force you into signing for a property which isn't quite the dream home you expected. Most who come to France house hunting are surprised and sometimes shocked by the way in which the agents - or immobiliers - conduct their business... no visits without appointment, no unaccompanied visiting, no addresses of properties for sale handed out as in England to enable a casual drive-by before viewing to avoid wasting time... No, nothing of the kind. The agent in France sees himself as a professional, and expects to be treated as such, politely and with patience while he attends his other clients and takes his two hour lunch. Few of them understand the British penchant for urgency and getting things done - NOW.

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So. Start your search before you leave home if you wish. Contact Thamon, book your accommodation and leave details of the type of property you seek. Or telephone first, discuss things...

Cut out having to worry about accommodation at the end of each day, wasting valuable viewing time. And you can eat at Thamon too, or dine nearby at one of several above average restaurants. 

Take the stress out of house hunting in France; maximise your time, minimise the angst. Above all, keep a clear frame of mind and find exactly what you want, not what the agent wants you to have.