Bonsoir Sharon and David,

This, we think, could only happen to us in France.....

We went to the market on Wednesday as there is a wonderful apple stall that sells apples that the supermarkets have never heard of and would reject on 'lack of size conformity'... but 5 euros gets 5kgs of 'pick and mix.

Anyway - before we bought the apples - bearing in mind age and infirmity and 5kgs of apples to carry is heavy - we went to the bank to get some cash to buy more wood for chauffage, then walked back through 'death alley' the locals pick and mix of large and healthy rabbits, chickens, ducks, eggs, walnuts etc. and my sister spotted two lovely muscovy ducks to the left and to the right my sister spotted 2 puppies in a crate with mummy tied to the towbar and drooling at rabbits inches away.

I think the Americans call it 'serendipidy' - we dont normally walk through that bit of the market, we never have ample cash on us, we would never ever buy a puppy like that but we did! We managed the 5kgs of apples but the wood has to wait a while.

Puppy is an absolute superstar - always asks to go out, sits on command and is a lovely black and white Breton Spaniel. And being France, is tattooed and registered, and also wormed, first injection and has so obviously been love and handled and our labrador adores him

I cannot ever imagine buying a puppy in the market like that in UK - rescue/fostered - yes - but out of the back of a car? in a market? NO - never not us.

Strange the ways that one does things differently in France - Vive la difference!.

Linda.

Buying a renovation project in France can be exciting and Linda is enjoying owning a house in deepest Lower Normandy, she seem to be enjoying herself perhaps too much but we hope the addition to the clan works out well.

Nice doggy!

Blog submitted by: Alex at The French Property Network - Cle France.

Thanks Sharon,

Very prompt service, excellent customer service!

Kind regards, Mike.

Short and sweet but thanks Mike for your comments we do like to respond quicker than anyone else.

Dear David,

Just want to say thank you for selling my cottage in Cotes d’Armor.

Choosing the option for the Gold Level Marketing Package was definitely the right way to go, my house sold very quickly compared to other houses for sale that I had seen on the market with other agents and many of them are still for sale!  

Great friendly, professional communications, definitely the way to go!

Christine Alger.

It should come as no surprise that Cle France help as many people to sell their house in France as we help people buy a property in France. We sold Christine's house in Brittany recently with help from our enhanced marketing so not only do we have a happy vendor, we also have a happy buyer, see Colin's comments here, he is the guy that bought the beautiful Breton Cottage to use as a holiday home.

Hi David,

This is the my 3rd property that I have brought through Clé France but I have missed a couple of houses in the past because I haven't acted fast enough.

At this price you have to move fast.

I've always found Sharon very helpful even at weekends and night times, she always seems to be around for advice and always replies to emails whatever the time.

I have found that I always get good advice from Sharon and Clé France even after the sale has been agreed, Clé France have lots of good contacts for house insurance and money transfer.

The agent on the ground in France is always helpful from start to finish even after I own the property he is still there if I need help. I really have had a good experience with Clé France and thier agents and they have made buying in France a pleasure. 

Regards John.

Thanks for your comments John, how right you are when we have these exceptionally priced properties for sale you need to be quick and the vendors will not entertain any offers unless YOU the buyer visits the property.

The law in France is excellent for buyers and you even get a 7 day cooling off period during the buying process but the vendors have less protection so you can understand why they want the potential buyer to have viewed the property first.

Some may say the market is slow? it isn't if the property has been valued by us, locally, for the local market! we don't value property for the international market we value our property for the local market AND THEN we bring it to YOU!

It's all very scary and exciting at the same time, as I'm sure you know. I meant to say I spoke to someone recently using a FSBO site (For Sale By Owner) and in the course of discussions he said you were one of the very few estate agents he had any respect for and that you never tried to fob property off on people or waste their time...

Nice to know you have a fan club!

thanks and regards, Lorna.

Not that we approve of private sales as such LOL (we are an Estate agent after all !) but it is nice to know that our approach to the market place is respected and we know that YOU the buyer will only buy the property you want to buy, we just make sure we have the best property for sale in France and offer a top class service.