Every day now...will it be the day that a new warrior arrives to the world?
Well, what do you know...more French people live in England today than ever before...another l'invasion des francais..if you will. It seems you like the 'British Magnet' and about 400,000 are here..mostly in South west London. The reason? Well, the French are bloody strange...hehe It seems that you prefer the easier admin routes to most aspects of life here (including starting a biz) and, of course, la belle France is close at hand when you tire of the roast beef...No holiday homes for you here though here... the cost of property is obscene. In London, a one or two bedroom apartment is about 375,000 euro's In the South, outside London almost to the coast, a small three bedroom house is now about 300,000 euro's And if you want a normal sized four bedroom detached house, with not a large garden then you will need from 525,000 euro's A new housing estate is being built near me and a town house with four beds is 735,000 euro's Madness!
I actually earn more money from my home increasing in (notional) value than I do from working...If you are single, the thing to do here is to buy a run down house, renovate it quickly and sell on, each time moving up the property ladder to bigger things with the profit you make each time. A young woman started doing that 10 years ago and is now a multi millionair...you only win though if you manage to sell at a huge profit for cash, otherwise you still have to buy somewhere to live...which is expensive, no? So, if you don't mind living in a building workshop as you do it up, then this is a cool way to make money. If you can afford to buy that first property to start with, yes? Young couples are finding that almost impossible. An executive in London earning 69,000 euro's can not get a mortgage....crazy huh?
A friend just came back from a holiday in Scotland on the Mull of Kintyre, and wanted to buy a home there, so much different from this overcrowded, overpriced part of the world. Yup, I would like that too, or a place in France...dream, dream...
Are you still serious about moving to the country from Paris?
Okay, have a good week, and if you are around Penny, you too, ok? Yre not forgotten, whatever it is you are up to...hehe
Jack
PS My bloody foot is killing me, I have lost my ankle now under a sort of balloon swelling, whatever I do with it, it is hurting...or aching, but not letting me forget it is nagging me...arrrgggh
PPS A bit like being preggie do ya think? Hehe I have a feeling you are going to beat me to my birthday...hehe
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