Two new laws which may be worth noting. If you are a gite owner or run B+B it is now against the law to refuse domestic animals e.g. dogs, cats, parrots, ferrets snakes etc. It is one of those laws which to my mind is not possible to enforce. Our way round it with the gite is to say 'it is not suitable for animals'. So saying we have a couple staying in Sept. with a dog who were impossible to put off even after saying we had 2 dogs ,4 cats, 2 free ranging hens, two [adorable] donkeys, none of which must be chased by a dog. They've booked 2 weeks and as both houses are on the same site we hope that the dogs get along or...
The second law is that is now essential to have a smoke alarm fitted in your house or gite and we have found they are slightly less expensive in England but it is a MUST do (or you may invalidate your insurance in case of a claim). Also if you have a house in England you may be able to get them free and fitted by the Fire Service and it may be possible to wangle an extra one.
