Summer is nearly over, we look forward to autumn always lovely months. We are a bit strange in that we even like the winter months. I remember waxing lyrical about winter, walking up the lanes with the white icy branches twinkling in the sunlight, minus something like 14! A reader wrote who lived in the valley bottom to say, with only a wood burning stove and no double glazing no way was she waxing lyrical. You know my tale about the cardigan round your shoulders in the winter, the same agent who 14 years ago admittedly younger to cope with the temperatures, is now seen around the town with big overcoat, hat, muffler and gloves. We did laugh about it recently and I agreed with him, he is selling houses and doing a fair job.
Immobiliers seem loath to tell you that it is colder than in the UK in the winter even though we often have lovely blue skies.
Moving to France is a learning curve, a prospective buyer said to us" I have never seen a French house with so much double glazing" well I can tell you you need it if you are not going to perish.
Top of our list when we move
Views and sunsets
A good central heating system preferably underfloor
Double glazing.
a good sized light kitchen
Near a village within 7 mins drive.
For us not near water, too many possible problems.( we have been here 14 years and have heard them all)
Lovely walks along quiet lanes
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