Charente Maritime Property To Let

Chez Bardon
Chaunac, Charente Maritime

Stunning, Charente stone Maison de Maitre set in a hectare of attractively landscaped park with large swimming pool. Chez Bardon provides superb, light, spacious accommodation of one, two and four bedrooms, available for rent throughout the year. During mid and high season the property is available to rent as a whole comfortably accommodating parties of up to 23 people.

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Place For Rent In Charente

Alcott
Near Mainzac, Charente - Poitou Charentes, France

Alcott is set in the middle of 55 acres of its own gardens, pasture, farm and woodland. Alcott is adjacent to our home near the small village of Mainzac, 5km from the Charente/Dordogne border. Alcott's a beautifully restored 500 year old charentese farmhouse, above the ancient voute (vault) thought to be over 700 years old. There are grapevines growing over the front of the house, which is accessed by ancient stone steps. The gite has been restored to the highest standard, newly furnished and offers large and very comfortable accomodation, which comprises of 3 bedrooms all with large shower rooms and WC. The living room incorporates all the original features including exposed stone work, beams, even the original stone sink and a large fireplace.

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Long Term Let, Charente Maritime - Poitou Charentes

La Basse Pommeraie
Poitou Charentes

This property occupies a delightful rural location offering peace, quiet and space, but at the same time being only 10 mins. from all amenities and 40 mins. from several wonderful pine-fringed sandy beaches. Although no pool, there is the river Charente 200m down a grassy track with a small pebble beach for easy access for swimming, canoeing (we have one here you can use) or fishing (we have rods). The cottage is bright sunny and airy with high ceilings and exposed beams. There are mature trees and space offering shade and privacy where wanted. There is a very large garden and adjoining field which is wonderful for children, large or small, to amuse themselves, play, pitch tents etc. or for you to choose a shady (or sunny) nook to sit and contemplate. English-French speaker on site all year round.

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Why not buy a place in France right away?

With house prices being so much cheaper in France than in the UK it is tempting to pile in and buy a place straight away. This temptation is getting harder to resist due to the inevitable rise in property prices in France due to the influx of 'cashed up' Brits, certainly in the more popular locations.

So, why should I rent a property in France? you may be asking.

So many factors aren't immediately apparent when considering buying a home in France and it's easy to fall foul of the end of house hunter holiday panic buying. People have bought the place of their dreams only to find out too late the money required to refurbish it is over their budget. Other aspects not immediately apparent when caught up in the excitement of a beautiful, rural property purchase are the 45 minute drive to reach a town starts to lose it's appeal especially when you forget something off your list, after all it's not like nipping out to Sainsburys.

The worry of being so remote if the unthinkable happened and you were to suffer an accident is something many people won't consider possibly until the first heavy snowfall cuts them off with no power, no phone and a 10 mile walk to get to the nearest house. Well at least the oil fired heating will still work in the event of a power cut wont it? .... Not without a generator to run the fuel pump it won't.....

For some people this may be part of the adventure but for others it can creep up and slap them in the face when they least need it or it may just be a constant worry nagging in the back of their mind, what if? What if?

How important is it to know you're buying a place where you want to live that is everything you really want and expect?

Rent a French property long term before you buy, try it out and know for sure you want to buy a place in France and that you want to buy a place that is where it is.

Gite in the Pays de la Loire

Les Fleurs, Lys
Near Saumur, Maine et Loire

Lys has been sympathetically renovated and has wonderful views from the mezzanine, over the vineyards and countryside. Lys is perfect for two people. The lounge is very comfortably furnished, having a TV, DVD, hifi, DVD's, books and games. The delightful kitchen / dining room is open plan. The kitchen is fully equipped with washing machine, dishwasher, fridge, cooker and microwave. French doors lead onto a very private patio with BBQ and garden furniture. 4 STAR French Tourist Board Rated

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Long Term Let in Vendée, Pays de la Loire

Chez Tara
Vouvant, Vendée

Chez Tara is a lovely 3 bedroom detached cottage with a private garden full of character set in the Vendée countryside 2kms outside the beautiful village of Vouvant with shops, supermarket, bars and restaurants. Tara has a large lounge-diner with English TV a large fireplace with a wood burner nicely decorated and furnished, there's a well equipped fitted kitchen with washing machine microwave and a full size cooker with oven.

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FAQ - Photograph Resizing For Property Listings

Q: My photographs are too large to submit with my rental property listing, How can I resize them?

A full tutorial on image re-sizing could be difficult due to the number of different software packages available. BUT, do not despair for after a quick search on t'internet I found this.

A simple, convenient and FREE way to resize your photos is to use the online service provided by Pic Resize (if you click the link the website will open in a new browser window so you can keep reading these instructions.)

Step 1
When you go to the website you will see a screen like this:

Use the 'Browse' button which opens a browse window to select the photo you want to resize from your computer.

When you have found your photo in the browse window, select it by double clicking your left mouse button on it and you will see your photo details appear in the bar to the left of the 'Browse' button.

Then click 'Continue' to get to the next stage (may take a few moments) which looks like this:

Step 2

Ignore 1 Select Area and go to 2 Choose New Size.

Check the small box (arrowed above) to select Custom Size.
Type 600 into the Width box (You can ignore Height as it will automatically change width the width).
Alter the drop down from Percent to Pixels.

Scroll down the page and it looks like this:

Step 3

You won't be needing any Special Effects so,
1 Check the box above None.
2 Select JPG from the dropdown menu. (saves image as a .jpeg file - what's this?)
3 Click on Resize Pic!

Step 4

Download your re-sized photo



That's it, you can repeat it for each one of your photos.

Le Vieux Moulin, Long Term Let in Provence

Le Vieux Moulin.
Mirabeau, Provence.

This lovely house is located on a large piece of land with oak, cedar, and pine trees and a field of flowers bordering a stream in the south-east corner of the Natural Park of the Luberon Mountain range in the heart of Provence.

The ancient hilltop village of Mirabeau with its famous château is just a mile away. It is strategically located in the Durance River Valley between Aix-en-Provence and Manosque, near the intersection of four departments, the Vaucluse, the Var, the Bouches du Rhone, and the Alpes de Haute Provence. The grounds are landscaped with flowers, herbs, fruit trees, terraces and swimming pool (with alarm and lights).

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