Throughout this section, it has been assumed that most of these items were done by a professional builder/joiner/glazer, etc. Kitchen and bathroom fittings were to be of moderate quality, not the cheapest, but certainly not the most expensive. Basic decoration provides for the materials and for the owner putting coats of paint/varnish on surfaces. Nothing has been allowed in these budgets for fittings such as shelves beyond those in kitchen cupboards. Bathroom/kitchen installation is to include some basic tiling and the bath would have a shower over it.

HOUSE 1 – HAUTE VIENNE: €11,000

Petite maison de ville à rénover. 1 pièce avec cheminée. ler étage: 2 pièces avec cheminées. 2ème étage: 2 pieces avec cheminées. petite cour sur le côté dè la maison assez grande pour une table et des chaises! pas de chauffage, ni d’évacuation sanitaire.

Translation

Small town house to renovate. 1 room with fireplace. First floor: 2 bedrooms with fireplaces. 2nd floor: 2 bedrooms with fireplaces. Small yard to side of house just right for a table and chairs. No central heating, no mains drainage.

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HOUSE 2 – HAUTE VIENNE: €18,000

Grange non attenante à convertir dans un petit village. le toit nécessite un minimum d’attention mais malgreè tout en bon état. assez haute pour un rez de chaussée et un premier étage. jardin tout autour, et permission pour la fosse septique. jolie vue. grande ouverture dejà en place.

Translation

Detached barn for conversion in a small village. The roof needs a minimum of attention, but is basically in good condition. Floor needed for ground floor and first floor. Garden all round and permission for a septic tank. Pretty view. Large doorway already in place.

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HOUSE 3 – LOIRE ATLANTIQUE: €146,000

20 minutes de Nantes maison en piérre dans son hameau comprenant cuisine avec cheminèe, salon, 3 chambres, buanderie, cellier, salle d’eau, WC, dependances en pierre, terrain 1000 m2 environ.

Translation

20 minutes from Nantes, a stone house in a hamlet comprising kitchen with fireplace, living room, laundry, storeroom, bathroom, separate toilet. Stone outhouses, land in the region of 1000m2.

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HOUSE 4 – LOIRE ATLANTIQUE: €183,000

Avec vue sur I’etang de ... superbe longere a renover de 120 m2 au sol, four a pains, grenier amenageable sure toute la surface. Possibilite de plus de 200 m2 habitables. Le tout sur un terrain de plus de 5000 m2.

Translation

With a view over ... Pond, a superb longhouse to renovate. Floor area of 120m2, bread oven, attic laid out over the whole area. Possibility of creating a dwelling of more than 200m2. The whole is set in more than 5000m2 of land.

Suggested costings for renovation:

HOUSE 5 – BRITTANY: €185,407

Longére offrant de belles perspectives de rénovation sur 3000m2 de terrain, 3 piéces principales, grenier, four a pains. Environnement agrèable.

Translation

Longhouse offering a good prospect of renovation on 3000m2 of land. 3 principal rooms, attic, bread oven. Pleasant surroundings.

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HOUSE 6 – CHARENTE MARITIME: €72,240

MAISON DE VILLAGE A MODERNISER, comprenant: RdC: Entrée, cuisine avec cheminée, séjour avec cheminée. Etage: Palier, 3 pièces. Surface de 100m2. Cour en façade – Hangar attenant avec écurie. Terrain de 150m2.

Translation

Village house to modernise, comprising (on the ground floor) kitchen with fireplace, living room with fireplace. First floor: landing, 3 rooms. 100m2 floor area in total. Yard in front, adjoining barn with stable.

Suggested costing for renovation: