Loire Valley Property Services is a registered French company offering a complete bilingual property service in the South Loire Valley.
We operate in l’Indre et Loire (dept 37) and la Vienne (dept 86) where we have developed a network of reliable professional contacts.
We propose bi-lingual assistance for property search and renovation but also for
- opening a bank account,
- financing & insuring your acquisition,
- translating documents & interpreting,
- applying for authorisations such as permis de construire or déclaration de travaux, etc.
We live here, ask us for information or advice and we will do our best to help you.
Pitfalls when talking to builders
Architrave : baguette French bread try encadrement
Bore : vriller v-rrr-eee-yai (nothing easier)
Countersink : fraise also strawberry
Discount : remise also shed try escompte
Electricity : électricité but they also say courant
Fuse : fusible but le plomb a sauté when it blows
Gloss : laquer also lackey and craftsmen are sensitive
Hinge : charnière also grave if mispronounced, try gond
Immersion heater : ballon could lead to football
Jig saw : scie sauteuse andnot puzzle
Knob : bouton also button or pimple
Learn more from the French Building Jargon Guide
www.centre.angloinfo.com
or call us !
00 33 (0)2 47 95 31 24