tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post6141457570344950625..comments2024-03-21T12:20:09.085+01:00Comments on Totally Frenched Out: No, no, we won't goKsamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05991667611234163617noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post-82192385284602686882009-07-06T19:39:23.278+02:002009-07-06T19:39:23.278+02:00i almost took a picture of the same thing after th...i almost took a picture of the same thing after the abbey bookshop thing. it's so frustrating, like you said, because housing is at such a premium!KathyMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15557837102539253373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post-14408703617509969732009-07-06T14:25:26.407+02:002009-07-06T14:25:26.407+02:00I saw that building a few weeks ago. Broke my hea...I saw that building a few weeks ago. Broke my heart a little bit, because I know just as well as you do what a pain it can be to find a decent, affordable place in Paris.<br /><br />One empty building I know about that drives me crazy is the Piscine Molitor in the 16th - it's an enormous public pool that has been unused for 10 years or so. It's classified as a national monument but would cost too much to renovate, so it just SITS there. In the most expensive neighborhood in the city. ugh!jeneverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05343700588537817427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post-59084509167062125162009-07-03T11:08:28.497+02:002009-07-03T11:08:28.497+02:00Ditto what Nicole said.
The French aren't a...Ditto what Nicole said. <br /><br />The French aren't any more or less illogical or heartless than anybody else---French law however is often dim-witted at best.<br /><br />We considered renting instead of selling our old apartment, but the rent and tax laws are totally against the owners. So we just sold it.<br /><br />Blame Sarko?Madame Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711262100071626133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post-9840980258966374622009-07-02T18:51:11.193+02:002009-07-02T18:51:11.193+02:00Just another example of how illogical, and sometim...Just another example of how illogical, and sometimes heartless, the French can be.Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post-60347312821966301102009-07-02T15:05:05.307+02:002009-07-02T15:05:05.307+02:00when we moved out of my FIL's apartment into t...when we moved out of my FIL's apartment into the place we bought, I told my FIL that I had friends who would rent our place in a heartbeat if he was looking for a renter. He told me no way would he rent because there was zero incentive for owners. First of all, the rent he earned would be taxed at 50%. Then he would have to pay for renters insurance and for any problems/repairs that came up while it was occupied. The money that he would earn from a one bed apartment would in no way pay for all the hassle of renting it out. And that is if things went well. If the renter decided to not pay rent, it could take between 2 and 5 years to get him out, so no rent during that period PLUS the cost of a lawyer and a court case. When you hear it explained like that, you wonder why anyone would bother renting their place. He ended up leaving it empty until he sold the apartment.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05668499644450303275noreply@blogger.com