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Buying Property in La Charente?

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Planning  to install your  swimming pool  or build your extension? Then, Plan, Plan, Plan! Whether you are an up and coming British Expat planning to leave the UK for France, build your dream house in France or buy a holiday home in France, then don’t forget to plan. Although many properties in France’s La Charente appear to offer a vast amount of land to build your dream whether that swimming pool to attract your holiday guests, an extension for Cordon cuisine courses or a simple patio to enjoy the daily Charentaise sunshine, French planning restrictions may turn your dream into a nightmare if you fail to follow French rules.  Indeed, don’t take it for granted that, because your voisin, neighbour, has built a garage without permission, you may do the same.  Your voisin could receive a fine and/or be asked to demolish the structure no matter how professionally built with quality materials ...