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Testimonials - From French Mortgage Connection
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Please find below a range of email feedback / "thank
you" notes from past French Mortgage Connection clients
- we confirm that all content and comments shown below are
genuine, although some have been "edited" for the
sake of brevity or to keep some degree of confidentiality,
as, or where, it has been appropriate to do so.
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Thank you so much for all of your help with everything,we would have no
hesitation in recommending your services and hope to be able to do so in the
near future as we have friends looking to buy.
Once again hearty thanks for making this one of the most pain free things we
have ever done
All the best
Martin and Lorraine |
I just wanted to say a very big thank you for all
your help, not to mention patience over all this. I have
a feeling that every thing would perhaps have gone a lot smoother
had Norway been in the EU. I feel it must have meant
rather more work and trouble for you than normal, hich
both Ann and I appreciate very much. Should I hear of anyone
needing a mortgage broker, I will have no hesitation in recommending
you, though maybe you would rather stear clear of any dealings
in Norway in the future!! I have already told the estate
agent in Vichy how pleased we were with the efficient way you
have handled things. Enough of this, I'm sure by now you have
got the message!
With all best wishes
from us both,
MR & MRS R ( in Norway ) |
Yes -they seem very professional. Many thanks for all your
efforts on our
behalf. Should we purchase a small chalet or villa in 2006-7
(TVA
lease-back), we will be back for another mortgage!
Bye for now....
Phil |
Hope all is well. Just wanted to drop you a line to tell you that I have now completed
on my property and am flying down to France at the weekend for
my first visit - very excited! Thanks for all your hard work regarding the purchase I feel it
all went extremely smoothly. I can't remember if you have any original documents of mine, but
if you have any chance you could post them back? Thanks. My plans are to totally refurbish the property over the next 18
months and possibly look at letting it out during the summer peak
season of 2005. If I were interested in purchasing another property at a later
date in France, specifically as a renovation and letting project
would it be possible? Could I obtain another mortgage? Could I re-mortgage? Taking into
consideration that I would keep the place in Roquebrun and it would
be a second investment. Lastly, do you ever get involved with financing property in Spain?
Best regards,
Bruce. |
I thought I'd let you know that everything seems to be hunky-dory re my purchase.
The signing date is 9 April, the mortgage is all confirmed and approved, the
property insurance etc has been sorted by Thiery in Calais. So, come April 9th
I will own a property in France.
I appreciate your considerable assistance and expertise, it made the whole venture
less daunting and indeed quite straightforward, even if I did ask a few daft
questions!
I will refer any friends to you with pleasure should any of them choose to follow
me, many are keen but it could all be talk!
Kind regards,
thanks again
Peter |
We have now completed on our property in France
and this email is to say many thanks for your invaluable assistance.
I cannot praise your firm highly
enough. Buying a property abroad is clearly a complicated business but
it is made an awful lot easier by the very efficient, very knowledgeable
and at all times courteous service offered by your firm. I will be very pleased
to provide a reference for other potential clients and/or for you to post these
comments on your website. Once again very many thanks.
Best wishes
Tony R |
First of all - thank you for all your great help with
our mortgage for our flat in the South of France. As
you probably know, we contacted various agents and
mortgage providers, but you and your connections were
indeed very professional - quick, service-minded and
friendly. So thanks again!
And based on our recent experience with you, we
thought of contacting you again now with some
questions you may well be able to help us with in
regards to a potential business venture in France.
The project is as follows...... Thanks a lot Ion
Looking forward to hearing from you
Regards
Vilde |
Now back in the UK. All went well, we finally completed on Friday, 30 January.
Thank you for all your help, given all the potential problems it all went remarkably
smoothly !
I will certainly recommend you to any colleagues who are thinking of buying in
France.
Thanks again.
Kind regards
Gareth |
We've just heard from BPI that they've received
our confirmation and all we need now is a date from the notaire.
One quick query - I presume the monthly repayments are
inclusive of the life insurance. Thanks for your assistance
- We have been impressed with your service and will recommend
you to all our friends! We're still wading through stuff with
Stephen Smith - I must say that he's been a bit slow to respond
- and often his communications are in 'template' form.
Maybe he's just busy. Anyway thanks again.
Dr. Lesley M
Chartered Clinical Neuropsychologist |
Yes, exactly! Thank you for all your help
throughout the process. You have really made things easy
and have always responded rapidly and helpfully.
Kind regards
Lucy D |
You helped me purchase a pied-a-terre in
Paris, Avenue Simon ....... in April 2001-we first liaised
in February 2001, and you put me in touch with Philippe Vasseur
at the French Bank. When I finally signed-after the promesse
de vente etc...I sent you a box of chocolates to thank
you and to celebrate, since you had been very helpful! I have
not forgotten about you! A friend of mine, Australian, London-based, is
currently looking to purchase a pied a terre in Paris. I
thought of you straight away. Are you still working as a mortgage agent?
Also, in the last 3 years, I have retrained and started
to work as an Interior Designer-doing residential projects from
bathrooms to kitchens to whole flats/houses. Since I intend
to work between France and the UK with my team of contractors
in the near future, I wondered if that would be of any interest
as an extra service your company could provide to your clientele?
I understand that being a French Interior Designer with
an English team of builders is in demand. Would be great to
hear from you. Please also do let me know re: mortgage etc..for
Paris.
In the meantime,
Kind Regards,
Marie |
You arranged a mortgage for me earlier this year
with ...... I have subsequently moved F/T to the area ( Pyrenees
Orientales) & am in the midst of setting up my own business
re property & leisure services - I am inheriting part of
an existing business & already have potential clients who
are asking re mortgages - I would like to be in a position to
refer business to someone in the trade who I can genuinely recommend.
Are you interested in such referrals in exchange for a referral
fee based on genuine completions ? Plse excuse the direct approach
but as you can appreciate I am exploring numerous options. My
experience re FMC was a good one - very simple & professional
so it makes sense for me to recommend you subject of course
to commercial sense.
I look
forward to hearing from you
Thank you
Neil |
It's done.
It wasn't simple as the vendor was still haggling over the furniture when we
were signing with the Notaire.
Finally she gave in and had to give us back 17,000euros.
Thank you for all the help and advice.
Kind regards
Robin |
Thanks for the great news, I can now make some plans.
We would like to thank you for your tremendous help and guidance throughout the
process, we would not have succeeded without it.
We will sing your praises on our little French home web site and hopefully
can point a few other prospects your way in the future.
Thanks again
Keith |
I hope you had a good break Contracts were
exchanged on Monday and completion is on October 14 Our
furniture is in the house . House and furniture are insured
, Please can you check that my life insurance is up and running
and when the first payment is due .
Thanks for
all your help all the delays were French !
regards
Christopher R |
Thanks very much for everything. If you ever need a client reference we
will be more than pleased to provide it.
Have a good holiday.
Karen |
Only just got this email as computer had been
whisked away by movers by the time you sent it.
All has gone well, we are almost settled and loving it...
Many thanks for all your help and jolly email correspondence. I'll keep
looking for an op. to give you a glowing mention in the Times.
cheers
Miranda |
Many thanks. We expect to complete on the property in about 2 weeks, so
the mortgage will be drawn down then.
Many thanks also for your excellent help throughout. Your guidance
notes, etc, have been very helpful at every stage.
Kind regards
Mikkel |
Thank you very much for your efforts so far - your
service is exceptional, and Nora and I will not hesitate to
recommend you to others. I have a few more questions re
the 'acceptation de l'offre'. I'm sorry if some of them are
obvious, but I want to get this right first time. 1. Even though
the mortgage is in my name - Nora still needs to sign the acceptance
document (this is alluded to in your explanatory email on p.3,
but I want to ensure this is correct). 2. On the 'acceptation
de l'offre' does 'fait' refer to the place i.e. post code or
the name of where we live? And does 'LE...' refer to the date?
3. Do the signatures need to be witnessed as in the 'model loan
offer' on p.7 there is a statement 'in witness thereof...',
however, this is not obvious on the actual loan offer'
Thanks.
Martin |
Just to confirm that I am of course fully satisfied
that there are
no penalties for early redemption whilst we keep a variable product. We now
understand that the Notaire was referring to the registry of the mortgage which
will remain for the term of the loan. We are very pleased with the service
we have received from both BPI and yourself. We will definitely recommend friends
and family to contact you first if they want to take out a French mortgage.
Thanks again
Howard S |
Thanks for all you help - I'll certainly recommend your services to any
friends buying in France!
Completion is due on the 8th - so all seems set.
Regards
Jo |
Thank for all your help, me and my husband are so excited now about having
it !
With a bit of luck we did indeed get there, I am so happy that I have found
you, your level of service is excellent, without any hesitation I will
recommend you to anyone who wants to a place if France !!
Cheers
Galina |
I expect you got Jean-Christophe's message that
our mortgage has been finalized. The whole process has been much
less stressful than we anticipated. It was invaluable to have you
as an intermediary with the bank, and BPI (in the form of J-C) were
a pleasure to deal with. Also, the deals you offered were certainly better than
those available from a local mortgage consultant recommended by our estate agents.
I will certainly recommend you to anyone else I come across who is looking for
a mortgage in France. If I may I will also give your details to the English
member of staff at the estate agent here, as she is always on the lookout for
people to recommend to her clients.
Best wishes
Jo W |
Received mortgage offer from ..... on
Saturday 24/05 /2003 Thanks for all your efforts if I know of anyone
else requiring a French Mortgage I shall certainly recommend you!
By the way I received your English translation which is useful. Cheers
Tony |
Thank you so much for all your help. I am just waiting for the période
de reflection to end and then send everything back to .....
I have also contacted Stephen Smith re making a French will and changing
our English one, so hope we can get that sorted before we sign at the end of
June now!
I have asked the notaire to act as power of attorney for Colin as it now seems
unlikely that we can both go over to sign. Frustrating but not a major problem.
If I have any problems with the offer I'll contact Celine - she has been very
helpful so far.
Gwen |
Just thought I'd let you know that we finally
closed on our house yesterday. Thanks for all your help. The whole
process was remarkably smooth. I have already passed your email address
on to some colleagues.
Best wishes
Alastair M |
I just wanted to let you know that we completed the purchase of the
millhouse in Blainville-Crevon last week. Thank you once again for all
of your efforts along the way.
Best Regards,
Stuart & Sowmya S |
I thought I would just send you a quick note to
say Thank You for arranging my french mortgage. Everything has progressed
very smoothly indeed and this is in no small measure due to you and
your excellent service. I appointed Gregory Denoyelle as Notaire.
I found him to be both delightful and very helpful.
Kind regards
Charles H |
Just to let you know that we are now the proud owners of a house in France! Many
thanks for your help in securing our mortgage.
We will soon want to apply for extra finance for our swimming pool and renovation
plans, but presumably we should approach the bank directly in this regard?
Thanks again.
Best wishes,
Vicky & Toby G |
Thank you, for all your help and advice throughout the process.
As for the future, please keep me informed regarding any new developments on 'interest
only' mortgage options
Best regards
Phil |
Firstly, may I wish you a belated Merry Christmas as well as every happiness
for the New Year. Sorry that I have been out of touch for the
last few
weeks, I have been away from the office for most of it and don't have much
email access when not here...yet!
I would like to thank you most sincerely for all the help that you have
given us in the purchase of our house. Although we have not heard anything
official yet, I believe we took ownership of it on the 19th Dec (Madame was
on holiday whilst we were in France so had to sign a proxy form for the
Notaire to sign on our behalf!
But, we've now been to the house and were given a comprehensive tour by the
previous owner and it is everything we had hoped and more. Lovely place! THe
locals appear to be most welcoming and our favourite cognac place is only a
mile and a half down the road. What more could one ask for?!
Without your help I am convinced that we would never have successfully
negotiated the financing maze especially bearing in mind the extra
difficulties added by my current location and the extra necessitated by the
mobile home. Thanks you very much indeed for everything. Naturally I would be
delighted to refer your company to anyone in a similar position and have
already mentioned it to a few.
Thanks again Ian, Happy New Year and speak again soon.
With best wishes,
Piers
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Just thought I'd let you know we have now had
the handover of the apartment, very happy with it, and looking forward
to spending New Year there, so I would like to thank you for
all your help with the mortgage - I know its only a relatively small
value but nevertheless this and other aspects of the process have
been an interesting introduction to French bureaucracy if only on
a minor level, and I guess that without your help we might still
have been waiting for the final completion!
So thanks again and best wishes for Christmas and the
New Year,
Keith |
It did thank you; gave my wife a few nervous moments
and also the vendor.
Anyway alls well that ends well. so thank you for your help on this matter.
I shall certainly recommend your services to anyone else I know who is
purchasing property in France.
(Its been quite a week as I exchange on our future home in Oxford on
Monday!)
Thanks again
Ashley |
We completed the purchase of the Chalet on Monday
at the offices of our notaire. Both the owner and her husband were
present and all went very smoothly - a miracle given what had gone
before! We even read your quotes in the Times on Saturday as we were
on the plane to Geneva... it was a pity that they spelt your name
wrong - but at least all the references to FMC were correct !
Many, many thanks for all the assistance that you gave to us.
Best wishes
Stephen and Nadja |
I would recommend you to anyone !
Lynda |
Just wanted to keep you in the loop and say everything
is in order
except my bad luck still follows me. I had sent the Bank's offer back to
stephane last Wednesday.... the Irish guy at the postroom put the post box
number in the Postal code field on the airway bill..... the offer went ups
in Nancy - eastern France - instead of Paris...!.... Stephane got it in the
end Friday and kindly sent everything back yesterday to our notaire. So
they have everything they need now on that side.
We could sign tomorrow except now the sellers rent from us for one month
and do not want to leave a deposit ..... Grrr! We are trying to make them
see sense since we are doing everything we can to suit them since it all
started...! So we will see....but I hope we own this soon!
Thanks a million again for all your help, it meant a lot. Quality work
is
priceless so I hope all your lenders appreciate your input in this way. I
certainly won't hesitate to give your details to anybody wanting to buy in
France with a mortgage.
With kind regards
Sabine |
Just returned from a weekend trip to take furniture
over to the chalet. All
sorted and very happy with the purchase. Thanks very much for all your
help in making the whole process pretty painless from our point of view. Particular
thanks for putting up with my changes of mind. I am currently singing your praises
to a couple of people who are thinking of making purchases in France, so hopefully
I may be able to put some more business your way.
thanks again
Patrick |
Well
we arrived on the Saturday to find everything had been completed
on the Friday but were unable to get into the property until the
Monday due to difficulties in getting the keys to us. Many thanks
for all your help in chasing up the letters etc both with ..... and ...... Due
to the further falls in the Stock Market I'm sure more people will
be looking for property abroad and I will have no hesitation in recommending
you, your services and your excellent web site.
Again many thanks
Chris |
Just a quick note to say thanks again and
I will recommend you to others thinking of buying a property
in France.All I need to do now is to fathom out how I can earn
a living in France so I can say good bye to the rat race. Au
revoir !
CHARLIE |
Just thought I would let you know that, as
of today, we own our apartment in Paris. Everything went well
and I'd like to thank you for all your help in securing a mortgage,
and making the whole process relatively painless. Thanks
again
Brian H. |
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