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christopher.kay@wanadoo.fr .....................................www.kaydreamhomes.com.fr 0033.6.81.74.98.46 CHRISTOPHER KAY at Immobiliere-Internationale 53 rue Général Leclerc, 17260 Gémozac at the traffic lights in Gémozac across from the Post Office Our single goal is to help you find your dream home in the southern Charente-Maritime, and buy it in such a way that the dream continues. Everything we do is in English, we are always available to speak to you in person or on the telephone, and we continue to offer help and advice long after the purchase is completed. In this way we provide “A Quality service for Quality Clients” FRENCH PROPERTY DICTIONARY A/AU … TO; A SAISIR! … GRAB THIS! ABRI …SHELTER ACCEDER … TO REACH ACCORD ECRIT…WRITTEN AGREEMENT ACCUMULATEUR … STORAGE HEATER/BATTERY ACHATEUR…BUYER ACHETER...TO BUY ACQUEREUR…PURCHASER ACTE…CONTRACT OF SALE ACTE AUTHENTIQUE…NOTARIAL DEED ACTE DE VENTE…CONVEYANCE DEED ADOUCISSEUR … WATER SOFTENER AGENT IMMOBILIER…FRENCH REAL ESTATE AGENT AGRANDISSEMENT … EXTENSION AJOUTER … TO ADD ALAMBIC … DISTILLERY ALIMENTATION…SUPPLY (WATER, ELECTRICITY ETC) ALIMENTE … SUPPLIES AMERICAINE … IN THE ‘AMERICAN’ STYLE, MODERN AMENAGEABLES … SUITABLE FOR CONVERSION AMENAGEMENTS … FITTINGS; AMENAGER...FITTED/CONVERTED AMENAGEMENT DE GRENIER…LOFT CONVERSION ANCIEN … NOT NEW/OLD/ORIGINAL ANNEES … YEARS APPARENT … VISIBLE APPENTIS...LEAN TO, SLOPING ROOF ARBORE … TREED ARDOISE … SLATE/SLATE ROOF ARRET … STOP ARRIERE PAYS … IN THE COUNTRYSIDE, JUST INLAND ARROSAGE INTEGRE…INTEGRATED WATERING (GARDEN) ASSAINISSEMENT…’PLUMBING’, DRAINAGE ATELIER … WORKSHOP ATTENANT … ADJOINING A VENDRE...FOR AU…AT, AT THE, TOWARD AUCUN … NO/NOT ANY AUTRE … OTHER AUVENT … CANOPY/AWNING AVEC … WITH AVOISINANT … NEIGHBOURING BAIE VITREE … BAY WINDOW/DOOR BAIGNOIRE … BATHTUB BALCON…BALCONY BALLON D’EAU CHAUDE … HOT WATER TANK BASSIN …ORNAMENTAL LAKE/POND BATIMENT … BUILDING … ’s D’HABITATION … LIVING QUARTERS … ’s D’EXPLOITATION … FARM BUILDINGS OR SHEDS BATIR … TO BUILD BATISSE … HOUSE BATTUE…BEATEN, TERRE BATTUE…BEATEN EARTH FLOOR BEAU … BEAUTIFUL BEAUCOUP … LOTS BELLE VUE...BEAUTIFUL VIEW BERGERIE … SHEEPFOLD BETON … CONCRETE BIEN … WELL BIENS…PROPERTY, REAL ESTATE BIJOU…JEWEL BOIS … WOOD, BOISEE … WOODED BOIS DE CHARPENTE...ROOF TIMBERS BOISERIE … PANELLING/WAINSCOTTING/WOOD TRIM BOITE DE JONCTION...JUNCTION BOX BON … GOOD BON POUR MANDAT...'GOOD FOR THE AGREEMENT'...INDICATING THAT YOUR SIGNATURE CONFIRMS THAT YOU HAVE READ THE AGREEMENT AND ACCEPT ITS TERMS BORD DE MER/RIVIERE...BY THE SEA/RIVER BORDEREAU DE LIVRAISON...DELIVERY NOTE BORNAGE...BOUNDARY MARKING, DEMARCATION BORNE...BOUNDARY STONE OR MARKER BOUCHE DE VENTILATION...AIR VENT BOUCHON...PLUG, STOPPER BOURG … MARKET TOWN/AREA OF COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY BOURGEOISE … MIDDLE CLASS, ‘EXCEPTIONAL’ BRICOLAGE...DIY BRICOLER...DO ODD JOBS BRIQUE … BRICK BROSSE...BRUSH, PAINTBRUSH BRUIT...NOISE BUANDERIE...LAUNDRY ROOM BUREAU … DESK/STUDY/OFFICE CABANON … SHED/CHALET/SMALL HOUSE/SMALL CABINET...OFFICE, STUDY, SMALL ROOM CABINET DE TOILETTE…BATHROOM CABLE...CABLE CADASTRE...LAND REGISTRY CAISSE...CASHIER CAMPAGNE … COUNTRY CANALISATION...PIPES, PIPEWORK
CARREAU...TILE CARRELAGE … TILING/CARRELES … TILED CARTE BLEUE...DEBIT CARD CAUTION... CELLIER … STOREROOM FOR WINE AND FOOD/PANTRY CENTRE VILLE … TOWN CENTRE CERTIFICAT D'URBANISME...CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY LOCAL CERTIFICAT DE CONFORMITE...CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY ISSUED CHACUN … EVERYONE CHAI … WINE/COGNAC/SPIRIT STOREHOUSE CHALET...CHALET IN WOOD OR STONE CHALEUR … WARMTH CHAMBRE … BEDROOM CHAMBRE D’HOTE … BED-AND-BREAKFAST CHAQUE … EACH CHARBON … COAL CHARGES COMPRIS…SERVICE CHARGES INCLUDED CHARMANT … CHARMING CHARPENTE … FRAMEWORK…SKELETON/STRUCTURE/… CHAUDIERE CENTRAL FUEL MIXTE (ELECTRICITE)…A HEATING /CENTRAL … CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEM CHAUFFERIE … BOILER ROOM CHEMINEE … FIREPLACE /CHIMNEY CHENE…OAK CHEVAUX … HORSES CHEVRON … RAFTER CIMENT … CEMENT/REINFORCED CONCRETE CINQ … 5 CINTRE … ARCH CLAUSES SUSPENSIVE…SUBJECT TO CLAUSES CLOISON … PARTITION CLOS … ENCLOSED CLOTURE(S) … FENCE, RAILING, HEDGE, WALL COCHON…PIG COEUR … HEART COIN CUISINE…BREAKFAST NOOK COLOMBAGE...HALF-TIMBERED COMBLES…ATTIC/LOFT COMMERCES … SHOPS COMPRENANT … COMPRISING COMPTOIR … COUNTER COMPROMIS DE VENTE…(PROVISIONAL) SALES AGREEMENT GONGELATEUR...FREEZER CONTENANCE…AREA CONTRE … AGAINST/CONTRE PLAQUE … AGAINST METAL CONVENU QUE (IL EST)…IT IS AGREED THAT CO-PROPRIETE … COOWNERSHIP/JOINT OWNERSHIP CORPS … BODY COTE … COAST/SIDE COTEAUX…HILLSIDES COULISSANTE … SLIDING DOOR COULOIR … CORRIDOR COULOIR DISTRIBUANT … CORRIDOR OPENING ONTO COUR … COURTYARD/YARD COURETTE … COURTYARD COURSIVE…GANGWAY COUVERT … COVERED; COUVRIR…TO COVER , COUVERTURE...ROOFING MATERIALS CREDIT...CREDIT CUISINE … KITCHEN …AMENAGEE …EQUIPEE…EQUIPPED KITCHEN CUMULUS/CHAUFFE-EAU…WATER HEATER CUVE…VAT OR TANK; BRANDY STORAGE ROOM DALLES … TILES/FLAGSTONES DEBARRAS … BOX ROOM/JUNK ROOM DECLIVITE…SLOPING, ON A SLOPE DECO … DECORATION DEGAGER … TO CLEAR DEGAGEMENT … CLEARING/PASSAGE DEMEURE … RESIDENCE DENIVELE … DIFFERENT LEVELS DEMONTABLE…WHICH COULD BE REMOVED DEPENDANCE … OUTBUILDING DEMANDE … REQUEST DEPOT DE GARANTIE…DEPOSIT DEMEURE...RESIDENCE DEPENDANCES…OUTBUILDINGS DERRIERE … BEHIND DESIGNATION…DESCRIPTION DESSOUS … BELOW DESSUS … ON TOP DEVANT…IN FRONT DEVIS...ESTIMATE, DEVIS GRATUIT...FREE ESTIMATE DIGICODE…SECURITY DOOR DIRECTION DEPARTMENTALE DE L'EQUIPMENT, DDE, THE DEPARTEMENTS PLANNING DOMICILE...HOUSE/HOME DROIT/S DE PREEMPTION…PRE-EMPTIVE RIGHTS DROIT DE PASSAGE…RIGHT OF WAY DEVANT … IN FRONT OF/AHEAD DONT…OF WHICH, DON’T UNE/OF WHICH ONE/INCLUDING ONE DOUCHE … SHOWER DROIT DE PREEMPTION…RIGHT TO BUY IN PREFERENCE TO OTHERS EAU … WATER ECLAIRAGE … LIGHTING ECOLES … SCHOOLS ECURIE … STABLES EGALEMENT … AS WELL/TOO EGOUT … SEWER EN … IN; EN FACE DE … FACING EN CONTREBAS…SLOPING, BELOW ENCASTREE…SUNKEN (RELATING TO A BATH) ENREGISTREMENT … RECORDING ENTERREE…BURIED ENTIEREMENT … ENTIRELY ENTOURAGE MAISON … FAMILY HOUSE ENTRE … BETWEEN ENTREE … ENTRANCE ENTRER EN JOUISSANCE…TO TAKE POSSESSION ENTRETENU…MAINTAINED/ENTRETIEN … MAINTENANCE ENVIRON … ABOUT EPICERIE … GROCERS EPOQUE … HISTORIC PERIOD/TIME EQUIPER … TO FIT OUT ESCALIER … STAIRS ESPAGNOL … SPANISH EST…EAST ETABLE … COWSHED ETAGE … STOREY/FLOOR/FIRST FLOOR ETANG … POND ETAT … CONDITION/STATE ETAT DE L’IMMEUBLE …PROPERTY’S CONDITION EVIER … SINK ETENDOIR A LIGNE…A ROOM TO HANG THE WASHING EXPOSITION/EXPOSE … PERSPECTIVE/FACING/ASPECT F1, F2, T1, T2 ETC…TECHNICALLY AN APARTMENT (T) OR HOUSE FOR THE CONVEYANCE AND GOVERNMENT TAXES) FER … IRON FERME...FARM FERMETTE...SMALL FARMHOUSE FINITION … FINISHING/FINISH/TO FINISH OFF FOND…BOTTOM, FAR END FONDATIONS...FOUNDATIONS FORGE … FORGE/SMITHY FORME JURIDIQUE … LEGAL FORM/APPEARANCE FOSSE … PIT/SEPTIC TANK FOSSE ETANCHE …WATERPROOF SEWAGE TANK (NEEDING EMPTYING PERIODICALLY) FOSSE SEPTIQUE … SEPTIC TANK (SELF-MAINTAINING SEWAGE SYSTEM) FOUILLE...DIGGING FOUNDATIONS FOUR-A-PAIN…BAKER’S OVEN FRAIS D’AGENCE…AGENCY FEES FRAIS DE VENTE…SALE FEES FRUITIER … FRUIT TREE GARAGE…GARAGE GARCONNIERE…A BACHELOR FLAT GEOMETRE-EXPERT…SURVEYOR GENOISE…THE LAYER OF ROOF TILES AS SEEN FROM THE GOUT … TASTE GRAND … LARGE/BIG GRANGE … BARN GRAVATS...RUBBLE GRENIER … LOFT/ATTIC GRILLE … GATE/RAILINGS GROS/GROSSE…LARGE/BIG HABITABLE … GROS ŒUVRE…SHELL OR BASIC STRUCTURE OF A HOUSE HABITATION … HOUSING HAMEAU … HAMLET HANGAR … SHED/BARN/WAREHOUSE HAUT/HAUTEUR … HEIGHT HECTARE … 10,000M2 OR 2.5 ACRES OF LAND HYPOTHEQUE…MORTGAGE HUISSERIE…DOOR OR WINDOW FRAME INDEPENDANT … SEPARATE/DETACHED…INDEPENDENT INSERT … A SECOND SEMI-CLOSED FIREPLACE INSERTED IN A TRADITIONAL OPEN FIREPLACE WHICH STILL BURNS WOOD BUT AT A REDUCED RATE AND MUCH MORE CLEANLY THAN A REGULAR OPEN FIREPLACE ISOLATION … INSULATION JARDIN … GARDEN JOLI … PRETTY JOUISSANCE…POSSESSION JUMELE…SEMI LAINE DE ROCHE … ROCKWOOL (INSULATION) LAINE DE VERRE … FIBREGLASS (GLASS WOOL) INSULATION LAMBOURDE … BACKING STRIP LAVABO…HANDBASIN/WASHBASIN/BATHROOM SINK LAVE … LAVOIR…WASH HOUSE LEGEREMENT … LIGHTLY LINGERIE … LINEN ROOM LOCATION…RENTAL LOGEMENT … ACCOMMODATION LOGGIA…A COVERED, OPEN LOGIS …DWELLING/HOME/PATERNAL HOME/ANCESTRAL HOME LOISIRS … LEISURE LONGERE … A LONG CHARENTAISE HOUSE/BUILDINGS IN A LINE LUCARNE … SKYLIGHT/DORMER LUMINEUX…LUMINOUS/LIGHT MACON...BUILDER, GENERAL TERM MAINS … HANDS MAIRE...MAYOR PRINCIPAL HOUSE IN THE HAMLET/VILLAGE? GENTLEMAN'S HOUSE ...BOURGEOISE...SUBSTANTIAL MIDDLE CLASS TOWNHOUSE ...DE CAMPAGNE...COUNTRY HOUSE ...INDIVIDUELLE...DETACHED HOUSE MAITRE D'OEUVRE...PROJECT MANAGER MANGEOIRE … FEEDING TROUGH, MANGER MANOIR...MANOR HOUSE MANSARDEE … ATTIC ROOM WITH ANGLED CEILING MASSIF…SOLID, HEAVILY BUILT MENUISERIES … CARPENTRY MAZET (OR MASET)…SEPARATE COTTAGE MER … SEA MERISIER…CHERRY (WOOD) MESURE … MEASURE/STEP/MEASUREMENT MEUBLE … PIECE OF FURNITURE/FURNISHED MEZZANINE…AN OPEN FLOOR, USUALLY THE FIRST FLOOR MISE A JOUR...UPDATE MITOYEN … ADJOINING/ATTACHED/SEMI-DETACHED/DUPLEX MOISI...MOSS MOISSURE...MILDEW MOITIE…HALF MOQUETTE…CARPET MOULIN … MILL, /A VENT … WINDMILL, /A EAU … WATER MILL NEANT … NOTHING NEUF … 9, NEUF/NEUVE … NEW NIVEAU … LEVEL NOMBREUSE … NUMEROUS NORD … NORTH NOTAIRE … GOVERNMENT APPOINTED SOLICITOR WITH EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY TO DEAL WITH THE CONVEYANCE AND THE COLLECTION OF ASSOCIATED TAXES OFFRE D’ACHAT…OFFER TO BUY AT A STATED PRICE, NOT A CONTRACT OFFRE DE VENTE…OFFER TO SELL, AT A STATED PRICE, NOT A CONTRACT OMBRAGES … SHADY OU…WHERE OUEST … WEST OEUVRE … WORK OISEAUX … BIRDS ORMEAU … ELM OUVERTE … OPEN OUVRIER...TRADESMAN PALIER … LANDING PANNEAUX … PANELS PARC … PARK PARCELLE…PIECE OF LAND PARPAING…CEMENT OR SYNTHETIC BLOCK PARQUET … WOODEN FLOOR PARTIE…PART PARTIES…COMMUNAL AREAS PARTOUT … EVERYWHERE PAS … NOT a minute away/a stone’s throw away’ PAVILLON…MODERN HOUSE, USUALLY ON ONE LEVEL PAVILLON DE CHASSE…HUNTING LODGE PAYS … COUNTRY PAYSAGER…LANDSCAPED PECHEUR … FISHERMAN PENDERIE…WARDROBE OR CLOTHES CLOSET PERMIS...PERMIT PERMIS DE CONSTRUIRE…PLANNING PERMISSION PETIT … SMALL PIECE … ROOM… ...PRINCIPAL...MAIN ROOMS PIERRE … STONE PIERRE DE TAILLE … STONE BUILT/CUT IN STONE PILIERS … PILLARS PISCINE … SWIMMING POOL PLACARDS … CLOSETS/CUPBOARDS PLACOPLATRE … PLASTERBOARD PLAFOND…CEILING PLAGE … BEACH PLAIN-PIED … ONE LEVEL/STREET LEVEL PLAN CADASTRAL…REGISTERED PLAN PLANCHER … FLOOR (WOODEN) PLAQUE DE CUISSON … HOB, HOTPLATE PLEIN PIED...ONE LEVEL PLOMB…LEAD PLOMBERIE … PLUMBING PLUSIEURS … SEVERAL POELE A CHARBON…A WOOD BURNING STOVE POMPE … PUMP PORCHE … PORCH PORTAIL … GATE PORTE COCHERE … COVERED CARRIAGE ENTRANCE POTAGER … POTAGER CHARENTAIS … A TRADITIONAL SLOW COOKER FOUND IN CHARENTAISE HOUSES IN WHICH VEGETABLE SOUP COOKS CONTINUOUSLY, HEATED BY LOGS TAKEN FROM THE FIREPLACE POULAILLER … HEN HOUSE POURRITURE...ROT POUTRAGE…FRAMEWORK OF BEAMS POUTRES/POUTRAISON … BEAMS PRAIRIE…MEADOW PRE … MEADOW PREAU … COVERED PLAYGROUND/EXERCISE YARD/INNER COURTYARD PRECITEE … AFOREMENTIONED PRELEVEMENT...DEBIT PREVOIR … TO EXPECT/PLANS (FOR CONSTRUCTION)PRIX … PRICE PROCHE … NEAR PROLONGERE…TO EXTEND PROPRIETE … PROPERTY PROTEGE … PROTECTED PUISARD…CESS POOL PUIT … WELL QUATRE … 4 QUELQUE…SOME QUI … WHICH RAFRAICHIR … REFRESH/TO COOL/TO BE REDONE RAINURE ET LANGUETTE … TONGUE AND GROOVE RANGEMENTS…BUILT-IN CUPBOARDS, STORAGE SPACE REAMENAGEMENT … RESTRUCTURING RECENT...MODERN RECHERCHE...SEARCH REDUIT … REDUCED REFAIT … REFITTED RELEVE...STATEMENT REMISE … SHED/WORK AREA REPARTITEUR…DISTRIBUTOR, APPORTIONER RESILIER UN CONTRAT…TERMINATE A CONTRACT RESTANQUES…TERRACED LAND USUALLY WITH DRYSTONE WALLS RESTAURER … TO RESTORE REZ DE CHAUSEE … GROUND FLOOR/ON THE GROUND FLOOR RIDEAU…CURTAINS, DRAPES RIEN … NOTHING ROYANNAIS … IN THE AREA OF ROYAN/THE STYLE OF ROYAN RUISSEAU…STREAM, BROOK RUINE...RUIN SABLE…SAND D’EAU … SHOWER ROOM/ ROOM WITH HANDBASIN/W.C. DE BAIN … BATHROOM DE DOUCHE … SHOWER ROOM DE KINE … PHYSIO ROOM DE SEJOUR...LOUNGE D'EAU...BATHROOM SALON … SITTING/LIVING ROOM SANS RECOURS…WITHOUT RECOURSE SECHOIR…DRYING/LINEN ROOM SEJOUR … LOUNGE/LIVING ROOM SEPT … 7 SEPAREE…SEPARATE SERRE … GREENHOUSE/CONSERVATORY SEUL … SINGLE/ALONE SIECLE … CENTURY SNCF …THE FRENCH RAILWAY SOIGNEUSEMENT…CAREFULLY/TASTEFULLY SOL … FLOOR SOUHAITALE … DESIRABLE SOUILLARDE…A LAUNDRY ROOM SOUS-SOL … BASEMENT, BELOW OR PARTLY BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND |