France - So close and yet so far

My parents went out to France to visit the new house, Le Port, to clean up some of the details for the hand-over. They didn't enjoy their time too much, Gill (my mum's bestfriend) has given her a bit of a cold shoulder because she loves the house so much. They were a little unimpressed with the way in which they have used the house; there is no central heating even though they have lived there for about ten years, they just haven't decorated it well and in the winter it makes it all so dreary.

They're close to getting it, but there are still some financial problems. There is only 50,000 to get but there are problems getting a hold of a morgage due to my father becoming self-employed in June.

The story continues.

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