Comments for Buy, Sell, Rent... and maybe take a trip to the cleaners at http://www.rivierareporter.com , comment 1 to 1 out of 1 comments http://www.rivierareporter.com Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:21:17 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.rivierareporter.com/content/view/845/57/#comment-155 3 years ago my sister and her husband rented a holiday flat in Beaulieu from a "black" estate agent. He did have an office in the UK but nothing in France. The flat was not at all as advertised (no sea view as promised, much smaller, dirty, etc) and the photos they were shown prior to renting were not even of the same flat! Because the rental agent was not French declared they had no choice but to take on a lawyer who was also acting for several other abused tourists. By the time they did, the illegal rental agent had done a "runner" with everyone's money. A warning. We have heard that he has returned to France only recently and is again up to his old tricks. So people should deal only with licenced agents. Caveat emptor! - M. Chase Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:21:05 +0100