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Thanks Little Villa. Sorry for my delay in getting back to you!

Thanks Little Villa. I'll give that site a try, I think. Unfortunately, I speak no German whatsoever. I'm muddling my way through the site as Google automatically translates it into some form of English. But it's confusing me about whether it is free to list or whether it's 7 euros a month. Can you ...

Hi, Our holiday rental is in Charente-Maritime, France. We've been renting for nearly four years and in that time, have only ever had British guests. We advertise on Homeaway and Owners Direct, and my understanding is that this automatically puts us on their sister sites in Europe. So, what listing ...

Thanks Andrew.

I should have been born in another time I think, as I have a roll top bath too.

I'm a sucker for any of this old-fashioned stuff!

Yes, that's what was bothering me, I figured it would be more hassle in terms of cleaning. I too like the country look, & a freestanding kitchen really fits the image, but it's whether the cleaning will drive me round the bend after a while.

Oh that's interesting, it seems a bit more straight forward if they're ready-assembled. Thanks, French Cricket. Will try and get out there to view them in the flesh.

Quality could be a problem though. Anyone else out there who can vouch for their kitchen quality.

Hello, We're due to get a new kitchen in the gite, was initially going to purchase an IKEA, but have recently been looking at the freestanding kitchens in Maison du Monde. Just wondered whether anyone else has a freestanding kitchen, and what the advantages are over a more traditional fitted one. I ...

Forgive my ignorance, Greenbarn - what is ical support? When they sync the calendars??

That's a very good idea, Rosie. I might just do that.

Thanks for your input, guys.

I thought that might be the case. So frustrating - I'd love to see a nice little site like this kick OD's a**!

Oh well, on with the research....

Anyone had any experience of these? Was doing some research trying to find where all the OD renters are turning to and a few people suggested these...wondering if they were real people though. Annual subscription is only £30 a year, but low on google searches as you'd expect. Nice site though. Any t...

I'd be interested to hear from people too. Our OD listing is due for renewal on 9th January. They did so well for us last year, we had about 12 weeks booked through them, but they haven't got us a single booking for next year. The stats, since the new website have been appalling. I'm also consideri...

I'd be interested to hear from people too. Our OD listing is due for renewal on 9th January. They did so well for us last year, we had about 12 weeks booked through them, but they haven't got us a single booking for next year. The stats, since the new website have been appalling. I'm also considerin...

Ok, well thanks for your help and suggestions, Teapot and Bornintheuk

Do the evacuated tube panels still heat the water on a dull day?

Anyone else out there who can recommend a solar engineer? We've managed to find the panels but getting a quote for a engineer is proving to be impossible!

Hhmm yeah I don't really understand the technical stuff so have no idea why that would be the case with the pump.

So how about you 'Born in the UK'? Have you got solar heating? And if so, what system?