NO MARMITE IN TUNISIA

In July 2005, we swapped life in our three-bedroomed terraced house in Ramsgate............

For life in our seven-bedroomed, two bathroomed (still to be finished) villa in Beni Khiar, Tunisia............

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With views over open countryside and the sea like this ............

With the villa not being completed yet, it is too early to make a fair comparison with life in Ramsgate and life in Beni Khiar, as life feels like it has not "got going" properly yet.

What tempted us to build a villa in Tunisia?

• A mortgage-free and less stressful life. 
• The escaping from the bad behaviour, rudeness and bullying, as well as poor teaching in Britain's schools. 
• Britain's increasing crime-rate and its slide into becoming a "Nanny State," with parents having no power over deciding how their children should be brought up.

I am hoping that in six months to a year's time that we will be one of those success stories entitled "Why didn't we do this earlier?!"

Hammamet Beach     Easter 2006

If anybody else would like their story of moving to Tunisia featured, please email me with the details.  
nomarmiteintunisia@yahoo.fr

Land And Building Amazingly Cheap
We have found the total price of buying land and building of a whole house, which includes sculptured, domed ceilings, to be less than the price of purchasing a tiny flat in the UK.  For more information on the legal side to buying or renting in Tunisia the following is a great website which has a host of information in their discussion forum section:- http://www.tunisia.com/Default.aspx

La Presse the daily Tunisian newspaper has many pages of adverts advertising villas, land, or apartments for sale.  http://www.lapresse.tn/

Tradesmen
Good tradesmen, builders, electricians, plumbers etc, are hard to find, as are good lawyers or architects.  Sometimes you can find the land or property you are searching for much easier by word of mouth from people who really know the area, or from somebody who has already tried and tested the tradesmen, therefore having knowledge of "the good," "the bad," and "the don't touch them with a barge pole!!"

Property Website For Expats

Adel Benna, originally from Nabeul in Tunisia, has been married to a British lady and been living in England for nearly 20 years.  He is fluent in English, Arabic,Tunisian Arabic and French.   He has just created a website which will greatly assist the English expat in Tunisia, offering services such as help with purchasing/renting villas, or apartments in Tunisia or buying a plot of land to build a villa, which can be difficult if experiencing problems such as a language barrier. 

What The Website Offers
If the option of acquiring land to build a villa is chosen, Adel has the following available at your disposal:-

• Team of Builders
• Plumbers
• Electricians
• Carpenters
• Architects
• Solicitors
• Painters
• Carvers 
• Maintenance team including gardeners and cleaners for periods of absence from your home.
• Advice on life in Tunisia in general and Currency Convertible Bank Accounts

Click on the following link to browse the property and land that is on offer.  If you cannot find anything in the portfolio that matches your precise requirements, Adel will be more than happy to search further for you.

http://www.thetunisianhouse.co.uk/

Adel can be contacted by email on thetunisianhouse@yahoo.co.uk