Poor Beckham. Bargemon's mairie could order the bulldozers in to their luxury £5m pad in Bargemon, Provence, all because the appropriate planning permission was not obtained.
We all know the French can be tough on administration, but we'd hardly expect this to extend to zapping Beckham's spanking new £1.3m poolhouse, complete with triple shower room, indoor BBQ, chill out lounge and all round sound system. (Just like mine - so not).
In the immortal words of 20minutes.fr, which alerted me to the story: "Beckham a des soucis avec l’immobilier français."
No matter how much money or clout you've got the fonctionnaire will still get you...Knowing local officials is still what counts.
I've posted my photos of Mons on Flickr, by the way.
Have a nice day,
Angela
Posted by: angela | May 19, 2007 at 08:53 AM