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• Buying a second hand car in France
  Buying a second hand car in France Susie Hughes discovers that it’s not quite as easy as it sounds! After three years of driving back and forth to the South of France in my little UK car, I decided the time had come to buy a second-hand French car. Nothing special, a few years old, (...) read more...



• New UK Tax Residence Rules
  New UK Tax Residence Rules By Mary Taylor, Partner, Blevins Franks British expatriates in France need to understand the UK residence rules as well as the French ones, to establish where they are resident for tax purposes – it may not be the country you expect. The UK finally has a (...) read more...



• Registering a British car in France
  Registering a British car in France The procedure for reregistering a British car is as follows. 1. *Contact the Customer Service Dept for the make of your car and ask for a Certificate of Conformity in French. (cost no more than £90) 2. Send off the maroon part of your Registration (...) read more...



• Applying for or renewing your British Passport
  Applying for or renewing your British Passport All British passport applications made in France are processed in Paris at the British Consulate General. Applications can be sent by post or made in person at 18 bis Rue d’Anjou, Paris 75008 (Monday to Friday from 09.30–12.30 and (...) read more...



• Writing Formal Letters in French
  Writing Formal Letters in French Visit the site www.modele-lettre-type.com for a variety of models of sample letters and contracts in French to help you deal with most ordinary and some extraordinary day to day situations. All official letters should be sent "accuse de reception", (...) read more...



• Vocabulary - legal and business French
  Vocabulary - legal and business A abonnement - subscription abus de confiance - breach of trust accord - agreement accrédité - authorised (représentant accrédité - autorised agent) accusé de reception - acknowledgement of receipt acheteur - buyer acte - certificate, deed *acte (...) read more...



• The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC)
  The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) (Carte européenne d’assurance maladie) Resident in France? The French Social Security site recommends that all French residents take a carte européenne d’assurance maladie with them when travelling to other EU countries or Switzerland. (...) read more...



• Income tax in France
  A VERY GENERAL LOOK AT YOUR INCOME TAX OBLIGATIONS IN FRANCE REMINDER Income tax forms will be sent out in April. Deadlines differ, dependent upon whether they are filled in online or on paper. Deadline for paper declarations has been moved forward compared to previous years, to (...) read more...



• Online television in the P-O
  ONLINE TELEVISION VIEWING By Allan Wallis Introduction On-line television is not new, it is HUGE! People around the world have been using it for some time to watch the television programs of their choice and it is estimated that more than 10% of television viewing is now (...) read more...



• Making a French will
  Making wills in France. Anyone owning property that is governed by French succession law should make a French will. If you die domiciled in England, French succession law will only apply to your land/buildings or other ‘realty’ in France. Your furniture or bank accounts (...) read more...