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French and English knights battle at summer son-et-lumier

French and English knights battle at summer son-et-lumier

A British couple living in Brittany will be staging one of this summer's most colourful events in northern France, commemorating a 14th-century fight to the death between 30 English and 30 French knights.
French Property Buying Guide 2008/2009

French Property Buying Guide 2008/2009

Have you always dreamed of buying a place in France? Are you now ready to make the first step towards that dream? Need advice on how to search for a property? Gives an overview of the French property market, the buying proc...
A mucky treat for the onion gourmets

A mucky treat for the onion gourmets

On the face of it the idea is barmy - hundreds of gourmets assembling to eat this delicacy and get themselves mucky. But if you enjoy exquisitely tender, grilled spring onions grown in a unique way and dipped in an unforg...
Walking in diversity: The Gard

Walking in diversity: The Gard

In respect of rambling and walking, there is much to discovered and the Gard offers rich hiking opportunities for those who enjo...
Building Surveys - A roof over your head

Building Surveys - A roof over your head

Chartered Building Surveyor Martin Quirke FRICS takes a look at the most common problems encountered with French roofs, from w...

Obtaining UK Television in France

Missing your favourite British TV programmes? Get the complete guide to setting up and receiving English television in France ...

Renovating and Maintenance of a House in France

Often expectations are high when first looking for a home in France, but after visits to chosen areas have been made and you have ...

A Guide to Septic tanks - Fosse Septiques

Information, rules and regulations regarding the installation and maintenance of septic tanks or fosse septiques in France......
 
Lynn and Jonathon Running a Chambre d'Hote in the Limousin

Lynn and Jonathan moved to France after their children had left university, in search of new adventure they opened up ...

Perpignan Living and Working in Perpignan

Suzanne moved to France 8 years ago and now lives in the Languedoc region close to the Spanish border, she now runs he...

 
Domaine de Lauroux Winemaking in Gascony

Karen and Nicholas moved to Gascony in Southwest France with their children in 2004, after falling in love with a 38...

Living in Brittany From Ireland to Brittany

Joe and her husband moved to France from Ireland and now run a successful tree surgery business in Brittany...

 
Living in Provence Living in Provence

RC has lived in the Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur region of France since September 2004 and tells us why it is ...

Living in Creuse Living in the Limousin

Linda tells us her story of living in rural Creuse in the Limousin region of France including waking up to find one ...

 
French roofs Building Surveys - A roof over your head

Chartered Building Surveyor Martin Quirke FRICS takes a look at the most common problems encountered with French roo...

Cracks in French property Do I need a survey for cracks?

Is your French property cracking, bulging, bowing or leaning? Chartered Building Surveyor and Architectural Technologist...

 
Plans Cadastre and Viewing Cadastral Plans Online

The Plan cadastral is the French equivalent of the land registry in the UK, all departmental areas in France are divided...

The Role of the Notaire in France

A Notaire in France has a wide role, apart from dealing with the purchase, sale, inheritance or transfer of property i...

 
French Property Prices Set to Rise

New government initiatives to improve the rail and communications infrastructure across the country are likely to have a...

sous la table Sous la table - Buyer and Seller Beware

Even though new laws and regulations have attempted to stamp it out this kind of house purchase fraud is still surprisin...

 
New build Have Your French Home Made To Measure

So what are the advantages of buying a brand, spanking new home? First, you get to choose the type of property; in some ...

How to buy property in France

You may have already decided on a specific area or you may have a French region in mind, having been there on holiday fo...

 
French service Micro-BIC or Simplified Real ? Don't get caught out

Micro-BIC is the default taxation regime under which income received for letting out furnished French property is taxed....

Taxe professionnelle

Under Micro-BIC, you are taxed on a fixed percentage of your turnover, being 28%. If you are UK tax resident the tax rat...

 

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