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Shoe Sizes UK/USA/France
A quick conversion guide of shoe sizes from the UK and USA to France for men and women.
04 Nov 2016
Right to Challenge Planning Consents
In recent years the right to challenge a planning consent in France has been substantially reduced by the need to demonstrate that a clear prejudice would be suffered by the development.
04 Oct 2016
Business Accounting for Micro-Entrepreneurs
Business owners in France who adopt micro-entrepreneur tax status benefit from minimal statutory accounting obligations.
04 Oct 2016
French Property Sales by Candlelight
The 'ventes à la bougie' are auction sales organised by the notaires, open to all, and potentially offering a substantial discount on the open market value of the properties offered for sale.
04 Oct 2016
Notaire Fees and Taxes Explained
Most notaire fees are regulated on the basis of a fixed percentage rate or sum, but in other cases they are freely negotiable.
04 Oct 2016
Sterling Exceeds Expectations in September
The UK may have voted to leave the EU, but official figures for September did not reflect the immediate and significant economic impact that was predicted, writes Ben Scott.
04 Oct 2016
House Prices in France Second Quarter 2016
The notaires report that house prices outside of Paris fell by an average of 0.4% in the second quarter, although sales reached their highest level since 2012.
04 Oct 2016
Buyer Cannot Alter Mortgage Demand
A buyer seeking to rely on a mortgage rate lower than that stated in the sale and purchase contract risks losing their deposit.
04 Oct 2016
French Income Tax Reductions for 2016/17
With a presidential election due next year, the French government have raided the larder to announce some income tax reductions for 2017.
04 Oct 2016
Local Property Rates in France 2016
Local rates bills have remained broadly stable again this year compared to 2015, with the average amount payable by each household around €2,000.
04 Oct 2016
S1 Health Cover or French Pension?
Retiring expatriate business owners in France may have to make the choice of either taking S1 health cover from their country of origin or their French pension.
04 Oct 2016
French Income Tax Rate for Non-Residents
The French government have made it easier for non-residents to pay a lower rate of tax on French sourced income, but there is no relenting on social charges.
05 Sep 2016
Social Charges on Non-Resident Furnished Lettings
Many non-residents who previously did not pay social charges on furnished rental income in France have been hit by the charges this year.
05 Sep 2016
Wine Festivals in France Autumn 2016
With the grape harvest soon upon us in France we make a selection of some of the wine festivals taking place this autumn.
05 Sep 2016
The French Village at NEC Birmingham 2016
Come and find out about the implications of Brexit at the ‘French Village’, A Place in the Sun Live international property exhibition, NEC Birmingham, 23rd to 25th Sept.
05 Sep 2016
Mortgage Guarantees in France
The use of an insurance guarantee over a conventional charge on a property is becoming the norm amongst mortgage lenders in France.
05 Sep 2016
Security of Tenure of Senior Citizens
Elderly tenants in France have a particularly strong security of tenure, which has recently been reinforced by a bizarre ruling of the French Supreme Court.
05 Sep 2016
Rental Property and Local Rates Exemption
A property destined for letting that has never actually been let can be granted exemption from the taxe foncière, a French court has ruled.
05 Sep 2016
SAFER and the Gift of Property
In order to thwart the rural land agency SAFER of their right of pre-emption a couple decided on a simple solution - to give away the land they had proposed to sell.
05 Sep 2016
Education Grants in France 2016/17
Details of the school and university grants in France for 2016/17 have recently been published by the French government.
05 Sep 2016
