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And the days grow short - when you reach September

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This week

The head bones connected to the back bone

Wednesday 13 September 2006 by Tony Tidswell
Today is the first time I have been able to use a keyboard for nearly a month. The reason has something to do with my wild and reckless youth when I was a film stunt man and crashed motorbikes and drove cars for films and television, great fun then but there is no such thing as a free lunch (...) > continue

Getting a Good Mortgage

Tuesday 12 September 2006 by Tony Tidswell
One of the frequent questions I am asked is about getting a morgage to buy a home, or a second home in France. We have put a page online to help you find th ebest deal at... http://www.nizas.com/french_property/French-Mortgages.html You can calculate you mortgage rates from our site from this (...) > continue

Paying Property Taxes In France

Tuesday 12 September 2006 by Tony Tidswell
Hi Tony I understand that there are exemptions for taxe d’habitation for people over the age of 60. Could you please give me some further information about this. We are not resident in France but have a holiday home in Nice. Many thanks Val === Hi Val No, this is a myth - if you have (...) > continue

Part Of Our Own Home Is A Gite, What Is This New Tax

Tuesday 12 September 2006 by Tony Tidswell
Hi Tony Do have any official info on this new Capital Gains Tax change on primary residences with gite accommodation or know someone I call about it so my accountant can get on the case. cheers Nick === Hi Nick All I have at present is feedback from forums, news items and some websites (...) > continue

Why Is It So hard To Start A Business In France

Tuesday 12 September 2006 by Tony Tidswell
Why Is It So hard To Start A Business In France Hello, Thanks for many readable articles which I have read but never been able to contribute to, such is the wealth of knowledge contained therein. Unfortunately this is not a contribution either but another question. A friend of mine has tried, (...) > continue

Nobody Told Me This When I Bought My House

Tuesday 12 September 2006 by Tony Tidswell
Hello Tony, I bought a property in the Charente region in 2004, apparently before I bought the house it had been visited by Saur (the water company) and told the toilet was inadequate, it is an electric mastigator system. At no point during the purchase was I told about this, not by the (...) > continue

Avoid the Delays on Motorway Toll Booth

Tuesday 12 September 2006 by Tony Tidswell
Tony, Thank you for your continuing excellent e-mails. They really are something to look forward to. Your membership may be interested in the http://www.sanef.com web site. As a family that travel to the south of France each year on holiday we have always been envious of those French drivers (...) > continue

I Wish I Had Thought of That

Tuesday 12 September 2006 by Tony Tidswell
My son Tony got married last week - my plans to go were ruined as I was fixed horizontal and could not travel, but my Mum and the children were able to go over to the UK for their wedding. Apart from one email all I could do was to tell him how truly wonderful he is by paying one dollar and (...) > continue



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Do browse through our website and please use the advertising links, they help pay for the site.

I do try to reply to all mail - Contact Me - most is about property or living in France. I publish comments in this newsletter which I believe are of interest and may help find answers for people wanting to come to France. I hope readers will go to the adverts which help support our overheads.

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