Buying a business in France 2008-04-27 11:26:44 I have a small, highly profitable, well organized, business with an existing client base and a forward order book. The business, Pierre-direct, imports natural stone paving, floor tiles, basins and other stone products. Can anyone with experience in s... Read more:Buying
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Selling a business in France 2008-04-27 11:25:24 I have a small, highly profitable, well organized, business with an existing client base and a forward order book. The business, Pierre-direct, imports natural stone paving, floor tiles, basins and other stone products. Product supply lines are well es... Read more:France
Dentist/Hairdresser/Vet 2008-04-29 14:02:37 Does anybody know any of the above in the Aubusson/Felletin area who have some English. Although we are learning French it is easier if you know of someone who has some of our old language to help us out. I find it is a good way of being able to lea...
HOMESICK 2008-04-30 04:02:01 I live near Paris and don't know many expats, ? How can I get to know any, do you all meet up and go out for example ?
Re: Fish 'n'chips -- how sad am I ???? 2008-04-30 03:46:08 Hi I live near Paris and have never ever had any fish 'n' chips during the 33 years that I've been living in France ! I've tried to make some too, but its never quite the same is it !
Limoges property 2008-04-30 03:02:34 Hi,After reading about the town of Limoges
it would seem like an ideal place for us to be near, however cant find any properties on the internet.When I've searched for houses for sale in Limoges( the actual town) nothing comes up-is there any reason ... Read more:property
Re: Limoges property 2008-04-30 17:54:14 I would try www.green-acres.com , I found my agent there and have purchased a great property
in Brantome, further south. A quick search on this site using the word Limoges
turned up 2 pages of listings.My agents (
Re: HOMESICK 2008-05-03 16:29:54 Check out fusac.com or look about Paris for the magazine rack and grab one. There are several expat groups that meet monthly. luck!
Re: 3G mobiles as a modem 2008-05-03 11:48:20 Hi Stevethank you for the reply.I agree that a global account is not practical.But your lead on the SFR may be useful, I will see what information I can find.I already have a UK mobile and number (PAUG).A spanish mobile and number (PAUG) with YOIG... Read more:mobiles
Re: Hi.....anyone else in Auvergne?! 2008-05-05 07:32:05 Hi Steve & CarolHave sent you an email. We also have a "maison secondaire" in a hamlet joined to the commune of Puy St Gulmier. Nice to find there others close by!Cheers, Martin & Penny
Re: Hi.....anyone else in Auvergne?! 2008-05-05 02:17:17 hi all,we have bought a farm at le four,puy st gulmier.just about 8 miles sth of pontamur.we have started decorateing downstairs only been for 2wks but will return 23 may for another wk then again in july when we shall arrive with our grandchildren fo...
Re: Channel 4 Free to Air 2008-05-06 06:32:47 Further to my earlier posting E4 and More4 are now free-to-air on Sky, on channels 136 and 138. Also available on the same frequency info I gave for the Channel
4.Channel 4 is still on 8350, but hopefully the sound should now be more reliable.Stephe...
Carte Grise for moving from France 2008-05-07 11:43:11 Hi,after almost a year living in and getting to know France
I have to leave. I recently bought a locally registered car and got a carte grise for export. It's restricted to one month though which causes real problems as I need to stay for eight...
looking for real estates in Crete Greece 2008-05-11 11:38:47 hi ,we are looking to move from France to Crete
this summer and just wondered if anyone new of a good builder in west Crete ,Chania area .if so could you give me a website .thanks Jill Read more:Greece
Cheapest Place to buy in France? 2008-05-13 13:45:50 That's it. I've had more than enough of my poxy family in the UK. As a 70 year old pauper where is the cheapest bit of France
I can hang my hat (as a buyer)? Advice always given is WHAT IS YOUR CRITERIA (or should that be criterium?) . Mine is CHEAP!! ... Read more:Place
Gite Cleaning 2008-05-14 06:10:48 HelloWe are looking for gite cleaning work. We have over 4 years previous experience of gite cleaning.We will travel within a 50k radius of Guingamp dept 22.We work on the cheque emploi system.Please email for more detailsMany ThanksELB Read more:Cleaning
Re: French Credit Cards 2008-05-16 05:45:45 I know this is way old.. but just for informations sake..I've found that some creditcards take a long time to confirm online transactions.. so they just time out at the processing end and give the person trying to purchase something online a declined ... Read more:French
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Re: TV in France 2008-05-17 16:43:32 Thanks for thoughtful repliesMy original idea was to have the Strong srt 6420 receiver to receive French TV in Scotland, (at present I use Atlantic Bird 5 degrees west), But I have now moved to a Flat where I cannot have my dish stuck to the wall. At... Read more:France
Re: Domestic electricity 2008-05-17 08:42:11 I typed in French domestic electricity
regulations and got a load of help. try Badger Electricite (www.badgerlx.fr), angloinfo.com, wikipedia, www.totalfrance.com, www.surveyors-en-france.com.Hope this helps Read more:Domestic
Re: Insulation question - Help 2008-05-17 04:21:32 Yup, vapour barrier on the inside. I'm amazed how often people get insulation wrong.Don't get me started on dry-lining stone walls!
Re: Domestic electricity 2008-05-17 04:10:36 Sorry, I can't help. But pointers to the articles you mentioned would be much appreciated.Cheers! Read more:Domestic
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Domestic electricity 2008-05-17 03:26:12 Can any one help - I want to purchase a book in English on French domestic electrical regulations. I have found various articles which were help ful but we need to know stuff like how high of the floor sockets need to be etc.many thanks Read more:Domestic
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leaving france 2008-05-19 14:57:33 I noticed a post recently by someone who is leaving france for crete.I know of three couples who have left in the last 9 months.Is anyone else going and why?
French Healthcare System info, website anyone? 2008-05-19 04:00:14 Hi,I am looking for information on the FrenchHealthcareSystem
. Is there a website
, preferably in English as my French is still very rudimentary, that explains how the system works? Is there a website where you can find out what healthcare exists in ...
Re: Are You A Kiwi who has moved to France?? 2008-05-20 10:30:13 The number 1 thing is you need to have EU passports.Number 2, you'll need to speak pretty good French.Number 3, it's not the easiest place to find work. Your skills will have to be retested by a French authority. Number 4 the costs of living and hou... Read more:France
Re: Are You A Kiwi who has moved to France?? 2008-05-22 02:47:37 Hi Kate, We're a kiwi family who are about to move to the Burgundy area of France
(the Nievre department), although we've lived in Europe for quite some time. The response you've already received is valid re passports, speaking French etc. but I wou...
Re: Isolation? :-( 2008-05-24 03:58:41 I have just read through all the posts on this topic and found myself nodding my head in agreement often.Before we came here we were adament we would mix with french people only but in reality we needed to be able to spout off in our own language now ... Read more:Isolation
Re: Are You A Kiwi who has moved to France?? 2008-05-23 15:57:38 Glad to see some encouraging words for this poster. IMO, a lot of what makes or breaks an emigration experience is attitude. Read more:France
Re: Are You A Kiwi who has moved to France?? 2008-05-23 14:14:01 Hi Kate Just read your post. When we initially came here from NZ, nearly 3 years now, we went through all the right channels to get a long term visa (French Embassy in Wellington, medical checks etc etc) All not too difficult. What we found when we got... Read more:France
Re: tva and devi 2008-05-25 08:16:38 The rules as my accountant describes are;New - all at 19.6% (i.e new extension etc)Transformation (for properties over 2 years old) - for example, you have a ballon already, a replacement will be at 5.5%, if you didnt have a ballon then 19.6%.Some a...
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