Figs, Festivals and Formula 1

Figs, Festivals and Formula 1

Summer is great, I just pick fresh figs and passion fruit from the garden and put them in my bowl of Special K for breakfast. Today is July 14 so fireworks and celebrations tonight.

The law is changing relating to owning an offshore company if you are a French resident and we are trying to get clear and simple structures covering inheritance and gift taxes - I will write more about this as I learn.

Thanks again to all of you for your kind mails and good wishes - I am looking at the kilos I have to shed - it is equivalent to a sack of cement (25kg) or a 5 gallon can of petrol - the fresh figs will help.

We are not in a water restriction area and the well is still high so we are lucky, but half of France is officially a drought area and total bans seem to be on everything, so before you leave for a holiday villa that the pool is OK. To see on the water restriction in the area you will be visiting look at... http://www.fblog.com/?q=node/view/232 Water restrictions

When you sell a house in France it has to be certified as having no asbestos in it - I was curious as to what this increasing awareness is all about so I read up on the problems - it can make for heavy reading so I found some accurate and straightforward data on this and made a page at... http://www.francevoila.com/mesothelioma/ Asbestosis and Mesothelomia please go to the links there for more information and further reading.

A lot of my mail is about buying property in France and the best way to do this. We have a calulator and a lot of links to companies on our page at... http://francevoila.com/mortgagecalculator/ Information

My elder son helps buid the Renault F1 racing cars, he does a lot of the laminations and bodywork, every time they are first he gets a bonus so he is doing well this year - you can see all the news at... http://www.renaultf1.com Renault F1

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In this weeks newsletter

1. Applying for French Citizenship
2. Single Mothers Coming to Live in France
3. Exploring France for a Home
4. Buying an Apartment in Paris
5. Child seats in a Car
6. Rights to Health Care in France
7. More About Getting Health Care in France
8. More French than the French

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1. Applying for French Citizenship

Tony,

Is there a way to apply for French Citizenship online or through the mail?

Please advise.

To read the rest of this article, please go to

http://www.fblog.com/?q=node/view/243

Applying for French Citizenship

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2. Single Mothers Coming to Live in France

Tony

I was fascinated to read your newsletter. So pleased to hear that you are well.

I have one question: How was it possible for your mother to be treated in France? I ask this as I have often thought of moving myself and my two sons to France, with my mother, who is worried that she would not be covered for health car on France.

To read the rest of this article, please go to

http://www.fblog.com/?q=node/view/242

Single Mothers Coming to Live in France

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3. Exploring France for a Home

Hi Tony

Congratulations on your recovery.

My husband and I would like to rent a property in France with a view perhaps of buying a small property of our own at a later stage. Could you offer some advice. We are both retired. My husband is in a wheelchair and any prolonged trip would be difficult Since we live on the Isle of Man at present it is not so easy to travel across the channel as it might be if we were located in the UK, which is why I wanted to do some preliminary searching from home.

To read the rest of this article, please go to

http://www.fblog.com/?q=node/view/241

Exploring France for a Home

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4. Buying an Apartment in Paris

Tony, I have been a long time subscriber and very much enjoy your letter. I was a little distressed to hear of your illness...life is so short and we are all so vulnerable, (we just do not always realize it). Please keep
yourself healthy, and I share in your relief for your recovery.

I have considered buying an apartment in Paris for some time. Since the year 2000 in which I first thought of making a purchase I have watched the euro climb significantly against the US $ and have seen the price of apartments in Paris rise in their own right.

To read the rest of this article, please go to

http://www.fblog.com/?q=node/view/240

Buying an Apartment in Paris

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5. Child seats in a Car

Is a car seat for baby under 2 years old in the vehicle is compulsive in France?

To read the rest of this article, please go to

http://www.fblog.com/?q=node/view/239

Child seats in a Car

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6. Rights to Health Care in France

Tony,

It's scary to know you went through such an experience. Thank you for sharing it, and letting us know that you are well---thank heavens! Will you say more about the health care system, particularly, how does someone (your mother, for instance---and, well-wishes to her and her new lease on life) who has paid into the UK system become eligible for the France health coverage? Also, is it national health coverage in general, or simply the way it is run in the UK, that you do not care for? (We in the USA need a
better solution for health care than we have).

To read the rest of this article, please go to

http://www.fblog.com/?q=node/view/238

Rights to Health Care in France

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7. More About Getting Health Care in France

Tony

Great to hear your good news re heart attacks etc. Somewhat on the same subject, I have recently received copies of document E121 and they say send them to local health authority, which I take to be CPAM, in my case at Gueret since I am living in La Creuse. Is it as simple as that or would you recommend I take them in person, and is there anything else I should be doing? I am 65 years
old.

To read the rest of this article, please go to

http://www.fblog.com/?q=node/view/237

More About Getting Health Care in France

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8. More French than the French

I commented recently that workers in France do not seem to know much about hard work - there is a tendency to not turn up on time (or ever), to disappear and to work strange hours and times, often dictated by digestion and opening hours. It is not just the French local who has this characteristic, but often the ex-pat worker as well - this arrogant apathy seems to go with the territory and has a certain element of charm once you get used to it. A reader sent me this comment, this is my exchange with this (unsigned) mail - I did trace the mail back to a British person who has been in France 7 years and is working as a sub-agent for an estate agency...

To read the rest of this article, please go to

http://www.fblog.com/?q=node/view/236

More French than the French

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