The Survival Guide

• Languedoc Real Estate and Property Agents
  1 March 2008, by A correspondent

  If you are buying or selling you will probably want to find a real estate agent.
  Here’s a directory of languedoc real estate agents by town or region.

• Useful Herault Contact Nos
  19 September 2005, by A correspondent

  Here we will list English speaking doctors, vets etc together with other usefull services in the Herault region.
  Vets
  A young and charming English vet works in this practice.
  Rouquette Alain Simon Jean-Pascal Stephan Guy Aschero Christophe (SCP de vétérinaires) Le Souc Zone Industrielle 34800 CLERMONT L’HERAULT Tel 04 67 96 37 20 fax 04 67 96 89 22
  One of the vets in this practice speaks some English
  Aschéro Simon Rouquette Stéphan (SCP de Vétérinaires) zac Rodettes 34120 PEZENAS (...)

• French Architectural Salvage Supply
  11 September 2005, by Rob

  Looking for antique panneling,old brass door furniture, fine antiques and historical French architectural details to enhance your chateau, domaine or maison vigneron?
  Look no further Sylvie has or can source more beautiful ’stuff’ than you could imagine.

• Renovating a House in France
  26 April 2005, by A correspondent

  So you have just bought your house in the south of France. It is a bit run down, needs some TLC, so who do you call on to carry out the work?

• Setting French Property Leasebacks and Investments Against Tax
  17 March 2005, by Rob

  If you pay at least 2500 euros of French income tax each year, it is worth your while looking at ’defiscalisation’. That is to say putting the money that you would be paying in tax into property investment instead. ’Leasebacks’, that buzz word in French property at the moment, are only the tip of the iceberg.

• Top ten tips for moving to France
  5 December 2004, by Helena Frith Powell

  Helena Frith Powell, the Sunday Times journalist shares her advice for would be French residents with the Southern Times.

• Bank Holidays 2004
  14 March 2004

  Bank holidays in France this year (2004) are as follows:
  JANUARY 1st............... New Year’s Day
  APRIL 12th................ Easter Monday
  MAY 1st................... May Day/Labour Day
  MAY 8th................... Victory Day 1945
  MAY 20th.................. Ascension
  MAY 31st.................. Whit Monday
  JULY 14th................. Bastille Day
  AUGUST 15th............... Assumption
  NOVEMBER 1st.............. All Saints’ Day
  NOVEMBER 11th............. VE Day
  DECEMBER (...)

• French Taxes 2004
  13 March 2004, by A correspondent

  New French tax rates and rules for 2004
  Review of the Loi de Finances for 2004

• Swimming Pool Regulations
  8 March 2004, by Rob

  You are thinking of putting a pool in your garden, well, here’s what you need to think about and how the new French safety regulations will touch you.

• Frequently Asked Questions About Living in France
  7 September 2003, by A correspondent

  Buying a car? Selling a house? Getting children into school? Opening a bank account?

  Let us have your questions and trawl for answers here.

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