Are you aware that there are plenty of electricity suppliers to choose from, nearly all cheaper than the former state-owned EDF who are still the biggest electricity supplier on the market?
A sobering winter message from the local gendarmes reminds people, particularly the elderly, to be on their guard against scammers and con artists.
From 12 October 2025 the EU’s Entry/Exit System (EES) began to record most non-EU visitors to the Schengen area (passport data + photo; first-time entrants also give fingerprints).
Applying for a carte de séjour in France
Nothing new, but continuing to do the rounds…
The UK ETA is a mandadory travel authorization issued by the UK to nationals of countries who are exempt from obtaining a UK visa.
French inheritance laws and taxes are radically different from those in the UK, US and other English-speaking countries…..
Neither are anything new, but these are 2 scams which have come to our attention recently.
Getting a replacement for a lost carte de sejour has been rather taxing
Not new, but just a reminder that your bank will NEVER ask you to click on a link in this way.