how long can you stay in your second home at any one time?

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Corinna
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how long can you stay in your second home at any one time?

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My husband (British) and I (European passport) thinking of buying a second home in France. My husband is retired, I have a busy internet business (doing counselling via skype for people around the world) in the UK.

I understand that you must not spend longer that 6 months in France and then you carry on paying (lower) taxes in the UK and all the UK rules to your business apply and not the French.

Now, are there any restrictions about working while I am in my second house in France?

Also, does anybody know how many months you can stay in your second home. There seem to be much contradictory information about that.

Third question is healthcare. Is the EHIC card enough?
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martyn94 wrote:As regards healthcare, an EHIC will get you patched up in France enough to get you home to the UK. If in truth you are really living mostly in France, you would probably be breaking the rules.
By using a UK EHIC card you are saying "I am eligible for NHS treatment in the UK and am claiming healthcare treatment in France under the reciprocal arrangement".

BUT BUT BUT you're only eligible for NHS treatment if you actually live permanently in the UK. It's irrelevant where you were born, what passport you hold, what language you speak or where you pay your tax (now or in the past) - you actually have to live in the UK.
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Webdoc wrote:
martyn94 wrote:As regards healthcare, an EHIC will get you patched up in France enough to get you home to the UK. If in truth you are really living mostly in France, you would probably be breaking the rules.
By using a UK EHIC card you are saying "I am eligible for NHS treatment in the UK and am claiming healthcare treatment in France under the reciprocal arrangement".

BUT BUT BUT you're only eligible for NHS treatment if you actually live permanently in the UK. It's irrelevant where you were born, what passport you hold, what language you speak or where you pay your tax (now or in the past) - you actually have to live in the UK.
I thinks that’s more or less what I said, although less emphatically.
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thanks, guys
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