While you can most certainly get by with a British phone in France if you don’t use it very often, setting up a French mobile phone will make communication in France cheaper and easier over the long run. What’s more, having a French phone number is often a requirement for various other administrative procedures in France, such as setting up electricity in France, so it is well worth it for conveniency and practicality purposes.
Sometimes its easier to stay with an unsatisfactory bank, than to research and change to a different one, particularly if you have several accounts. It could be out of the frying pan….
It is already difficult enough to fit in to a new school in a foreign country without the insensitive bullying which seems to be rife amongst young people.
This applies to property with a minimum of furniture, rented to long term tenants (ie the tenant needs to bring his own furniture as a complement to be able to live on the premises).
It’s never pleasant to make a complaint in any language, but with a limited vocabulary and knowledge of your rights, it is particularly frustrating.
This small but active charity was founded nearly 200 years ago by the British Ambassador in Paris, to help British people in France who found themselves in difficulty. The BCF continues it work today amongst British residents in financial hardship, distributing aid sourced from donations and legacies.
Pensions are complex, yet often the cornerstone of a comfortable retirement. Today, with Brexit looming and more options than ever for what you can do with your funds, it is difficult to establish the best approach – there is no ‘one size fits all’ solution.
If you need a visit from a district nurse for injections, dressing changes etc, you can look in yellow pages and pick somebody nearby – although it’s always best to get a recommendation where possible.
To start electricity service in your new home in France, contact an energy supplier as soon as possible (ideally about two weeks before moving in) to open an account. You will need to have the following information to open an electricity account:
School holidays in France are organised according to three “holiday zones”, A, B and C, in order to manage the flow of French holidaymakers. Compiled by Erin Fowler Our region comes under zone C (Montpellier)…