Practical

Can paying in periods in UK count towards a French pension? What consequences for selling surplus garden honey and tax breaks for media subscriptions. Questions from our November Money column

Partner article: Answering your frequently asked questions on estate planning for British expatriates in France

Criteria based on age, finances or personal situation can mean you do not have to pay for a redevance télé

Lawyers have expressed frustration over a new law which complicates inheritance issues for those looking to bypass France’s forced heirship rules

How many recorded new cases are there? Can I travel to France? Is France easing restrictions? How is the vaccination campaign progressing? We explain

People aged 16-42 who need to renew a prescription for glasses or contact lenses can now skip a visit to an eye doctor in a bid to reduce waiting times

High-quality, accessible, and affordable, the French healthcare system is widely considered exemplary and one of the best in the world. Find out what is covered, and how

A recent court case focusing on asbestos in a roof has thrown new light on how the ‘hidden defect’ (vice caché) clause in house contracts can be used when faults are in plain sight

They may look like something from a Tolkien fantasy novel, but more and more dome houses are cropping up around the country as house-buyers increasingly favour their ecological construction

Owners of the estimated 130,000 badly insulated houses put up for sale in France each year might be obliged to reveal energy ratings to potential buyers on their first visit to the property from 2022

Landlords’ group has flagged a steady rise three times higher than rents or inflation in the period 2010-2020, although rises this year are fairly contained

Pupils sit their exams in their final year of lycée secondary school (terminale), before continuing onto further education or work options

The exams are taken by pupils at the end of Troisième, and test their knowledge and skills in key subject areas

President Macron said so in a speech this week, but the figures paint a more complicated picture - and what about productivity?

The machine, a concept from NeoFarm offering sustainable agricultural practices, runs on rails in a greenhouse tunnel and can be programmed to complete many repetitive farming tasks