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The dedicated English-speaking department at Asttral Insurance was established 16 years ago as the founding team realised that support in English was not generally available in France

The new system of tax levied at source will go ahead from January 1 as planned says the Prime Minister

My daughter is starting university in the UK. She has a bank account in the UK and I will need to send money to her regularly from France to pay for her expenses. What is the best way?

There are contradictory reports over the new ‘at source’ tax system that is due to start next year – allegations that it is full of bugs have been denied by one of the ministers in charge, who says it is ready to go ahead as planned in January.

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Children are unlikely to escape illness during their school years so it is useful to know what health services are available. Dr Marianne Barré, is the general secretary of the school doctors’ union, the Syndicat National Des Médecins Scolaires et Universitaires, and explains procedures during schooling to Jane Hanks

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September 2018

My husband died recently and I am confused following a visit to the notaire to find out the costs of settling the estate.

We had a typical French marriage contract and he left everything to me in a will.

There are no children, brothers or sisters or surviving parents and the only property we owned, in which I live, was purchased in joint names.

When I asked the notaire for an estimate of the costs she said it would depend on the value of the property... This implies I will have to pay, what, I have no idea, for the house I already own and have paid for. Can you explain?  L.O.

We signed a deal for an exclusive mandate with an estate agent but after several months she has not sold the property.

Can I get rid of her as agent and try to sell it myself?  B.L.

This month as students take up their university courses some will have experienced something new – a selective entrance system…

Children are unlikely to escape illness during their school years so it is useful to know what health services are available. Dr Marianne Barré, is the general secretary of the school doctors’ union, the Syndicat National Des Médecins Scolaires et Universitaires, and explains procedures during schooling to Jane Hanks

Leading public and private companies have been named and shamed for late payment of bills to suppliers and fined a total of €6.9million as the government moves to protect small PME businesses.

We have been receiving a lot of queries about the launch of Prélèvement à la Source (PAS) – a French form of PAYE starting next year and how the new French ‘PAYE’ rate will be calculated and so thought it worthwhile repeating earlier advice.