Practical

Do we have readers who are not actually in France but who dream of moving across, especially perhaps after a summer visit?

If you want to change marriage regime in France as part of your inheritance planning, you are advised to do so this year as a new tax will apply from 2020.

Tax credit money totalling €2.5billion will be hitting people's bank accounts from today and over the next two weeks.

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Ministry of Health unveils measures to avoid shortages of vital medicines

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The dearth of rural doctors is not to do with them seeking the bright lights of cities, according to Dr Yannick Schmitt. He says more needs to be done to overcome the shortage of doctors generally

Our property has a pool alarm. Does it matter if there is no one at home to hear it when we are in the UK? 

Do I need a French TV licence at my holiday home? Are there detector vans?

We plan to work on our garden and want to know more about distance rules we must respect in relation to planting trees near to the boundary with our neighbour. There is a wall separating our two properties. As long as the roots do not disturb this wall, are we OK to plant quite close to it?  F.L

Hybrid solar panels, invented and made in France and combining photovoltaic and water heating, are leading the way in efficiency.

Pupils will head back to school after the summer holidays on September 1, 2020

Children will be obliged to start school from the age of three from this September.

Strict interpretation of 2006 decree forcing private beaches to reduce in size

Lawyer said unnamed woman who works at three hospitals should set herself up as an 'independent' worker to sidestep working hours rules for employees