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Moving to France raises hundreds of questions about bureaucracy, taxes, property, work, health, family, insurance, retirement and more. To help you find the advice you need, we have organised articles by subject – read the latest below or browse sections via the blue tabs. The Cx symbol denotes subscriber-only articles.

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Money

Estate planning – ensure your family is properly looked after

French succession laws could mean hefty tax bills await your heirs if you do not plan inheritance carefully

Deadline for new wealth tax extended

Declarations for new property-based impôt sur la fortune immobilière (IFI) tax had been due at midnight on Thursday, May 17

Online declaration gave error message

Q: I have just made my tax declaration online. However when I got to the last page where you ‘sign’, I got an error message saying I have a ‘discordance’. Do you understand what it means? R.T.

Your income tax questions answered

As usual many questions on tax are arriving at our offices.

Deadlines for French income tax declarations in 2018

Dates for paper and online declarations are slightly different

Health

Emergency numbers in France and other helpful numbers

Having separate numbers aims to give a faster response - but if in doubt there is always 112

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Warning as tick season enters full swing

Health authorities issue alert as summer approaches - prompting an explosion in the tick population

App forecasts relief for allergy sufferers

Suffer with hay fever and want an air quality forecast? There's an app for that

Concern as cases of measles rise

Most cases of contagious disease reported in Nouvelle Aquitaine, as health authorities reveal more than 2,000 cases reported in 2018

Your Questions

How much can I leave to a registered disabled person?

Rules to build a loggia on our balcony

Must I change headlights on British car?

What can I do if a firm has cheated me?

I would like to exhibit my art – what are the options?

Am I entitled to money for doing up home?

Does green bonus apply to scooters?

How can I improve my wi-fi connection?

Can I bring in plants from garden in UK?

Will I save by changing energy firms?

Property

Xabi Otero

Basque house hidden by 350 tonnes of renovations

Architecture of France... Pays Basque

Passport to boost energy efficiency

Get help with Passeport Efficacité Energétique

Bordeaux creates new Airbnb hit squad

Crackdown on holiday rentals

Property Watch: East of Région Sud 04, 05, 06

May 2018

First-time buyers sign up for 35-year mortgages

Costs are however substancial

Family

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Families tell of problems when child is being bullied

A new initiative and hotline to deal with bullying has been introduced in France.

Constant changes frustrating for parents

The constant tinkering with the school week has left many parents frustrated.

Make sense of...LGBT prides and rights

As the first LGBT pride events of the year get under way, we take stock of the situation for lesbian, gay, bi and trans people in France

Work

La cravate solidaire

Second-hand clothes help job-seekers make a great first impression

The unemployed in Paris are being helped into work – by a charity that kits them out in smart second-hand suits and prepares them for interviews

Luncheon voucher use earns boss a warning

Many workers use them for shopping or to pay for meals out

My reform of the bac is a much-needed revolution

One of France’s greatest institutions, the baccalauréat, is about to undergo major changes

Environment

Throwaway coffee cups create business

Green news: February

France takes lead on glyphosate alternatives

Drones to combat toxic caterpillars

Science and Technology

Innovation on show at prestigious Concours Lépine

European Space Agency maps Milky Way

Give old PC or Mac new life as high-end cloud computer

Transport

New data rules start

Annual offer gives cheaper rail travel

Occasional péage plan

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