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French wildfires: how are people told to evacuate? We do not have a French phone for texts
More than 200,000 residents and tourists have been evacuated in recent days following as blazes have spread
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Should we stop renting out our gîtes in France to save tax?
A reader has been advised that they would have to pay additional amounts on the part of the property that are available to holiday makers
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What are carry-on liquid rules when flying from the UK or US to France?
Who sets the limits, why they were introduced, and what passengers should check before going through airport security
France lockdown: Can artisans continue to buy materials?
There are over 1 million artisanal business in France, with the majority in the building trade
Reader question: As a self-employed artisan working in my barn workshop at home. I need to go out to buy materials and consumables, will I be able to do that and what form of words should I use in the attestation
Yes. Housing Minister Emmanuelle Wargon confirmed that people with building projects could continue them during the second lockdown, and that also extends to self-employed artisans.
The Covid-19 hotline confirmed you are permitted to buy any items you need to work. You will need an attestation dérogatoire de déplacement - not the Justificatif de Déplacement Professionnel - and must tick the box that begins: "Déplacements pour effectuer des achats de fournitures nécessaires à l'activité professionnelle…".
