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Do I benefit from lower charges if I register an S1 in France?

We review using an S1 as a newly qualified British state pensioner in France

Published: 22 September 2023

Power cut hits nearly 90,000 homes in southern France after explosion

The blast at a power substation also injured five technicians

Published: 9 August 2023

Author: Zane Lilley

‘Proof of life’ certificates may go online for UK pensioners in France

Plan raises questions over how elderly will avoid payment stoppages if paper forms end

Published: 27 July 2023

French pensioner has electricity cut after refusing Linky smart meter

He has now gone more than three weeks without power

Published: 22 June 2023

Author: Hannah Garner

Free phone help from accountants for French income tax declarations

We have also updated our 2023 French Income Tax guide with additional reader questions – see below for the topics

Published: 10 May 2023

Alert raised over poor French residency services for foreign people

The ‘defective’ system leads to loss of rights and problems with work, says France's Defender of Rights

Published: 3 May 2023

Airbnb trends, taxe foncière increases: Five French property updates

We also look at what three recent court cases mean for buying a house en viager, giving someone usufruit of your property and getting rid of tenants

Published: 2 February 2023

Author: Sarah Henshaw

Tax-at-source France: How it works and why you still self-declare

The tax-at-source system was introduced in France in 2019 and is part of a hybrid set up alongside some older tax systems 

Published: 25 January 2023

How can I find out updated French tax reduction caps for pensioners?

We look at how French income tax factors in expenses for retirees including those with foreign pension income

Published: 18 January 2023

Author: Emma Morgan

Visa and residency cards for France*

- Visas and residency cards (cartes de séjour) for France help guide - Understand when visas and residency cards are required to move to France or come for an extended stay - Applies to Britons (post-Brexit) and to all other non-EU/non-EEA/Swiss nationalities - Useful to anyone considering a move...

Published: January 2023