What is the safest way to take large payments in France? There is a tried-and-tested solution for situations such as selling your car to an individual
France sets date for when delayed energy cheques will be sent out The sending out of the cheques, intended to help low-income households pay their energy bills, was postponed earlier this month Cheque fraud on rise in France: Tips on how to avoid it Can I pay a UK cheque into my French bank account? December dates of when France’s €100 energy bill bonus will be paid
Nearly 6 million households in France to get €100 energy bill bonus French government reveals plans to help households offset price hikes by sending them a cheque in December. We explain which households will get this and how
French households may be sent 'energy cheques' to combat rising prices Six million lower-income households may become eligible for energy cheques to offset increasing gas and electricity costs
How to pay local property taxes if cheques are banned? I have discovered that as of next autumn we will be unable to pay our local property taxes by cheque (we were fined last time for doing so). I have previously tried to pay online via the tax website, but could not do so as I did not have a numéro fiscal. We are resident in the UK and do not complete a French tax return, although we do have a French bank account. How can we sort this out? K.T.
France ponders phasing out 1c and 2c coins Government thinktank's plan would bring France into line with Belgium, Finland, the Netherlands and Ireland
What to do if a client’s cheque bounces in France I run a small business in France and many of my clients settle by cheque. I have received a cheque that has bounced but the client is not returning my calls. What can I do? J.P.