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“My Friend’s Neighbour Said It Was Easy…” The Hidden Danger of Taking Advice from Strangers

General, Residency, Visas

As a paperwork expert with over 15 years in the business, I make it a point to stay aware of what’s being said online. Social media groups, forums, comment threads, they’re full of people generously sharing their experiences about moving to France.  This can be a help but also a hindrance.And to be completely honest? I’ve been astounded by the amount of false, or dangerously incomplete, information circulating. Just because information is free doesn’t mean it’s accurate. Those giving advice online often mean well. But something that worked for one person does not automatically apply to someone else. And when…

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Moving to France with an article 50 residency card

Residency, Uncategorized, Visas

Since Brexit, many UK nationals have been granted Article 50 residency cards in various EU countries under the Withdrawal Agreement. These cards often allow for long-term residency — sometimes up to 10 years — and provide certain rights within the issuing EU country. However, a key misunderstanding has emerged:Holding an Article 50 residency card from another EU country does not grant automatic residency rights in France.Even if you’ve lived in an EU country for many years and have been issued a 10-year card, this does not entitle you to exchange that card for a French Carte de Séjour at a

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Beyond Business: The untold value of your personal dream team

Uncategorized, Work Life Balance

Why team is important… As we begin this New Year 2024, many of us have reflected over 2023 and what we achieved and what we could have done better. I spend a lot of my walks in the morning mulling over the question of what’s next?  Each year the pressure of a successful businesswoman (or man) is to build on previous success or mistakes isn’t it. To look at what went great and what wasn’t so great and improve. Then in January I tip toe into the New year with my team and put my new ‘plans’ into action.  It

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Top Tips to Learn the Lingo

General, Language

My dream of moving to a foreign country began at the ripe old age of 8. I spent most of my early years daydreaming of where I wanted to live, and France was often the top of my list.  As I got older my daydreaming transformed into my vision and I travelled extensively looking for my dream home.  It was not until I arrived on the cote d’Azur in 1992 that I really started to settle down.  Of course, the dream life does not happen with a click of the fingers, the following two years were filled with a multitude

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Does Tax Have To Be Taxing?

Tax, Uncategorized, Work

I hear the groans and the grimaces even as you start to read this. Yes, its already tax preparation time and that means its time to start planning for your declaration. Whether you are a first-time declarer, or this is your 10th time, the onus is still on you to make your declaration.  Note that even if you are not a fiscal resident of France but you are renting out your property here or earning revenue here, you should make a tax declaration in France.   The word TAX often brings a lot of worry to people and even more so

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Problems Setting up a business in France

Are You Asking The Right Questions?

Work

What questions should you be asking when it comes to setting up your business in France?  Many clients and potential clients reach out to me for help with their business project. Frequently, it’s part of a more extensive immigration and residency file, and we need to get them a business liberal visa or talents visa. To start with, they think they ‘only’ need one bit of information, but as soon as I start asking the right questions, we soon find out that the project is much bigger, and they need help with healthcare, moving logistics, business creation, and so much

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Navigating 2025: Post Brexit – Updates and Key Changes

Visiting

If you’ve read my previous January blog posts, you know that I usually tiptoe into the new year, taking a bit of time to adjust to the challenges ahead. This year, however, things are moving a bit faster! With the France show at the end of January and numerous challenges surrounding residency cards, I’m diving straight into 2025 with some important updates.

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LIVE YOUR BEST LIFE in France

Residency, Visas, Work Life Balance

As I look at social media and see everyone ‘living their best life’ doing lots of activities, holidays and posting about living their best life and their dream lives, and I wonder what that means to different people? Social media paints a picture that is often false and puts pressure on us all to do more, do bigger, do better, do something. What if living your dream life is doing ‘nothing’? Doing ‘nothing’ is an acquired art. We need to remember how to spend time with ourselves doing nothing, especially women. It has been my motto for over 11 years now, ever since

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France 2025 Property Tax & Rental Updates Every Owner Should Know

Tax

This blog is a difficult one to write. I am not an expert in Coron Virus and certainly would not expect anyone else to be, excepting the medical professionals and scientists however we find ourselves in the middle of a crisis that everyone needs to pull together their skills to help.  Not only dealing with this medical catastrophe but also the economical fall out.

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