Archived Newsletter Issue 153 : Tuesday 07 October 2014
Inside you will find practical information and advice on French property ownership, visiting France, and living in France.
We are always interested in hearing from you as your own experiences and queries make a significant contribution to our own knowledge and understanding.
Thank you to those of you who visited us at the A Place in the Sun Live Property Exhibition, Birmingham NEC last weekend. We hope you enjoyed it and learned something of interest from it. Our 'French Village' was a sell-out for much of the weekend.
David Yeates
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French Income Tax Rates in 2015
The government have announced that they are to abolish the lowest rate of income tax, thereby taking several million households out of the tax net.
07 Oct 2014
Early Retirees Being Accepted for Health Cover
Although it is a mixed picture, your e-mails indicate that many local health authorities are continuing to accept early retirees into the health system.
07 Oct 2014
Air France at a Crossroads
Air France has been obliged to shelve plans for the proposed expansion of the Transavia low-cost subsidiary, a defining moment for the future of the airline.
07 Oct 2014
Cotisation Increase for Auto-Entrepreneurs
The exemption of auto-entrepreneurs from the payment of a tax towards the local chambers of commerce will cease from January 2015.
07 Oct 2014
School Insurance in France
One of the rituals of the school year in France is to ensure you hold an appropriate level of insurance cover for your child.
07 Oct 2014
Taxation of Building Plots in France
Capital gains tax on the sale of building land has been aligned with that of other property, and there is a tax reduction until the end of 2015.
07 Oct 2014
Private Property Sales in France - Autumn 2014
We have made a selection of private property sales in France currently advertised on French-Property.com
07 Oct 2014
Capital Gains Tax on Former Residents
The capital gains tax exemption limit on the sale of a property in France by former residents has been clarified, to the benefit of owners.
07 Oct 2014
Sterling/Euro Currency Review September 2014
Sterling rallied to just short of a six-year high against the euro last month, says Ben Scott.
07 Oct 2014
French Local Rates Exemptions 2014
Depending on your age, income or other factors you may be entitled to an exemption or reduction in your local rates in France.
07 Oct 2014
Increased Grant for Energy Conservation Works
In a significant relaxation of existing rules the government have increased to 30% the level of the grant for any single work of home energy conservation.
07 Oct 2014
Sale Annulled Due to Waste Recycling Centre
A couple who refused to complete on the purchase of a property as they had not been informed about a waste recycling centre have won their case in the courts.
07 Oct 2014
Tax Allowance for Rural Gîte Owners
The French government have conceded that affiliation to the Gîtes de France should no longer be a prior condition of entitlement to a higher tax allowance.
07 Oct 2014
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