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Visas & residency

How young Britons in France can get a residency card at 18

Letters & Comment

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Property

French property market: Six key points from latest notaire data

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Why home insurance costs are expected to rise in France next year

Further crackdown on tourist rentals under debate in France

Some main homes in France targeted for capital gains tax under new plan

How to identify and destroy toxic plants that grow in French gardens

Widow loses right to live in French property due to lack of maintenance

Why have we not been paying taxe d’habitation on our French second home?

What is the procedure if septic tank is classed as non-conforme?

17 new and recent changes in France

Ski chalet owners in French Alps hit with exit fees of up to €200,000

Home buyers given wrong French bank details and must now pay again

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Learning French

Learning French: avoir l’oreille fine and other ear-related expressions

Learning French: when and why do we say avoir la poisse?

Learning French: the origins and meaning of c’est de la daube

Learning French: when and why do we say être sage comme une image?

Learning French: when and why do we say rendre la monnaie de sa pièce?

French residency cards: Key terms to know (and understand)

Learning French: the origins and meaning of fada

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Nine French false friends that appear in everyday conversation

‘Chauffer son char’: Québécois French phrases added to Google Translate

Learning French: the many uses of the word tomber

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Money

Does working on a bank holiday in France impact pay?

Heated French budget examination to resume next week

Mystery lottery winner of €1m in French Alps has until Friday to claim

What is ‘TIN’ number French bank is requesting?

How to sell your jewellery or gold in France

What people in France earn and own - new official figures

French property and tax: 7 common questions

Step-children: French MPs favour new €31,865 gift tax allowance

People in France giving more to charity in 2024

‘Round up’ banking enables people in France to save without realising

French MPs reinforce new budget’s tax rises for wealthy

Property tax deadline is extended in France after website crashes

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Amazon tests free book delivery despite law designed to ban it

France's sealed scientific secrets are unlocked 100 years after submission

Know your cheeses and their seasons: which to eat in France in November

I moved to France and became owner of a reclamation and salvage yard

Letters: French visa proposal for second-home owners sounds like hassle

How France's high-rise housing solution to post-war boom became an urban nightmare

Letters: EU's new entry rules will drive UK tourists away from France

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French winter warmer recipes: Choucroute garnie

Letters: Patou dogs often run wild in France

Letters: The cost of living is not always lower in France than in the US

Boulangers battle to save real bread in France

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