The New French Forum

Indesit UK has recalled 500,000 + washing machines which may have a fault which causes a fire. They have published a list of model numbers.

As chance would have it, our French washing machine died in the summer this year and we replaced it with (of course) an Indesit washing machine. I have the model number and serial number and although the...

More complexity, CA need a mobile number to access online banking, giving a whole 7 days notice.

Really handy when they haven't got the right number, I can only change it by turning up at the bank and I am not in France until April.

Our wills ( in English) are lodged with a French notaire. The wills have 2 executors ( both English) When the time comes, on second death, who would administer the affairs? The executors or the notaire?
Thanks in advance.

I sold a house last year.
The Customer found a French Builder, who is insured. The builder started a fire in the fireplace to keep warm which has not been swept since the year dot. House burns down.
The Builder is asking the customer for their insurance details. They do not have house insurance.
What is the situation, will the Builder be liable...

I've received two separate emails from the tax authorities -unusual in itself - saying that the first level tax rate is reduced for low incomes and as such our prelevement will be reduced accordingly. The second email said that based on our previous charitable donations, and assuming we will continue in the same vein, they are giving us a rebate...

We have received a letter from SG asking several questions, something to do with Fiche Declarative de Situation Financiere et professionnelle.
Essentially if we do not respond within 2 months our current account and savings accounts will be frozen and we will not be allowed to use the account.

The first two questions are easy, a. Name date of...

I really need some guidelines on this.

20 years ago myself and 5 other people here in France started a creative workshop. We were given 6 months before we had to decide if it would be a membership (ie annual subscription) or a voluntary association. Both would have to be registered after the 6 months. It went well and all members agreed to pay an...

I'm posting this just in case there's someone else overly casual with administrative matters as I.
I went online to set up the payment thinking it was due on the 15th of December as it always has been in the past. When I'd finished I received the usual notification that payment would be taken on 25/11/19, ten days after the due date which this...

My OH mentioned something yesterday which makes good sense (she is a Comptable). When writing the date this year especially on cheques, put in the full year as 01/01/20 can easily be changed by someone else to 01/01//2021.

:? Does anyone here have a current account with Boursarama?

ING sent us their new conditions yesterday. From March next they will charge us €30 pa if we have a savings a/c that has been inactive for five years or more.

We both have small savings accounts with them, left over from about fourteen years ago when they were one of the few online banks. The accounts earn just a few euros each year. Presumably...

I am not even a pensioner yet, use a computer most days for most things and know my limits, paying bills and doing regular administrative démarches that they have decided to dématerialise should not be beyond my capabilities yet it regularly is, I dread to think how those older than me that rarely if ever use a computer manage.

For the last month...

It seems that some German Banks have started to implement negative interest on retail customers' accounts rates to the full - starting to charge negative interest on ALL their money (previously there was a minimum of 100K).

Will it spread across Germany and beyond . . . to France? Let's face it, most French Banks are thieving bar stewards at...

logo-service-public.png

Newsletter - 05 September 2019

Subscribe here :

It is possible to adjust these on the online site for the payments periods in 2020.
The 2019 ones were calculated on 2018 info. I adjusted mine up a bit to take into account that the exchange rate was slightly better last year.
The rate in 2019 has improved so on paper my income is higher and I should increase my prélèvements to avoid any...

For the last half a dozen years I have had my TDH well on time by post. It hasn't turned up yet, and living most of the time in the UK I haven't been able to set up my espace on the impots site.

Is anybody else's late?

Can anyone suggest a decent bank account? I was given a suggestion for the post office bank. I was told that their charges were cheaper. Any other suggestions out there?

The requirement to file an annual tax return could be abolished in 2020 for several million taxpayers in France.

Here's an update on the changes (Nov 2019)

Had a fine notification through the post today. Bit of a surprise as I've been driving more carefully than usual, after being warned about hidden cameras in certain areas. Anyhow, as it transpired, the accusation is that I drove through a red on the way to/from Angouleme. According to the notice my vehicle was seen by an officer committing the...

If you have an S1 or are non resident and were charged social charges on investment income, apparently you should now reclaim them

Does anyone have a Transferwise borderless account? If so what do you think about it?

Has anyone been tempted to think about buying shares in FDJ, the French government's Loto monopoly, which is being privatised today?

Looking back to EDF, another ex government monopoly, whose shares were launched at €32 in 2006 and which are now worth about €9, past history isn't very encouraging. However, the return on conventional savings is so...

I have just received an e-mail in relation to my application for a State Pension that I am not sure about.

Not that I look gift Horses in the mouth this seems to good to be true.

I understand that there any members of this forum ho may be more familiar with civil service procedure and matters concerning pensions than I am and wonder if I might...

I was looking for years for a company that could not only transfer money at a good rate unlike rip-off banks but also had a 'wallet account. A wallet account allows you to 'hold' money until a the currency you want to transfer money into achieves a good transfer rate. I knew of one based in Poland and then last year Transferwise created a...