cyrian

Hello Tony
Welcome to the forum.
Post your questions on the main French forum.
The best advice is to plan carefully in advance.

dmu

Hi, and welcome to the forum from me, too!
As suggested, post again in a New Thread in the main forum below, as your introductory post will get swallowed up by the following ones.
You've got time to prepare and, by then, the consequences of Brexit and conditions for residency here will have been run-in. How is your French? (for both of you?). You've got time to brush it up before you retire and take the plunge. Meanwhile, if you've already decided on an area where you'd like to settle, have you considered buying a holiday home where you can come for holidays?
Don't hesitate to ask questions, even dumb ones. You'd be surprized at all the French quirks that potential expats aren't aware of!

dmu

Hi, and welcome to the forum!
Post again, but with a bit more detail, in a New Thread in the main section below. This is an introductory thread and yours will get swallowed up by the following ones.

wordsmith65

Hi there, Dee & Allan Catterall here from Blackpool....Originally from New Zealand, have been here before but our dream has taken a great leap forward...is there anyone here from sillé le guillaume in the pay de loire ?
we would love to catch up and have a chat to discuss the region ?

cyrian

Hi D&A
Re-welcome to the forum.
Have you moved to Sillé le Guillaume or just thinking about it.
Post a little more on the main forum as this section is for introductions only.

wordsmith65

we are hoping to move there in the coming year or so....will do a longer post soon, Thanks

dmu

Have just replied to your longer post, which actually needs to be more detailed!

Bill retiring to Pezenas

Hello All,

Bill, 63 years old, residing now in Japan but on my way to retire by myself in Pézenas, south of France.
Interested to make some connections with others who are in or near Pézenas with a view to achieving an easy long term visa entry, a soft landing on arrival, a good introduction to the local delights, some pointers at pétanque and to avoid the pitfalls commonly made by a novice such as I (whose French is just now very comme ci, comme ca but I am studying like a Dervish and will continue to do so). All offers of advice gratefully received.

Thanks in advance,

Bill

Simon Deceuninck

Hello everyone!

I'm very pleased to join this forum.

I am a French English speaking lawyer working in Nouvelle Aquitaine. I provide services to international clients, especially British expats. I work with a UK solicitors' firm on a daily basis.

This forum was recommended by an English friend of mine. If that's ok with you, I'll try to share some tips and provide some useful answers to the many questions that members might have about moving ot France or dealing with our quite complex legal and/or administrative system.

Really looking forward to hearing from you,

All the best,

Simon.

Rosemary

Members will be happy to gain advice from someone with true knowledge of the legal system. However, I must remind you that there is a no advertising rule so you are not able to tout for business or encourage members to use your firm either on the open forum or by private messaging.

Rosemary

Simon Deceuninck

Hi Rosemary,

Absolutely, I read all the terms of use and will of course comply with all of them.

I'm just coming back from living and working abroad myself (Mauritius) and I know that things can be a little stressful when you don't exactly know your rights and duties. So I figured I could provide some help here.

I grew up in Charente Maritime and now work in Bordeaux, so I know the South West in and out !

Also, if there are any golfers, I'm in for an 18 holes

EuroTrash

Hello Simon, I think it will be great to have you on the forum.
In one of my holiday jobs in the UK as a young student my supervisor a was guy from Mauritius who wore a toupée (a very bad one). Since he was the only Mauritian I'd ever met, and also the only person I'd ever (knowingly) met who wore a toupée, the two things became inextricably linked in my mind. I am sure that not everybody in Mauritius wears toupées in reality, but in my head they do.

Simon Deceuninck

Hey Eurotrash ! Congrats on the accuracy of your answers on the forum to administrative or legal questions of members! I was frankly quite amazed by your knowledge!

I have absolutely never met a mauritian wearing a toupée but who knows, maybe they were all hiding it extremely well.

EuroTrash

Simon Deceuninck Hi Simon, are you still tuned in?
Is employment law a thing you can advise on at all?
If so, I would very much like to run something past you. I have a bit of a "situation" and I would like to check that I have understood things correctly, before I potentially make an ar5e of myself.

Simon Deceuninck

Hi EuroTrash. I specialize in corporate & commercial, as well as housing/real estate matters. But please do ask, I still have some good knowledge from my faculty years. Worst case scenario, I'll ask a labour law colleague .