working in UK but wanting to live in france
May 23rd 2020, 12:38 pm
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Re: working in UK but wanting to live in france
I like wine. 
BUT, this is cider country. Cider, pommeau (the apple aperif) and calvados (the apple spirit).
I'm unfortunately not there right now, for complicated reasons, but I imagine it is very pretty with all the apple blossom in the orchards.
There is at least one other regular forum contributor who is an honorary Norman. Are you out there, Novo?
BUT, this is cider country. Cider, pommeau (the apple aperif) and calvados (the apple spirit).
I'm unfortunately not there right now, for complicated reasons, but I imagine it is very pretty with all the apple blossom in the orchards.
There is at least one other regular forum contributor who is an honorary Norman. Are you out there, Novo?
May 23rd 2020, 12:43 pm
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Re: working in UK but wanting to live in france
MrsKS, is it Normandy/Calvados that interests you. Is that where your husband resides?
(I haven't been following this thread so far).
OK, so it's on an agent's recommendation? I concur that it's a beautiful area. Our French home is about 25 km west of Bayeux, near the border with Manche, 10km from Carentan,equidistant between the major cities of Cherbourg and Caen and only 5km from the cosst.
It's lovely there.
(I haven't been following this thread so far).
OK, so it's on an agent's recommendation? I concur that it's a beautiful area. Our French home is about 25 km west of Bayeux, near the border with Manche, 10km from Carentan,equidistant between the major cities of Cherbourg and Caen and only 5km from the cosst.
It's lovely there.
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May 23rd 2020, 1:24 pm
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Re: working in UK but wanting to live in france
MrsKS, is it Normandy/Calvados that interests you. Is that where your husband resides?
(I haven't been following this thread so far).
OK, so it's on an agent's recommendation? I concur that it's a beautiful area. Our French home is about 25 km west of Bayeux, near the border with Manche, 10km from Carentan,equidistant between the major cities of Cherbourg and Caen and only 5km from the cosst.
It's lovely there.
(I haven't been following this thread so far).
OK, so it's on an agent's recommendation? I concur that it's a beautiful area. Our French home is about 25 km west of Bayeux, near the border with Manche, 10km from Carentan,equidistant between the major cities of Cherbourg and Caen and only 5km from the cosst.
It's lovely there.
no no we are both in Oxfordshire ATM . Your area also sounds perfect so I’m going to have a look there on google when the borders are lifted with the quarantine restrictions we can then plan a route of these recommended areas . Thank you for adding your comments 👍
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May 23rd 2020, 2:04 pm
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Re: working in UK but wanting to live in france
May 23rd 2020, 2:31 pm
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Re: working in UK but wanting to live in france
I want to leave the property to my children so i would not to override anything. I've been advised, If you are resident in France, in the absence of a Will or other inheritance planning measures being taken, the rules of an intestate inheritance apply.
These grant automatic rights of inheritance to a surviving married spouse and children, or to other relatives in the absence of a surviving spouse or children.
Nevertheless, a French Will (or Will made in any other country over assets based in France) cannot override French inheritance laws, which grants entrenched rights of inheritance to your children,
However, since 2015 it is possible under European law to adopt the inheritance laws of your home country.
In the presence of a Will, and without use of the European law on successions, only your children retain their entrenched rights of inheritance (you could actually disenfranchise your spouse, if you so wished, provided you had children!)
These grant automatic rights of inheritance to a surviving married spouse and children, or to other relatives in the absence of a surviving spouse or children.
Nevertheless, a French Will (or Will made in any other country over assets based in France) cannot override French inheritance laws, which grants entrenched rights of inheritance to your children,
However, since 2015 it is possible under European law to adopt the inheritance laws of your home country.
In the presence of a Will, and without use of the European law on successions, only your children retain their entrenched rights of inheritance (you could actually disenfranchise your spouse, if you so wished, provided you had children!)
You mention "my" children. If this implies that your husband isn't their father, you should consult the Notaire handling your property purchase, since, unless they've been adopted by your husband, they aren't related to him and would be considered unrelated for his own Succession if he mentions them in a Will. The Notaire would find the best solution in everyone's best interests.... No problem, of course, if your husband is your children's father - I'm simply splitting hairs due to the mention of "my"....
I would be wary of counting on local expats to help you out with the language - would you want strangers to know all about your personal finances, health, etc... when they accompany you to the Bank, Administrations, etc.....? And could you be sure that they've interpreted everything correctly? I'd want to get to know them and become trusted friends first, but all Administrations/Utilities/Bank, etc.... must be dealt with quickly.... Maybe you should both take time as from now to brush up your French?
There are so many French quirks, but fore-warned is fore-armed!
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May 23rd 2020, 3:34 pm
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Re: working in UK but wanting to live in france
I want to leave the property to my children so i would not to override anything. I've been advised, If you are resident in France, in the absence of a Will or other inheritance planning measures being taken, the rules of an intestate inheritance apply.
These grant automatic rights of inheritance to a surviving married spouse and children, or to other relatives in the absence of a surviving spouse or children.
Nevertheless, a French Will (or Will made in any other country over assets based in France) cannot override French inheritance laws, which grants entrenched rights of inheritance to your children,
However, since 2015 it is possible under European law to adopt the inheritance laws of your home country.
In the presence of a Will, and without use of the European law on successions, only your children retain their entrenched rights of inheritance (you could actually disenfranchise your spouse, if you so wished, provided you had children!)
These grant automatic rights of inheritance to a surviving married spouse and children, or to other relatives in the absence of a surviving spouse or children.
Nevertheless, a French Will (or Will made in any other country over assets based in France) cannot override French inheritance laws, which grants entrenched rights of inheritance to your children,
However, since 2015 it is possible under European law to adopt the inheritance laws of your home country.
In the presence of a Will, and without use of the European law on successions, only your children retain their entrenched rights of inheritance (you could actually disenfranchise your spouse, if you so wished, provided you had children!)
May 23rd 2020, 4:03 pm
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Re: working in UK but wanting to live in france
We had our Wills in Canada but after my retirement in 2015, we moved back to the UK and soon drew up UK Wills a few months after the EU regulation enabling UK law to apply to property elsewhere in the EU. The Solicitors wouldn't touch that with barge-pole at the time. Perhaps they would now. Perhaps not.
May 24th 2020, 12:28 pm
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Re: working in UK but wanting to live in france
We had our Wills in Canada but after my retirement in 2015, we moved back to the UK and soon drew up UK Wills a few months after the EU regulation enabling UK law to apply to property elsewhere in the EU. The Solicitors wouldn't touch that with barge-pole at the time. Perhaps they would now. Perhaps not.
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For skipping the kids initially upon one parents death the first one obviously a change of marital status is needed to "régime de communauté universelle" you need to use a notaire to do this and in our case it had to be certified by the family court. Then the kids get it all on the remaining parents death, but it gives you the option to sell up if on your Todd and want to go somewhere else If you have kids from previous marriages it will complicate things no end.
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May 24th 2020, 12:40 pm
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Re: working in UK but wanting to live in france
For skipping the kids initially upon one parents death the first one obviously a change of marital status is needed to "régime de communauté universelle" you need to use a notaire to do this and in our case it had to be certified by the family court. Then the kids get it all on the remaining parents death, but it gives you the option to sell up if on your Todd and want to go somewhere else If you have kids from previous marriages it will complicate things no end.
We set that up a few years ago. From memory it cost about 500€ - but it's worth doing.
