IF you want to open a savings account in France many banks will be able to offer you a service.
Most will require the same pieces of paperwork for opening an account and these will include a photocopy of your passport, evidence of your home address and an amount for your initial deposit.
IN this podcast you can listen to some advice and tips on buying property in France.
And you will also find out why it is important to pack your sandwiches and how to spot a possible bargain.
THE lost property office for Paris celebrates 200 years in operation this week and claims to be the oldest of its type in Europe.
The office is found at 36 rue des Morillons, in the heart of the capital, and takes in over 150,000 lost items a year.
A QUESTION I am often asked is the rights and wrongs behind allowing a farmer to graze his livestock on a field you may own.
Just last week I received the following email from a reader of the site:
THE reasons behind why people move to France are often many and varied.
DOING the research before buying can make all the difference to how successful your time in France will be.
And with the increasing number of books covering a property purchase in France you can start investigating before you have looked at your first house.
A MOVE to France is very often a new start for people, but unfortunately old problems can resurface and cause real heartache.
The Times website features a very interesting article about the difficulties families and couples face when they head to France.
THE ease at which you are able to reach your property in France will have a real impact on its success as a holiday home as well as its future sale value.
IF you send booking agreements and information in Microsoft Word can you be completely sure that people are able to read it at the other end?
Not everyone likes Microsoft products for a start and they may just not have the software on their computer, but files in a .pdf format, which open in Adobe Acrobat Reader, may be the answer.
FRENCH laws relating to property ownership, inheritance and taxes are full of traps for the unwary, writes Guillaume Barlet.
As in England, the French authorities are becoming increasingly conscious about health and safety issues for example. But also seeking to ensure that taxes due on the sale or purchase of a property, or on the death of an owner, are not avoided.