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Welcome to the Living France website where you will find all you need to know about French property, travel and lifestyle. Search the thousands of properties on our database for your dream home and then read up on expert advice and real-life experiences to help you along the way. For inspiration, our travel section will show you a whole new side to your favourite country. For more of the same, take a look at the latest issue of the magazine and in the meantime, start searching and make the dream a reality…

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  • DOSSIER: RETIRING IN FRANCE
    This month’s dossier is all about retiring in France covering everything from pensions to benefits and includes essential advice and vocabulary as well as a form translation.
  • Q&A: AHEAD OF THE GAME
    Overseas mortgage expert Clare Nessling offers advice on getting a French mortgageand vocabulary as well as a form translation.
  • TRAVEL: SHORT BREAK REIMS
    Reims in Champagne-Ardenne is easy to get to whether by car or by train; Elizabeth Thorold took a trip for a taste of the champagne lifestyle.
  • BUYER'S MARKET
    Flea markets are a great place to forage for French treasures and aficionado Sandy Price gives the lowdown on what to buy and where.
  • GOING GREEN
    Moving to France is the ideal opportunity to make fundamental changes in the way you live your life; our whistle-stop tour of ways in which to go green in the home is a good place to start.
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    French residency tax

    Duncan Campbell answers a reader’s query about how long he can spend in France without becoming a resident for tax purposes...
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    Planning permission in France

    Before you start work on your new French home, it’s important to make sure you have the necessary planning permission, as Catharine Higginson explains...
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    Running a hotel in Dordogne

    Steve and Ann Jordan tell Eleanor O’Kane how buying a hotel in France has changed their lives completely
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    Latest news France - driving

    Read the latest about driving laws in France...
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