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Thanks for all the help on this subject, given what I have heard, the best way forward appears to be an Fluent English speaking Notaire and ditto a Solicitor who knows all up to date laws on inheritance and 'ways' around them, by law, to help us resolve our problem. ''The thorny question is still unresolved as to whether the survivor can inherit all,on the death of partner, sell said property and return to UK if that is their wish, retaining all sale proceeds''. The children (all) would still retain their inheritance when the survivor died, through terms of our will in the UK. (or France if the survivor stayed there, circumstances later would dictate that) Neil Dunbar

My wife to be, and I intend buying in France, with a view to holidaying for 4 years until retirement, and then retiring there full time at 65 and 63 years respectively. Our problem is this, we will marry, we have 2 children of our own, and 2 from my wife, 1 through previous marriage and 1 illigitimate. I understand there are ways to protect the property, so that either of us can live there until our death, if one predeceases the other. Given this, if the survivor wishes to return to Great Britain/Scotland, I assume the French inheritance law is invoked and the survivor cannot sell and retain possession of their property/worldly goods. Does it revert to 25% to survivor and 75% to children. We have no wish to disinherit our children, any of them, but wish to retain our property and goods/money until death of last survivor and our will comes into play. Legal advice would be most welcome, at present it does not look as though we can realise our dream.