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North Country Boy

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  1. Have you thought of old scaffolding boards? they only have a ltd shelf life for use by scaffoldding companies and are thick enough for raised beds, general garden furniture making.
  2. OK, i have, like most people, had a 15 year yearning to sell up and ship out. I have enough equity and investments to buy a modest property in france, brittany area. I run my own fairly successful garden maintenance company doing everything from grass cutting to hard landscaping, wall building, patios etc. I have also had a hand in building single skin outbuildings, sheds garages etc. I am also adept to general handyman type stuff, decorating, floorlaying etc. First question is what would i have to do to register myself with the french authorities to start paying tax? Secondly and most importantly, is there enough work in the Brittany area for someone with the pre described skills to enable me to make ends meet? I am not looking to make a fortune, just enough to pay bills, buy food (the bits that i wont grow and rear myself), run a vehicle and pay for the odd trip back to Uk to visit family and friends. Are there still alot of people buying renovation properties, would they be looking for someone to do the finishing off jobs and establishing gardens etc. Any help, especially setting up in france and abiding by french self employment law would be great.
  3. I think anyone who goes out to France with the sole purpose of making alot of money, unless its tagged to a business in another country ie a web based business, is deluded. Indeed with the right skills you will be able to make a living 'just to get by', my ideas to make the move would be to get away from rip off britain, live a more relaxed and sustainable life, create more time for my family. Surely, and only if finances permit, these far outway any amount of money.
  4. I guess not, OK then, is there anyone anywhere in France that runs a regular service back to the UK for goods of any kind, from your shopping to your kitchen?
  5. Is there anyone who runs a regular service from Brittany to England return for items that are cheaper in the UK or does everybody just do their own thing.
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