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And in fact I think the phrase is very true. The brexit papers have enjoyed reacting self righteously to the 'insult' but it's hard to get offended when it is true. The day after the referendum the most searched for term on Google was 'what is the EU". I rest my case.

Fevex is not as good as Lemsip!

Most of them drive though!

[quote user="andyh4"]I think I am right in saying that an association can only be run be a citizen of the EU, [If I am wrong I am sure someone will correct me.] With Brexit looming an association may not be a solution to the problem, assuming you are British.[/quote] At the moment you can only have a microenterprise if you are an EU citizen

I can't imagine Australians being put off by terrorist threats. Do the Australians that stay with you come direct from Aus, or have they been living /working in Uk before their visit. If so more likely to be due to exchange rate as they will be earning in £s.

Our department is in 'crises' but when I checked the interactive map there are no restrictions on general use for individuals. Just a few rivers where they have banned pumping.

You decide on your main activity..I am registered for general teaching activities and language teaching as a secondary activity as that is closest to my actual work..but some teaching is or was on line coaching, and some is face to face classroom type. Some is more like research supervision, but that fits into general teaching. If I wanted to, I could work clinically as an OT and add that as an activity. However that's a bit more complicated and would require a different insurance, and I've never really wanted to do it. Many of the new graduates who want to work as liberals, start in the ME scheme. They don't earn very much and until they build up their client base don't have enough of a turnover to cope in another structure. To qualify for any pension you have to be turning over around 3000€ a quarter. Some quarters I have managed that and others, especially over the summer, nothing close. When we arrived in France we had other income but at that point we were not allowed to access CMU by paying a percentage of that income so we basically had no choice but to set up a business or get employment. The first option was preferable as it enabled us to work flexibly. The slightly ironic thing is that had we been allowed to join CMU and paid a percentage of our un earned income the state would have been better off.

People coming and people going in this part..same as ever. 75 seems to be a turning point for many..If you want to spend your last days in the UK it seems to be the make or break age. Many don't go back though, but downsize to the smaller house in town. Last three properties round here to sell were to younger 50ish Brits.

We've tried to keep our AE earnings low but not succeeded. I'm registered as a prof liberal for my teaching which allows me to have lots of little jobs in different places. I don't know how you would do that any other way as 4 or 5 contracts with various employers for a week here or two days there would be virtually impossible.

Interesting article here: http://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/macron-the-rule-breaker-who-smashed-up-the-system-1-5118576?platform=hootsuite

Not really. You'd probably have to register as an enterprise Individuel. You wouldn't necessarily be any worse off.

The depart is from Eymet..ALBF's favourite Ville!

Self employed people work far more than 35 hours. As do most of my colleagues, who do most of their teaching planning in their own time..

There 's a shortage of builders in the Dordogne and a couple of big builders in Bergerac are unable to fulfil their contracts at the moment as they can't get any one to work for them. Our friend is a painter and decorator and he is having to turn down work or sub contract if to Bob the Builder as he just can't find anyone with the skills. He's always trying to get OH to help out but he's got his own projects to get on with. Round this way if you're good and you want to work there's no shortage, whether you are French, Dutch, English., whatever... There's a chap here that's been advertising for a builder to build his house for several months with no luck. Perhaps Bob the builder was heading his way,

I'm certainly not arguing that you shouldn't use local artisans, whatever their nationality. Whenever we've had to pay others to do work they've all been legit. Paying a legit person doesn't always give you a good result. The work we undid in the little renovation was done by someone legit, and I know people who's whole project as been delayed for years because they are still waiting for their builder's insurance company to sort out a claim. Our builder screwed up on our house a..we decided not to pursue it as otherwise we'd still be unfinished and the insurance company would have done nothing. We put it right ourselves. Idun, free movement only gives you the right to move and work legally, it does not give you the right to work illegally or on the black. Income earned in one country should be declared in that country, even if you are not resident.

But surely you can get a few mates over to help you out and then when it comes to sell just say you don't have receipts because you did all the work yourself. Most people wouldn't bat an eyelid if the work was okay. We've just finished our first rental property, which ended up needing a total renovation rather than a lick of paint and we only have receipts for the materials. We are about to embark on a second project which basically needs all the DIY done by the French owners, ripped out and re-done, but it didn't put us off buying..although did lower the price! Will try and post a link to some photos of the first project and you can see what you think ALBF.

Build a house..get someone who will guarantee it for 10 years..plaster a wall..get the best person for the job. No different to doing it yourself is it? There are also plenty of Bob the builders who are legitimately registered in France but still drive vans with Bob the builder on the side.

Chancer, for non EU citizens it does not matter that you are British if your wife or kids weren't born in the UK and are not Uk citizens. Just being British yourself is not enough. You have to be earning enough money to support your wife and kids (I forget the amount but I seem to remember a figure of £31000 pa.) and your wife's earnings cannot be taken into account. TM has said there tgwill be arrangements for those who were in the Uk before the agreed date, whatever that is.. I used to live in Sussex ALBF.. property does go down there sometimes, although not in places lime Brighton! I like Sussex. We often have discussions along the lines of if we had to go back where would we go, and Sussex and Dorset come up often. OH also likes some places north of Luton but too far north for me. If you have glaucoma you and your kids get free eye tests for life in UK.

On a serious note, if you are remotely considering this you need to go before brexit or TM's cut off date, otherwise you could face difficulties bringing your wife and kids over. I would also think of renting rather the buying, as all the signs are that property will go down again.

None of the people that have peed him off so far have been young! From what I remember about the van it was registered to his UK company for the first year or so..the company was closed after 18 months and ownership transferred to him, and then when the MOT and insurance ran out it was exported. I'm sure that doesn't fit within any of the regulations but then life doesn't always.

Well the person who owned the van was!

There are quite a few UK registered cars around here. Our van was on UK plates for two years but we did keep oh legally taxed, insured and MOT'd during that time, (now on French plates). When people drive like complete tw*ts OH puts their registration number into the DVLA website and has found an almost 100% positive correlation with 'driving like a tw*t' and having an uninsured and untaxed car.

So there is a magic moneytree after all. Another lie from TM.

I don't think everyone applying for nationality is doing it out of panic. Some people just don't want to feel that they are bargaining chips and prefer to take the initiative themselves. The recommendations from the groups that are lobbying with all governments is that there is no need to do anything at the moment unless you want to, but to ensure that your affairs are in order..So if you are living in France without health insurance, or on a very low income, or have never filed a tax return, or 'live' in the Uk but spend 300 days a year in France, or are just generally under the radar, then you need to regularise your situation before the Uk leaves, and have proof of it. The people I know who have already applied for nationality are mostly people who've lived here years, have French partners/ and or kids. ALBF..if you do end up going back to the UK you'd better make sure you have a job earning more than £30000 pa as that is what you need to bring your wife and family with you once the UK is out of the EU.

I think it depends how much you earn. As in the UK, there are minimum income levels for legal residence and although not the 30000pa you need in UK it is would be more than many people here on pension income get. It is quite a bit less for EU citizens. For us, we just decided we didn't want our future to be part of TM's bargaining process and getting nationality would enable us to remain EU citizens There are also potential issues if you are self employed as the requirements for non EU citizens to set up businesses in France are much stricter. I don't think re AE/ME is possible if you are not an EU citizen. Add in recognition of qualifications as well (although that would probably only be a problem for new arrivals).