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  1. Thank you to everyone for the advice. Yes the pension is paid in the channel islands. He will get a part state pension from the UK when the time comes, but his main pension will be from Guernsey. I know the tax situation is difficult so I think we need to go and discuss the ins and outs with a tax adviser and see where we stand. If his pension is taxed twice and then we need to pay loads in health care, there won't be much left! Do you (Sprogster) come from the channel islands? Thanks and bye for now Kate
  2. This is in reference to Iceni's reply. Thanks for the advice about doing my own research but this is all part of the same thing as far as I am concerned. I am trying to research as many different avenues as possible to obtain information from a wide range of sources. We hope to attend a property fair soon but as we live in the Channel Islands, this is not easy and expensive for us. I have looked in books and on websites. I am a librarian so know about research, and books are not often the best way to get up-to-date information as are out of date as soon as they are published! Anyway thanks for the advice.
  3. Hi - we are looking to move to france in the near future. We are trying to work out if we can survive on my husband's teacher's pension, he has yet to receive his state pension. He receives about £1200 after tax. he currently pays £50 a month towards health benefit - we live in the channel islands. We have friends who currently live in france and have given us figures for the utilities which seem to be slighty more. We understand we would need to pay into the french medical system at 8% of our income. And also to pay the taxes on property which are a lot more than ours but obviously this depends on the size of the property. The tax situation seems very confusing as he is receiving a pension and I have seen information on this site about this being taxed where it was earned? Are there tax allowances and are we counted as a couple? We would not need to have a mortgage and have some savings. Does any one else survive on this? Any advice appreciated.    
  4. My husband and i are looking to move to france in the next 6 months. We are unsure how we would fit in to the french medical system as the channel islands are not classed as the EU. My husband is 61 and retired. Any information would be appreciated? Thanks Kate
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