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Having spent the last 18 months up to my neck in the Code Napoleon (Thanks Dad!!) regarding inheritance I have learnt a few things along the way. (a) Get a good Notaire (and a big dictionary! or a translator and pay for the service) (b)  The system is very sequential, i.e. the tax for the Droits de Succession have to be paid prior to the transfer of ownership...and that is before the building can be sold...at which point the next fee is payable. Fortunately the Notaire has a 'book' of fees that gives the fee payable to the government for a certain value of property so this figure is very transparent. Don't forget that the Notaire works for the State, rather than for you. (c) I hope that there are no dependants (other then themselves) because that is a whole other nest of vipers as they cannot be disinherited in favour of others ((great if you don't talk to one sister and another is going bankrupt...believe me - it happened)) (d) Appreciate that it will take time (e) See (a) above. Good Luck   Finn 53

interesting thread! To be honest it was the flowered pinnies, blue overalls and big knickers that were the deal maker in the decision to move to France!! Does the Mairie issue them or is it at the prefecture? Do the men get issued with the full combat hunting gear (+ SAS survival guide)? Seriously...up until now we have been 'holiday' visitors and have never had (as far as we know or realise!?!) a problem with integration. We drink at the bar, speak to the neighbours-at length (politics/football/religion etc), kids play together, people drop in out of nowhere (usually drunk and asking for cheap fags from the ferry on our next return). If in doubt whether to ask people over- ask them   'nothing ventured, nothing gained!' Finn 53  

Thanks very much for the reply...and congratulations on getting your PIN through, it sounds like you have had a slog to get it.   I thought the fluency of language & technical vocab would be the main issue for me, but I would be more than happy to work as a carer to help this along in addition to french lessons.   Have you got a job / post sorted out at a hospital, or are you planning to work within a cabinet? Many thanks once again & good luck.    

We are planning to move to the Mayenne region having recently inherited property there. I am a specialist nurse and would like to eventually seek employment part time. I speak good basic French, but obviously appreciate the need to improve my language skills - can any one advise the best way of doing this whilst living in France? What type of adult education courses are available? Is it possible to get/study a recognised French qualification , if so what is it? What qualifications are expected by French hospitals when employing British nurses? I recognise that my French will not be up to scratch overnight, and am thinking of trying to get employment as an 'aide de nursing' to improve my medical/technical language skills in the meantime? Is this possible? I'd also be grateful from info /advice from any British nurses that have moved to work in France thanks