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  1. I have set up a forum specifically for people in South Burgundy, to swap information etc etc http://latuileriechazelle.com/forum/index.php Would love you all to join in, I know there are a lot of people scattered over South Burgundy and we can be a support to each other by this forum Hope to see you there Sue
  2. My partner and I were not married when we bought, he had children by a previous marriage, so things started to get very complicated. I employed a bi-lingual UK based solicitor to advise me how to buy and to check all the paperwork which also turned out to be more complicted because of a resident farmer. It cost a few quid, but money well spent in my opinion just to have our special circumstances thouroughly looked into so that we got what we expected and what we wanted. If you want his name PM me. Sue
  3. I think you are doing your sums back to front. First estimate what your turnover will be, if it's under 76,300 for sales/gites you can be a micro bic if it's under 27,000 for services you can be a micro bic. Then see what your expenses will be, if it's under 72% for sales/gites then it's worth being a micro bic and if it's under 37% idem for services. You don't have to keep detailed books for the tax man if you are a micro bic, but if you want to run a profitable business you should keep the books for yourself. Calculating how much you can get away with, or how much you can get from the tax man should not be your priority when setting up a business plan. Sue
  4. Just read your question again. You can stay a micro BIC as long as you dont't exceed the turnover limits for as long as you like. Some people do however choose to submit full accounts, if you can prove yor expenses are higher than the allowances that maybe the route for you, however, you will need an accountant and you will be audited. Sue
  5. It is important to know what you mean by "sales". For a business which is essentially concerned with buying and selling goods, 72% of annual turnover is deemed to be costs, and therefore the remaining 28% is profit, upon which 45% for social charges will be payable whilst for businesses offering purely a service, the costs are considered to be 37%. The thresholds for VAT and when you can no longer be a microbic also depend on what you do. The thresholds are €76,300 a year turnover for a commerce which buys and sells goods, and €27,000 for a business which offers a service. Gites fall under the rules for buying and selling goods, don't know why but I'm not complaining. Sue
  6. France is not tradtionally a good country for "investing" in property. In recent years the prices have gone up due to foreigners coming in, but I wouldn't bank on that lasting. Buy a property you like where you want to live or where you want to have your holidays and don't think you will make a fortune reselling. I agree with Patf, cheap areas have no jobs or are undesirable for some other reason, if you don't need a job and the other reason doesn't matter to you, then you have got yourself a bargain! Happy hunting Sue
  7. Hi Di Just run my own website through poodle, fascinating, but what does it all mean? All I seemed to find was my code (which I wrote myself so know what's in it) and the links on my pages. All my links appeared and all my code appeared does that mean it is OK? If it weren't OK would I see some fault/error messages or some non-listed pages? Sue
  8. Don't forget to register your website with the major search engines. Sue
  9. Welcome to Living France Forum Oldie, I hope this exchange of words won't put you off getting involved. I really think some of the posters here should count to 10 (or even more) before they vent their spleens. But who am I? Just another Newbie. Sue
  10. Welcome to Living France Oldie, I hope this exchange of words doesn't put you off from getting involved! I really think some of the posters here should count to 10 (or even more) before they vent their spleens... and maybe sticking to the topic and prejudging others would help. But who am I just another Newbie... Sue
  11. Congratualtions, glad you've made it! Can't give definite answers to your postings but most of them lead to the mayor, it's a very good idea to pop in to see him/her just to introduce yourself (actually it's essential) and put your questions. He will give advice and you will begin to be part of the community. We save up questions for our mayor and pop in every so often (I don't know what others do), he seems to be very happy to give advice and it keeps us in his good books. Regarding the cakes, I can't imagine the French will go a bundle on English cakes, but that's just my opinion. Anyway there are quite strict rules on markets stalls. Internet cafes are springing up here and there but the market is most definitely not filled so that could be a good money-maker, however, the French are still not very Internet literate. Good luck in all your ventures Sue
  12. You can make a living from B&B and/or gites but you have to have your business plan clear. There is a good book I read something like "Running a B&B in France", I got it from Amazon and it sets out in no nonsense terms what is involved in running a B&B and how to make money at it. The warnings are rightly given because far too many people come here thinking that they can make a living easily and that life is more or less free, you wouldn't think you could do it in the UK so don't think you can do it here! Good luck in your venture Sue
  13. Surely this is all about having a good prifile of the people you want to attract (which you need anyway to target your advertsing). Any facility you put in your gite(s) should be well thought through and fully costed. If you want to attract people who are likely to appreciate British TV, install it, if you are attracting only the French it's prpobably a waste of money. You need to chat to your guests and find out what they want in the gite, you don't need British TV or anything else just to keep up with the other gites in the area. I also wouldn't ask them directly if they want British TV as the answer would most liekly be "yes that's a nice idea" and you still are none the wiser, see what they come up with as an improvement list. Sue
  14. If I were you I would go straight to the notaire and find out your position. Your house has had "rights" to use her land for about 20 years, I know that that counts for something because my English lawyer (specialise in French matters) did some checking back 20 years to make sure no one had any "rights" can't remember the exact details. I assume the answer to the following is no but I'll prompt the questions anyway: Is there no other way the pipe can run to the stream? How much land do you have, can you not soak away into your own land like our fosse does? Anyway the best way to solve this is to get on the good side of your neighbours, if it really starts getting legal ik will cost tons of maoey and will run for years and years Good luck Sue
  15. Never seen any of the ones round our way (71) being used, I'll have to be more observant. They are used however, for art exhibitions and other interesting functions every so often. They even organise a lavoir crawl one weekend in May where many of the local lavoirs have a special events going on and you move from one to the other. Sue
  16. We can't get builders for love nor money around here (71), maybe you would be prepared to travel? One of my neighbours finally found someone to do her work she booked him in May to come next January! She's not convinced that he will come even then. We'll see. Sue
  17. I think what you did was over and above the call of duty, having said that I would have probably done the same. It is extremely disappointing that they have showed no gratitude but I wouldn't let that stop you doing it again for someone else, imagine yourself in the same position and what help you would need. If you are ill you are very vulnerable and need all the help you can get. However, I would be too busy to help these people next time. Sue
  18. Like the others I had dealings with the Estate Agent, they are the ones who make money on the sale so they are as keen as anyone to sort things out. In my case the proposed date was 31 December 2004 and the actual date was 2 March because of complications. However the date was confirmed by the estate agent 2 - 3 weeks before hand (try and get that if possible or you could run the risk of not having the money with the Notaire on time). Good luck! Sue
  19. My partner has just been made redundant (we are resident in Holland) and we are moving to France in September. Does anyone have any experience of claiming unemployment benefit in France, is he entitled to any money as we are all in the EU? Sue
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