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  1. For anyone in receipt of a UK state pension, I re-visited another tax office today to clarify the situation & here's what they said. I went to another local tax office this morning & showed her the forms that the lady in Limoges had pencilled in. She went & queried them & told me that they were incorrect! So for anyone on a UK state pension & with or without a private pension, here's what you need to do... Fill in the box 1AS on the blue form 2042. For the husband, add together any private pension to the UK state pension (old age pension) & enter this figure under "VOUS" For the spouse, add any private pension to the state pension & put in the box marked "conjoint" THEN... You need to do exactly the same on the pink form 2047. On the front page, under Pensions, Retraites, Rentes, enter the husband's total next to "VOUS" and the spouse total next to "CONJOINT" Both of you date & sign both forms & VERY IMPORTANT... so that you don't get charges social charges, attach a copy of the E121 or S1 forms from the UK. If you are a dependant of your spouse, you will only have one form, but if you are both over retirement age, you should attach one for each person. I am aware that some people have received letter & others have not & that some people have received pink forms & others have not, but purely for us OAP's with or without private pensions, she assures me that this information is correct. I am now confident that this is correct & hopefully it may save others from having the hassle that we have had this year! _________________
  2. Right, I think I'm with it now! Thank you for helping me out & fingers crossed!
  3. Oh crikey, I wish they wouldn't keep changing these things! I went in to the tax office this morning with the normal blue & white declaration form 2042 SK We usually just add the UK state pension and private pension figures together & enter them in box 1AS But... she has pencilled in on form 2047 "Pension Publique" does she mean a Govt service pension or the state old age pension? She told us that this box was now only for the private pension and that our UK state pension figure has to go on the pink form 2047 under Pensions, Retraites, Rentes as there is now a credit. Am I correct in assuming that this is what John Ross has been told? We don't usually have to pay tax here as we are under the threshold, but if we have to this time, will we be able to claim it back from the UK or is this what the credit is for? Sorry, but it seems so confusing!
  4. Thanks Quillan It has been very helpful & I will certainly let you all know the outcome. I don't expect it will be very soon though!
  5. I know you are right Quillan & that's the route we will go down. There's not much point in having a10 year guarantee if we can't call on it when something is wrong! Thank you.
  6. The roofer is not another artisan, he is the roofer that was employed by the construction firm when the house was first built and sent by the builders to inspect the roof. To give him his due, he suggests that we contact our insurer, but when I told him that our insurance was through our bank, he said that it will present difficulties for him as in France, he considers the insurance companies to be insurers, but the banks are banks! I don't quite understand this, as we have all risks cover the same as with any other insurance company. He says that for us it won't be a problem, but for him it will! Can anyone explain why??
  7. Thank you Quillan & Cooperlola, I now have the route to go down. I am waiting for the devis from the roofer & when I have that, I shall take it to the building firm & see what they are going to do about it. I do have a full ten year house build guarantee, so I am hoping it will be sorted without too much fuss once I have had a face to face meeting. If not, then I'll follow the instructions that you have so helpfully suggested. Thanks again.
  8. [quote user="woolybanana"]SS, you should do this through your insurers. It will be so much easier.[/quote] I hear you Woolybanana, but how will that solve the problem of it happening again? The Insurers will get the ceiling repaired, but they won't pay for the roofing work to be changed will they?
  9. Thank you for all your help here. The posts all have some valid points to make & I'm sure Q is correct. Yes, they do normally build on the flat & yes we did provide a design which their own architect adapted. The roofer told me that at the time our house was built, they did not fit felt or waterproof membrane, but that all new houses do have it at the time of construction......  what does that tell you! I am going to arrange a meeting with the building firm and take my list of bullet points with me. I will then ask them when they propose to get the work done to correct the problem and see what response I get. If they don't agree to do the work, then I will send a registered letter stating that I expect them to rectify the work within a time limit & then we will have to see what happens from there. To be fair, they have never said they will not get it sorted, but they have never seemed over keen to get involved with the problem either, so perhaps a bit more robust argument will do the trick.
  10. Thank you; There is a 10 year building guarantee, but I believe that this only applies to work that is faulty or something that is broken. I am not sure how we will stand with a problem like this. The builder did suggest that I approach our insurance company, but that is not solving the problem. I could go away for a week during which we have a hailstorm & come back to the ceiling down again. I will go & talk to them face to face, that is only fair & then If they are not helpful, I will follow it up with a recomandee letter. I just don't need this hassle, but still!
  11. We can't really tell how long it has leaked. Under normal circumstances, we don't see evidence of leaks, but the leaves do blow in & the insulation material has rows of them on top. The problem really came to light when the hail froze & the rain backed up & overflowed over the edges of the tray, that's when the ceiling came down & we investigated in the roof space. You don't really expect this sort of thing to happen with a new build house do you! I will arrange a meeting with the constructor & see what they are prepared to do about it. If they won't contribute, then I will try getting alternative quotes from some local roofers. Thank you for the replies.
  12. We have a 3 year old house that has a problem of water ingress through the sides of the roof valleys. My hubby has had a look & says that the zinc trays should have been wider & there should have been waterproof felt fitted under them. At the time, we asked why no roofing felt was being used & the (reputable) French building firm told us that it was not used in France & not necessary as it was better to have an air movement through the roof. We had a hailstorm, followed by heavy rain and where the hail froze in the tray, the following downpour then overflowed into the roof space over the edges of the tray. This then ran along the ceiling, causing it to collapse in one room. I have pestered them to sort it for ages & the roofer came & inspected it & said that the problem was with the position of the house, leaf fall & wind speed etc. We can have the trays changed for wider ones & ecran (waterproofing) fitted underneath, but it will cost a huge amount of money & I feel that it should have been down to the building company to have specified the correct trays & underfelt in the first place. I want to go back to the builder & ask for them to contribute at least half towards the remedial work. I wondered if a roofer or builder can perhaps tell me if they think this is a fair request on my part, as had the correct trays & felting been in place at the start, we would have happily paid a bit extra. Now though, because the tiles & batons will have to be removed, weatherproofing placed & new trays put in, it will cost much more. I would be grateful for any experienced person to give me some advice please.
  13. We bought a small shed with double doors & windows last summer from Castorama. It cost 399 euros & we put in some decking for the floor ourselves. The whole thing came to about 490 euros when erected.
  14. If it is announced, you need to have declared your revenue for tax purposes here in France & have received the Impots sur Revenue form stating that you are not eligible to pay any tax as your income is below the level required. You then need to keep your oil receipt, I think it's between September & January 1st. Send off a copy of the Impots form & the receipt for your oil. We received our payment direct into our bank account shortly afterwards.
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