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  1. Hey!  Good news is that my French partner has got a job with Brittany Ferries! This just leaves me to scratch around with the gardening.  Still making plans here in the U.K for the permanent move to Bretagne. Always happy to discuss gardening business and life in France.  Milou Not the same Milou as on Anglophilia forum...
  2. Hello, Thats good to know.  12 euros an hour in the pocket is very good indeed for gardening. However, it is you the employer who pays for the investment in materials and running costs such as fuel, mower blades, strimmer line etc....  Always interested to discuss this subject.      Milou
  3. Hi,  I have been a busy bee recently so a belated thank you for your replies. I have researched with our French family alot of informations about working as a paysagiste. Its a case of working backwards. How much do we want to earn per hour. Add social charges and tax. Allow for: Level of investment Business costs. I have to say that Will is quite correct.  We are looking at 26 euros plus for a basic service with minimal equipements and 36-50 euros for bigger machinery. We know two French paysagistes who have been in business for many years and have been very helpfull to us recently. Plenty of  Brits offering gardening at 15euros per hour, but with what equipements and what level of service/work rate? Howlong can they stay in business charging such a low rate when a mower and car alone take several euros of juice for each client? Gardeners in the U.K charge £10 for a 'basic service' but don't face 50%social charges. I shall try to keep in touch. Thanks
  4. Hello, If and when we again move to France.  I have a French partner who will have a wage enough to keep us from poverty. Myself, I would like to not work in a factory... again... My question for the honourable members of the panel is....  Are there actually any French registered landscape/maintainance/arborists who manage to make it beyond 3 years in business? Can an Anglo-French couple make it viable?  Any advices welcome.  
  5. Hello,  Thanks for all the information, you've been a big help.                 Milou
  6. Hello there, So many responses! I shall clarify some facts... This is the sellers main residence, he lived previously in another building on the land which is now ripe for renovation. He is not a property developer but a competant renovator who has had some experience in the building trade and has had some help from pro' friends for the electrics and fosse installation. No artisans where used or harmed during the renovation which also was not done simply to sell on but to live in. It is a change of circumstance which requires the sale of this property (marriage to a local girl) This is as I understand things to be.
  7. Hello there all,  We are looking at buying a property. We are using a French legal advisor practising in the U.K who is guiding us through the procedure.  We have been told that the proprietor of the newly renovated property we wish to buy must furnish us with a certificate of conformity for the works done by himself and professional friends. No artisans were used for electrics, plumbing, roofing, wall rebuilding and structural carpentry. We have also been advised that the proprietor must furnish us with a 'Dommage ouvrage certificate assurance' which is a deccenial assurance and a legal requirement for any work. The owner of this property has done all works himself and is denying any knowledge of the above requirements and indeed of any conformity to French building regs. He tells us all work has been done to French Norms and he is only under obligation to deliver copies of permis de construire, declaration des achievment des travaux and a certificate for the fosse. As the place had electricity before he says no certificate is required for the new installation. What about plumbing, masonry and the roofing...? Should we just leave this property well alone...? It is a 200year old farm building that has been completely renovated from a shell. Please advise.  Thanking you all in advance.
  8. Hello,  Also worth considering is the all British make 'Countax' also sold as 'Westwood' made in Oxford. Prices start from £1795 'full retail' and many dealers will negociate. Although I am not certain about the French dealers of which there are quite a few.  Superbly built and almost all use Honda engines or a Kawasaki liquid cooled on a model at £4050 They are all belt driven and apart from the smallest and cheapest are all hydrostatic. And there is even  two 4WD models, choices of decks for rough cutting, mulching and collecting with belt driven P.T.O tools for various tasks. They are an ideal to be used on a commercial basis for a small business.  Cheers
  9. Hello,  Will, do you know the rough cost of an accountant for a business on regime simplifee?  I take it thats a good alternative to a micro as I already have and will buy more equipment that would require offsetting.    Cheers
  10. Hello Jon,  Now thats what I call a reply! Who does the checking ona micro to see if its getting its cash from accomadation or gardening?  Ta for that!
  11. Hello,  Thank you for your reply,    The information we have from the various chambres tell us that the allowance for either paysagists or entretien espaces verts  is 40% and is the regular micro regime norm. What is the correct name for the catagory  'property services' in France? As it carries this higher allowance it would be worth while for us.  Off to the tax office with the French Mother in law next!          Thank you
  12. Hello again,  We have asked around the Brit community abit and found that every-one so far that offers 'gardening' also rents out gites. This leaves us wondering if its worth registering just as actual gardeners or trying to get into this other regime with its 68% allowance by some means. Seems a bit of a tax dodge! This 68% is really worth having. Can any-one shed some light on the situation please?         Regards            Milou
  13. Strange that you should say gardening as that is exactly what I did in the Britain before coming out to France to live with my French partner. I still have my equipments and am prepared to give it a crack here. Is there anyone out there who is in this line of business and especially who has survived more than 3 years in business who would like to talk about it with me? Our business experience, equipment and projected size is aimed at small to large domestic and commercial properties, mostly maintenance based. I am aware that many British work soley for British although we hope to avoid that cliche. Also any-one any ideas on the spectrum of going rates for different services/machines. Any info welcome! Ta.
  14. Hello and thank you for replying.  Does anyone know why some micro regimes have a 40% allowance and others a 70% Ta.  
  15. Hello from a new member,  Although I have searched the forum I can find no information on this subject. What are the expected levels of tax professional for a micro bic? Is this dependent only on location of business?  I have a friend who has been in business for one year and has declared 5500euros. His tax pro was 350 euros. If that state is going to take 48.5% of my profit in social charges alone then what should I expect to allow for in the way of tax pro?  Also, does any-one have any idea about how much to charge (other than the Brit going rate) in order to obtain at least 7euros in the pocket per hour. The value of the investment in the business (equipment) is 40'000euros I know I should see an accountant and I will if I don't find the information myself first.  Thanks to the forum members in advance for thier replies.              Milou    
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