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the gardon hunter

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  1. Hello to everyone who answered our email.  With the exception of one unncecessary remark, thank you all for your constructive comments and advice.  We emailed  HMRC Residency and downloaded Form FD5 which we completed.  We then took all the relevant information and went to the local tax office and we were seen immediately by an official who offered to help us complete the forms and within 10 minutes, everything was finished.  No worries after all.  So it seemed we had got ourselves in a flap over nothing and we have no tax to pay, no penalties for late submission and it looks very promising for a reduction in our habitation tax.  We are all legal and above board now, including driving on French plates so what one of the members was getting at, we're not quite sure. Anyway, thanks again everyone and next year we hope to complete the forms online.  
  2. We are a couple who purchased a property in 2005 then moved to France in April 2006 and we live here permanently.  We have no ties in the UK so do not intend returning to live there.  So - the husband has no income and still has 3.5 years to state pension age, and the wife receives her state pension and 3 small occupational pensions (where tax is deducted at source in the UK) and these total  c11000 euros pa.   We have paid our fonciere and habitation taxes for the past two years so we are in some sort of  'tax system' but have not yet received any personal tax forms.  We're not being lazy but we're afraid it's not as simple as going down to the tax offices to ask the questions as our command of the French language is very limited indeed. So we have a few queries that someone on the forum may be able to help us with.  Firstly, how do we get the forms When we receive them, are they completed by us as a couple or do we complete one form each If we complete as a couple, is the 11,000 euro annual income classed as being joint income and would we be considered as being on a low income Because we are on a low income, are we liable for any reduction in the habitation tax Are there any other 'benefits' we could receive (e.g. free TV licence) Any replies and advice would be most welcome.     
  3. We have lived in this rural area of France for 16 months.  Our neighbours (who do not speak any English) are cattle farmers and they have done so much for us during this time.  Despite a language barrier, (we do not speak much French) they really are the very best neighbours that anyone could ask for and we have always found it very difficult to repay them because as you no doubt know, the French in this area seem to be offended if you give them any money in payment.   Anyway, we think we have found a solution whereby we can pay them back for their kindness.  They are not technicaly minded so they do not own a PC and are therefore not able to reach an audience like we can by using this medium. The situation is that they have 4 German Shephard male puppies they want to sell.  Both parents can be seen and if anyone wants further details and pictures, please get in touch and we will send photos taken today (15th August).  The dogs were born at the end of May.  They really are faultless pups - they have a superb nature and are very well up to weight.  Living on a farm they are used to people, other animals, and farm machinery.  There's no question, first to see, will buy.     
  4. Having grown tomatoes sucessfully for a number of years in a greenhouse (in the UK) we tried our hand at growing outdoor ones here in France.  We bought several varieties from the local Leclerc/HyperU and they have all been affected by blight.  It all started off very well  - although none of them seemed to be heavy croppers.  So two questions please : 1) can anyone recommend a good medium sized variety tomato that we can grow next year (we don't like the cherry or beefsteak variety) and 2) is it possible to buy Jeyes fluid in France or do they have an equivalent.  
  5. We would like to thank everyone for replying to our original posting.  A lot of useful information has come out of it.  When we first saw the ragodin at our lake (and not knowing what they were) we said 'oh, how nice - what super little creatures'.  It wasn't until they had completely stripped the vegetation that our views changed.  Anyone who has experienced damage caused by the ragodin will understand, and Frederick hit the nail on the head.  Also Michael's comments were spot on.  Anyway, we seem to have had some luck with the trap.  We changed the bait to fresh 'MIXED LETTUCE LEAVES'.  You can buy this in packets at any supermarket for less than one euro.  We put half a packet of the lettuce in the trap each night for the last 7 nights and we have caught 7 ragodin.  We gave them to the local farmer to deal with and we understand they've been humanely killed.  Thanks once again, one and all.  
  6. We have a problem with ragodin eating the reeds, rushes and water lilies we have planted in our small lake.  Also there are a few holes that have been dug in the banks.  Has anyone got any ideas on catching/trapping them.  We have used a conventional trap without any success, but that may be because we are not using the correct bait (we currently cut up apples and carrots) so would like to know what we should fill the trap with.  If all else fails, we may have to resort to using a rifle.  Any idea if a .22 would fit the bill.  All help would be much appreciated.  We are almost at our wits end.  
  7. Hello, we've been reading with interest the issues regarding rifle licencing etc and its use with 'le ragodin'.  We have a small carp lake and the ragodin have eaten all the reed beds and most of the new vegetation (lilies etc) that we've planted this year and also made a 'colander' of the island in the middle of the lake and the water level is suffering.  We've tried traps with no success at all.  We had minor success with our dog (Jack Russell x Lakeland/Patterdale terrier) and we're now looking for a more accurate way of dealing with the problem.  We see that you have a gun shop in France.  We live in Deux Sevres - what area are you because we are very interested in buying a .22 rifle to solve the current situation.  Any advice would be most welcome.  Best regards The Gardon Hunter.......
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