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  1. So Lebois, the stuff on the Embassy website about the reprieve until March 2008 holds no water? Does anyone have the phone nos for the companies and insurance brokers as am getting no reply to emails (deluged no doubt)? Would it be prudent to wait a few months as new policies tailor made for this may come out and be cheaper, or do you think the cos will up their tarifs to take advantage of us all?
  2. We have been driven mad or to total derision by the "photos" on estate agent websites. However the French are not as plugged into searching via the internet as people in the UK.  However it's interesting that when photos do appear on the particulier sites, they are often far better than those produced by agents. Part of it is the terror that you may go behind their back, identify the property and approach the owner 'direct', thereby costing them their overinflated 7% frais d'agence. One agent recently told me that she'd lowered her frais to 5%. She blanched when I told her that if she sold property in England, she'd be on 1 - 2 %.  The cost of buying and selling property in France is about 11% of the price....would have thought for that you could get a photo that was at least vaguely indicative of what the place looks like.
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    Old pets and jabs

    Can only speak for cat vaccinations. One of my older cats developed a tumour which required surgery after receiving the rabies jab.  I would recommend that if cats are going to need to travel and that they currently have a passport, that you get them innoculated in the UK where there is a rabies vaccine that is valid for 3 years. All the French ones are annual which is just too risky. The UK rabies jab is acceptable both for the French and for re-entry into the UK. Dogs are not at risk from fibrosarcoma, a fairly rare but dreadful cancer which occurs as a result of an immune response to rabies and leukaemia jabs (particularly).  Most pet cancer specialists only advocate vaccinating older cats if the vaccinations are legally required or there is a risk of contracting the disease - eg leukaemia is a good idea if the cat goes outside and not necessary if not. They also suggest vaccinating in the leg - which requires an experienced vet - or alternatively in an area where surgical removal of a tumour is possible ie not between the shoulder blades. French vets tend to give a huge dose of annual vaccinations including typhus etc which is a massive shock to  the immune system of an older pet. I am so sorry that you lost your pets.  
  4. [quote user="BJSLIV"]I would expect the cost to be around €5000/6000 per couple, per year for a comprehensive package, though that would exclude any pre-existing conditions.[/quote] Questions if anyone can assist please: What happens to those with either pre-existing conditions or under current long term treatment in the French health system? Is Sarkozy obliging us to 'take out private insurance or leave France' or can you opt to stay and pay for what you can afford to pay for? What about those who are working but become ill or have an accident and are no longer able to work? Also the 5 year residency rule has not (yet) changed, but I cannot see anywhere in the french documentation on the new health regulations that suggests it overrides the new policy on private health care for British people under 65 living and not working in France. Finally when I came to France in 2004 I was told that as the carte de sejour was defunct, I should visit the Mairie for an attestation of residence, which they refused to give me saying in effect, you are here, I can see you in front of me, je m'en fiche des attestations etc. We laughed, not realising that it was to be our only proof of date of arrival.
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