groslard
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I think that site is a good example of the disinformation I mentioned in an earlier post:Look at this from the home page:My name is xxxxx. My family and I live in the south of France since summer 2003.If it is also your dream, having your own property under the sun, thentake advantage of my experience in moving from one country to another.I can guide you, English spoken, through the acquisition of a house orbuilding lot..
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If you want to know what the French themselves say about their towns you can look on:http://www.linternaute.com/ville/just put in the name of the town you are interested in:For example, for Béziers:Ce que j'aime à Beziers : Le cadre, la région, l'histoire et les monuments. Ce que je n'aime pas à Beziers : La paupérisation du centre ville, le manque de dynamisme, l'absence depropreté, l'habitat en manque de rénovation, les difficultés decirculation, le manque d'animation, l'aspect culturel négligé, ladisparité sociale, l'élitisme ambiant. (25/11/2007)
Nimes Je suis heureux de partir à Montpellier. Ce que j'aime à Nimes : Les concerts aux arènes une fois par an, le calme des Jardins de la Fontaine. Ce que je n'aime pas à Nimes : L'insécurité, lestaxes excessives par rapport aux prestations, l'esprit nimois fait deculture et de frime, le communautarisme, les embouteillages, le manquede propreté de la ville. (25/12/2007) -
Yes Pezenas might be okIt's main street has the nickname Guildford High Street!The Climate isn't bad here, and there are some nice drives out into the mountains.In the summer the area is swamped with tourists, especially on the roads to the coast.
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I'm also interested in the Lot, though a bit further east.It's helpful to read a realistic account, thanks.
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The problem is that you start with the English perception of South/North. Chichester is on the south coast of England, so there must be somewhere similar in the Languedoc.In fact apart from Montpellier which is only superficially booming, the region is one of the very poorest in France, and the least cultivated, not a bit like West Sussex. It is known for cheap plonk and cheap camping holidays for the working class.The local 'culture' is bullfighting and rugbyTowns like Béziers Nîmes and Perpignan are the focus of many of the social problems of the Mediterranean, including racial tension illegal immigration and drug dealing. For example today: http://www.midilibre.com/articles/2008/01/17/20080117-NIMES-Enquete-Prise-record-de-coke-par-les-policiers-des-stups-Officiellement-maraicher-mais-l-39-homme-est-suspecte-de-dealer-de-la-cocaine.php5If you read French have a look at the MIDILIBREthe local newspaper to get a feel of the area.Don't be too impressed by those who try to sell the area to you; they often have hidden agendas, such as connections to estate agents!You would be better looking at Aix-en Provence, but it is probably even more expensive than Montpellier.
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[quote user="WJT"]
I think it is the Notaires responsibility to find out if the property is free and clear of any rights.
[/quote]Be careful not to confuse the job of a solicitor acting for the buyer in the UK, with the job of a Notaire. -
[quote user="Russethouse"][
you can just put your house on the market, find another property in the UK (which of course will a lot worse than the one you left because you were silly enough to invest in France and now have considerably less money, but never mind) pray you can sell your French house and move back to the Uk and prove residency there
[/quote]The situation you describe is terrible, and I believe the French authorities have already said that in such a case the person concerned would be able to remain in the CMU. I am sure that the customary generosity of the French would prevail.My problem with this lies with the assumptions behind it. You are continually assuming things about property ownership which are irrelevant to Health care: nobody has to sell or buy a house, or be a property owner. Renting is a normal way of living in France, and increasingly among the young generation in the UK. -
are you sure it isn't a problem with the screen? as opposed to the computer itself I mean..
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I am not worried by infantile and ignorant personal insults[:D]Groslard was a member of the Commune de Paris..http://www.library.northwestern.edu/spec/siege/docs/PAR00545.htmlMy position is simple:that British people in France should have the same rights and responsibilities as French people, but that should include paying social security charges in the country that pays for their care as well as receiving benefits in the country in which they are living.Is this an unfair, illogical or jealous position to take?
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If you have one of these, don't forget to ask your médecin traitant to apply to your local Cpam for an attestation.You will then get a certificate for each one, with a date up till when it is valid.Only these diseases are 100% reimbursed.It is becoming more and more common for health providers to ask to see this attestation.
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[quote user="Will"][
It was actually good journalism in that it was informative, rather than concentrating on misapprehensions (e.g. the French health system is free)
[/quote]It was also the clearest and most accurate explanation of the CMU that I have seen in the British Press.. -
[quote user="Moorejw"] you will not get the credits towards a pension if you do not pay - depends whether you will need a French pension or not. [/quote]Don't for get that if you receive a French pension you probably won't be eligible for a E121 from the UK
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[quote user="Maggie"]If I have a 'nice big pension' it's because I paid for it and I will be quite willing to explain to any 'agrieved' French person - and any envious British person - what I had to do, and what I had to pay, in order to receive it. [/quote]I don't think that personal details of pensions etc has anything to do with the debate.I am sure you paid what you had to and get what you have paid for.We were discussing a Europe-wide system for health care in which everybody pays in the same way, and is entitled to the same benefits.Unfortunately as I pointed out above it was UK MPs who blocked this plan, and as Will pointed out it would mean that Britain would have to change the basis of the NHSAt the moment it is unfair that retired people in other countries continue to pay social security contributions towards their E121s , and British pensioners don't.That is the sort of anomaly that needs to be addressed if we are to see 'equal treatment' for everybody.
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I have had a trouble-free service with Free for 3 years.I have free telephone to fixed phones in 60 countries including all the ones I call.Good speed Internet (around 6 download) TV by internet.I had France telecom for 10 years before that.I didn't have any problems, but thet were twice as expensive, taking into account that I had to have TPS for the TV, and they were extremely unhelpful with a friend who was having problems with his emails.After I had the devil's own job to get out of their clutches..
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It seems logical to me that Britain should adopt the same system as the rest of Europe: the insurance based model.At the same time all holders of E cards ( such as a the E 121) would continue to pay social security contributions in the home country whose system pays for their care.
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[quote user="cooperlola"]
the move to unify the health position throughout the Union. You are right, and this really is a matter for Europe to sort out.
[/quote]This would be a very good thing, but I believe it was UK members of the European Parliament who lead a last minute climb-down on recent proposals to establish this.http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markmardell/2007/12/a_slippery_slope_for_health_1.html -
[quote user="lebois"][e]Hi Coops, agreed. But in UK there isn't a problem, as 'residents' their healthcare is covered. Unfortunately in certain parts of Europe, 'Freedom of Movement' isn't free.[/quote]Are there other European countries where early retired British people don't need private Health Insurance?
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[quote user="Cathy"]
Oh dear - is that Miss Wooly, who has departed the mortal coil? Miss Wooly, our tranvestite Hed of Inglish Langwage at the Academy? Has s/he gone to the great spell checker in the sky? Can I do an euology at the memorial service?
[/quote]I dont understandDid he have a woolly banana for a member? -
Another point is that the new builds are often financed in part by the sale of an older style house, perhaps on the death of an elderly relative.If these sales dry up the paceof new building could also slow down, although I admit there is also an element of the French 'babyboomers' reaching retirement and moving to a nicer area to live, which encourages the construction industry.
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At last we are beginning to see some accurate reporting of the issue in the British press:"
The Couverture de Maladie Universelle (CMU) was created to
provide public healthcare to anyone who lived in France but could not obtain cover from any other public system.The vast majority of people living in France obtain cover from
mandatory healthcare schemes through employment, self-employment, unemployment, retirement, rights carried over from another EU Member State, rights of a spouse, partner or parent, etc., leaving a small gap to be covered by the CMU." -
I can't accept that I am doing any 'sniping'If you look back at my posts they simply set out the history of the CMU, and state the fact that people are not left without health care options, just that the ones they have may not be easy.For example you don't have to sell your house before going back to the UK, and you dont have to buy one there,but these options are not attractive.
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[quote user="cooperlola"]
EDIT : As an aside, but an important one, we have been told that if you cannot prove that you have had this full cover in the period between E106 expiry and five years' residence, you may not qualify under the five year residency rule if your cover was illegal.
[/quote]Good. That will catch the ones who avoided paying into the CMU by keeping a convenience address in the UK, and relied on using the EHIC from the UK if they needed treatment... -
[quote user="Benjamin"]RussethouseBlue in the face springs to mind when replying to this poster on this topic. I've given up even trying, as rational argument just gets swamped by cant.[/quote]1)Please define "cant" ( I looked it up in Wikipedia, and dont really see how it applies to my posts)2) Give example of factual errors in my postsI suggest you have "given up even trying," because you have no information or arguments to advance, simply opinons
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[quote user="Joshua"]GroslardSo if I have a heart attack, I should phone Ryanair up and ask can they fit me in on the next available flight, then make my way to Casuality.Joshua[:D][/quote]No because you will either already be in the UK, or living in France with health cover.In any case genuine emergencies are taken care of.
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