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Hi Everyone. Just started renting my house for holidays. This year. I got 6 weeks booked £3500 gross expenses of £1500 so £2000 profit to live on for the summer no other income. I live in England but spend about 4 months here. can anyone point me in the right direction as to where to set off to first to pay my tax. Im thinking ill have to go to the Tressor Publique and register as micro bic so ill pay 10% of 50% of the gross if im lucky. Thank you.

Update! Last week had a letter from the bank saying the tax people had put a stop on any withdrawals until i paid the outstanding Fonc tax bill and 2 fines. I went to the tax people to explain i had been sent no bill and it turns out they sent it to my old address. I had been to there office twice before to make sure they put down my new address, 1st time they put it on the computer and i went back a month later to check. surprise surprise it had reverted to my old address. I told them again and they put it right...... Well somehow it reverted again. I explained all this wen i went to the Tressor and they removed the 2 fines. Then I still had to pay the 85 euros charge by the bank for putting the stop on. 2 days later my account was up and running again.......... I never got charged for the 9 or so years the property was being converted and now pay 460 euros a year Fonc. Thanks everyone.

Thanks Everyone, Got to go past the Tressor pub soon and they helped last time with the h1 form, they filled it in for us and were really helpful. Still have the same address in England as when I bought the place and have not had any post there from France for about 5 years. I get everything sent to the barn in France now and just pick it up when were there. I spoke to a English friend today who has lived here for years he said he thinks that as the Barn was agricultural and too the land with it the previous french owner would have d-registered the land so as not to pay any tax on it. He has 20 or so acres and pays nothing in Fonc. tax on it as he d-registered it. He pays 75 euros a year for the small garden around the house. Im wondering if because the 20 acres are very hilly and rocky they are considered of no great value, our land is also like this. We have a couple of old uranium test mines on it but nothing else. Thanks everyone. ill get back as soon as I have something. If you dont hear from me for a while I may be languishing in a cell somewhere for unpaid bills. Ill get a message out somehow though. Thanks everyone.

Omg! Thank's for that. I was thinking we would get it at the same time as the Hab tax and we havnt had that yet as the place is only just finished. Ill see the Tressor people and get back to say whats happened. thank you.

Hi Everyone, I bough a Barn about 8 years ago and have been converting it. It's got about 15 acres with it and I've not had a Foncier bill ever. I've just finished it so am sending in my H1 form so ill be charged for Habitation. I'm a bit worried something is wrong and one day ill get a huge bill for the past 8 YEARS!!! It's my second home, I live in England. Thank you to anyone who may be able to shed some light on if this is normal. Regards condi

Hi Guys, Thank you for the replies.  I found the fault on the lounge circuit, then thought it was a multi gang trailing socket but it turns out the problem was gone when i removed the uk/france travel adaptor. I've now put French plugs on everything and it is all fine.  Thanks Dave for that info, Ill look into changing the 3 phaze .   I noticed 2 metal framed fluorescent lights that have no earth are showing live on the casing but still work fine so think ill need to look into it and it sounds like what you are saying Dave. Thanks Guys.

Update... Update.....   Just put one of those neon testers on the metal computer case and it glows bright, if i then touch the wall with the other hand it goes dim.

Hi, Question for a sparky please.  I have a 3 phaze supply to my house,  I have noticed a burning tingling sensation from touching the metal parts on my computer case, even a mild mild shock like from a tens machine. I have mcbs in the consumer unit.  I have noticed that when it rains heavilly there is no shock sensation or much less, this may be a red herring but i'm quite sure of it.  Any ideas please on what the cause of this may be?  I'm thinking ( due to the rain) that it may have something to do with the high ground resistance when dry and when wet the ground works better. There is a 1 meter copper rod burried in the ground.   Although if this is the case should this be happening? is this earth leakage? Thank you in advance for any ideas on the cause.  Think ill try it on some other circuits tomorow to see if it's on all or just on the 1. Thank you.

Hi All, maybee this is a tad crazey, but im thinking of driving a JCB type digger loader from the ferry port at Roscof down to dept 12 Aveyron, it takes me about 16 hours in me truck with a big trailer so me thinks maybe 27 hours, i reckon itll be a larf, we got the flashing beacon and the flask of tea,  wouldent have thought there would be much of a problem with driving on the road, unless you have a car atatched to the front bucket. Reckon it might make a good charity event,  also could do gues the fuel consumtion, €1 a guess, the winner gets to drive the digger back to England, hummmmm, ok im off,   chow all    mark

Hi Warren, wow, brilliant, loads of info, im gona have a search of those places on the net see what can be found,  have just found some local papers that have sales bits, so will be searching those as well, were up by Estang, 12 is brilliant, chears Warren,, regards mark

Hi Sheldon, Thanks very much for the info, it looks like theres some interesting things on there, Mucho apreciatedo, chears    mark

Hi All, WOW! Just been reading all the posts on Bartering, sounds like a lot of paranoia, and quite negative, now that ive actually been living in France for a while though i can apreciate what people are saying,  In any country theres tax to pay and if your not paying youll be in the soup, but i supose its getting things in perspective, if you have a deal with a neighbour whair you do something for a box of veg or vice versa, theres no point loosing sleep over it, your neighbour wont run you in as he's in the same boat as you.  There seems to be a lot of people working on the black, this i feel is totaly different, there able to undercut the artisans because they pay no social charges and tax, the English on the black work for other English for cash and me thinks this is bound to cause some resentment among the locals, who will run them in, fair enough me thinks... aaa who knows, for me i try and keep a simple life, i doo everything myself although i will swop some mellons for some tomatoes with my neighbour, ill go and see the impo and ask them if they want a tomato or piece of mellon. im shure they wont be interested.. chears m

Hi All, any bods here tell me please,  Whair i can advertise for a digger, or whair to look?   havent seen any forsale pages on here,    im wanting to spend up to 5,000 euros, would like a mini digger or a tractor sised digger loader like a jcb, im in department 12,   also if anybody knows of someone who can do deliveries that would be great, thanks in advance just in case i get a reply.. regards mark

Bonjooooooooooour, just reading yer post and am interested in how youive got on???  I ve  been planning to make a system but recently managed to get some bitz cheap, will be installing later in the year.... found loads of great info on the net about diy instalations....etc..  Made a small system last year, to work on our campervan with no pumop, worked a treat,    friends have a system on there house , they reckon that in the winter they still get hot water as long as its not mistey,, overcast days are still good,,, chesrs mark

Hi, I ve just picked up a system that intend to install myself, think its like most things, not dificult, just need to read up a bit before starting..  think ive done ok on the bits,, got   3  8x4 pannels, 2 pumps, 2 motor valves, 1 controle box with digital temp display, 1 huge indirect solar tank, 1 indirect with element, 1 pressure release valve, 1 bla bla bla and a shed load of pipes and fittings, all used with no instructions fer 600€.......   the seller reckond it saved her 400€ a year in heating costs,    whooopppppppppeeeeee, ill bore yas with all the details when i fit it... chears mark

Hi Steve,  reckon you could doo this, 40sqm of pannels would be expensive, would you reely need something that big???   you could connect them to under floor heating pipes, and have it all controled by a thermostat...     pannels heat up.. stat switches on solar powered pump..  warmed water pumped round floor all day, sun goes pump stops or stat  switches off, floor pad takes a long time to cool down.  what does theee think?  You  can make your own quality pannels for about 150 € each, for 2.5 sq meters....  ch ch chow, best of luck with what yer doing.. mark  

Whhaaayyy, yeep, that makes sence matey, sounds like you saved a packet, brilliant.  I sold me old Kon tiki last year, it was Brill and we miss it, so once we get sorted out well be looking for another camper to take to France... Hat off to ya for going for it, im a firm believer in giveing it a go, you dont get anywhair if ya dont try.  thanks again Bril stuff... mark

Brilliant, well done, give that man a c-garrrr,   sounds like a walk in the park, thanks fer sharing the info,  ive heared lots of doomers saying, ooo dont bother itll be a nightmare, buy one over here, but i wonder how many of them actually know anything about it at all.  big thanks from me, makes life a lot easier when we can read about someonelses experiance, i think ill give it a go, chears matey... mark

Hi Dooods, thanks fer the replies, 1500 euros fer both taxes, and includes some tax for 2nd home and also some bit towards fist registation or something, as it will be a dwelling, but isnt at the mo...  My mate dow road has a 3 bed semi with huge garden and he pays about 200 euros fer the 2 taxes, unless hes winding me up.. im gone chears al... mark

Hi Doooodes, ive just seen this company on the net doing cheap calls from yer mobile, you buy a sim card and away you go, theres no run out every month, credit lasts fer 12 months if you dont use the phone. any way heres the address  http://www.oneroam.co.uk/sim-cards.aspx?m=2&mi=4 have a look see what yas tink.  chow Dooooooods... mark

Hi Dooodes, anybods tell me please,  I have had me first letter about how much my tax de habn fonc bla bla will be when my barn is finished,  its for € 1,500 per annum. now me tinks it sounds a fair bit when compaired to some other properties around, im wondring if the pool makes a big difference, and if so, because ive put it on the plans can i get a reduction if i decide not to build the pool???  its not a huge place, about 180 sq meters live space, 4 beds,and 15 acres of outside space,  its me 2nd home. bla bla bla... any bods had similar happen?? im in Aveyron, whoopeeee, im off, thanks in advance for anybody who replies, chears mark

Bonjouuuuuuur, Crikey, I can sympathise with peps with the phobia, I find if i see the s word after 8 oclock its on me mind before i go to sleep, i wakes up in a sweat dreaming about them, Im ok till the Autum when there everywhair.  I spotted one with an afro hair cut, no joke, it was like a microphone head with 8 legs, made me consider staying in england, then i came to my senses, the AFRO was actualy loads of babies all over its head, whhhaaaa, yuuuuu, whaaaaa, (shivery shakey sounds). These spiders are reely switched on ya know, i dont like to switch um off, they got there lives to live, food to find mortguages to pay, bla bla, bla, But if you catch one in a glass and take it down the bottom of the garden for release, keep an eye on it with binoculars from up the garden, there not daft, once they spot you dissapearing on the horison, theres that moment of contemplation, "  hummm, it was nice in that house, warm, spacious, dry etc etc. Humm, its raining here, the grounds all bumpey n tough on me joints, its cold, me mates are all in the house, what shall i doooooo?????????? "    ( thinking        thinking    thinking  )   BINGO,   Im going back to the house.  Im shure thats how it works,  I put them in the car and drop um off a few miles away.... condi   

Bonjoooouuurr, hi Everyone, thanks fer the words,  Ron, sounds like your holiday cottage must have been near to me, glad someone else likes the area, I could travel round France fer years, loads of Fab. places and so diverse. Ill be on here more often now, great place to communicate and share info, thanks everyone, mark

Thats brilliant, Thank you all very much for your input, gratefully recieved, m

Jxedwards, to insinuate that i might be stupid is not nice, its easy to put people down sat at a keyboard, I take extreeme offence by what you say, I like to have fun with people on here and if i have usefull info, i give it.  Its very annoying,  I take no c4ap from anyone, as everybody that knows me and lives near me knows, doo not fire any more at me. to call someone stupid on here is not good for the forum, you or the other person.  I have a barn in the lot valley, the lot valley is in Aveyron, dept 12. Aveyron has one of the lowest population densites for a department, and has more of the coveted " prettiest villages in France" than any other dapartment.  I would say most people live whair they live because they choose to live there rather than somewhair else,  Ive been all over France, you sound like one of those knobs who thinks there location makes them better than others,  well get real, were all priviliged to have food and shelter. I bet you like to " keep up with the jonses"   youve wound me right up, and im on 60mg of prozac a day, please dont get personal, you cant say you havent been told, lighten up.