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Just found this after searching for information about sworn translations.  Harmonie Mutuelle/RSI are asking for our marriage certificate to be translated into French - please can anyone give me the correct French expressions to reply to them, politely pointing out this EU ruling?  I don't want to upset them by telling them how to do their job!!!  Thank you.

I can highly recommend Regis Location http://www.regis-location.fr/agences.html. We hired a ponceuse a parquet just before Christmas for a weekend and it cost us 70 euro, which included TVA and 10 bandes which they will take back if you don't use. They were extremely helpful and we picked up a brochure which gives you the hire charges of all the other equipment they hire out.

I rang the English speaking FT helpline first thing this morning at 8 am (English time - as recommended on previous posts) and after three rings the phone was answered by a very helpful assistant called Paul. He verified that internet was available at my house, he registered it as "residence secondaire" (no other documentation needed), he asked for the name of the previous owner and took my French Bank Account RIB number. He asked when I will be next in France (2 June) and he confirmed that it will be connected by then. He also asked if I had my own router to take, which I have. He confirmed that it's possible to suspend telephone and internet when we come back to England. 55 euros re-connection fee for phone, 16 euros/mth line rental, 19.99 euros/mth for Decouverte Internet Sans Engagement (up to 8MB). Twenty minutes later and all done! I'm a very happy bunny - and am keeping my fingers crossed that it all works when I get there in June! Really grateful for this thread as I wouldn't have known what to ask for. Thanks again.

Thank you for all your valued comments. I will be phoning France Telecom and will request the 19.90 euro per month offer, with "residence secondaire" so that I can switch it off when we're not at the house. I will let you know how I get on!

Please excuse my ignorance - but does "no VOIP" mean that you can't use Skype with this offer? My situation is: my "residence secondaire" has a phone line, but I'm not sure whether or not it's live so I can't check my eligibility for this offer. I would like to be able to have phone & internet (not bothered about TV) and would like to be able to switch it off when we're not at the house (which I believe you can do with FT/Orange but not with SFR?). Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks SO much everyone for the information you have provided.  This is my first post to ask a question on this message board and I am absolutely knocked out by the response.  I have found out so much just by reading all the posts - such an incredible amount of valuable (and money saving!) information!  I hope I will be able to contribute my fair share in due course but we've only just bought our property in the Vendee so we've still got a lot to learn and a long way to go!  

Please does anyone know if this is possible when you have Internet service also through your telephone line? Thanks.