Money to invest - France or UK ?

[miaviv]

I was wondering if anyone could advise me regarding a good investment - here is my story -

We are currently selling our house and will hopefully end up with 200K

euros in our hand once we have paid off the bank what we owe on the

mortgage. My husband (French) is being transferred in his job and we

are looking to rent for a while (perhaps 3 years max but could be less)

where he will be based as it is not somewhere we would like to put down

any roots.  I would prefer to invest the money in a "bank" rather

than property so that we can keep our flexibility should we move after

only a year let's say (very up in the air as to how long we will be in

the north east) to somewhere we would like to buy in (back to the south

of France hopefully).  I'm still a British citizen although I

haven't lived in the UK for 14 years but still have a current account

with a small amount in it.  Is anyone able to advise me on what

account might be good for me to check out - I'm presuming that the UK

would have better interest rates to offer but not sure what I would

qualify for as a non-resident (checked out some that the Halifax are

offering which seem ok).  Would I get gross interest or net

?  Is it likely to cost me loads to transfer this money etc. 

Has anyone found any great savings accounts in France that don't

necessitate paying a fee (hate this) when you make a deposit ? 

Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance.

[Owen]

Hello

I have sent you a PM.

Regards

Owen

[miaviv]

Hi, you say you have pmed me, I haven't got it, could you post it on

here please.  Not sure why it hasn't worked.  Thanks

[Benjamin]

If you want the sort of access that you state then go off shore. All perfectly legal. [6]