DaveLister

I give up, you win.

I'll have you know that, as someone who religiously has a banana for breakfast, you've all made me lose my appetite.

I've just read that In September 2022 the system was changed and it's now up to the owner to declare once the works are finished on their personal împot account and then the taxe d'aménagement is calculated. You say the bill dates from mid 2022. I wonder whether of not someone in the tax office did a bit of housekeeping before the system changeover.

According to service-public.fr the taxe d'aménagement is a charge levied on the beneficiary of a planning permit, not the property itself. You should have received notice of the charge six months after the consent for the renovation was granted. If the amount was greater than 1500 euros this would have then been split into two bills, one due 12 months after the granting of the permis, the second 12 months later. Have you received any demands prior to this one? From what I can gather, the only way to cancel the charge is either by revoking the permis before the first payment is due or transferring it to someone else ( for example the new owner ). However, as you say that the permis has now expired I don't think either solution is going to help. Perhaps if you explain to the tax office that you didn't realise you had to cancel the permis in order not to trigger the charge they'll be understanding. Good Luck, https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F23263

That was my first thought as well. However when Crabtree mentioned the EU passport I thought, perhaps, he could also be another poster with an Irish connection.

Ah I see. Usually I put the UK post code as part of the Complémente d'address then just stick five zeros in the post code box. You said you appealed to the Consulate and you are now appealing to the Administrative Court of Nantes. Following the Consulate appeal did you appeal to the Deputy Director of Visas as I understand this needs to be done for a short stay visa before recourse to the court. Also, as Crabtree says, if you have an EU passport your wife can travel with you visa free. That hasn't changed.

I've just read they've called off the search.

Sorry I'm confused. You can create a Télérecours account with a UK address. Are you saying the Tribunal will only look at your case if you pretend to be a French resident?

Isaac Espinonza was shot twice whilst attempting to detain two men. It was night and he and his partner were in an unmarked car in plain clothes. The men were not detained at the scene and later Espinonza's partner ( the single eyewitness ) could only be 70% certain that the apprehended suspect was the shooter. The suspect however, before his arrest, confessed to his grandmother that he had killed someone by mistake. Harris has long been an opponent of the death penalty . She said that in her experience as a prosecutor, it was not a deterrent to crime. “Nobody ever stood there and was about to pull the trigger and then decided, ‘Hmm. Is this going to be life without the possibility of parole or the death penalty?’ ” As it happens Senator Dianne Feinstein ended up agreeing with her. Regarding this case, Harris is quoted as saying as recently as last Wednesday “I did what I believed was the right thing to do, and the killer of that officer will be in prison for the rest of his life.” Can't say the lady doesn't have principles.

my bad 😃 Very true which makes him all the more interesting don't you think?

I have never understood the mentality of the average republican. They will force a woman to give birth regardless of age/ability/ or the circumstances of conception then abandon said child to either go hungry of become the victim of gun crime. Can't argue with that. 😇

Admittedly not a French story but encouraging news for those with type 2 diabetes. https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/05/nhs-soup-and-shake-diet-puts-almost-a-third-of-type-2-diabetes-cases-in-remission

I think you'll find that someone else will come along eventually (probably from the same data centre in India) to offer their services. I kept this one on here as, by the time I'd spotted it, ALBF & Le Martin Pecheur had already replied and it seemed rude to delete it. Originally there were two identical posts from apparently different "people". Funnily enough we get a lot of spam from American & Australian companies. Maybe it's because it's an English language forum.

Quote: The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games aim to be the most sustainable in history, with a robust action plan focused on reducing carbon emissions, waste, and single-use plastics. Key targets include: Carbon emissions: Limit emissions to 1.58 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent, with a goal to halve emissions compared to previous events. Food sustainability: Source 80% of ingredients locally, reducing “food miles” and transport emissions. Offer 60% plant-based foods to spectators and aim to halve the carbon footprint of meals (2 kg CO2 per meal) through local sourcing and reduced transport. Waste reduction: Achieve zero food waste through sustainable catering practices. Single-use plastics: Halve the amount of single-use plastic used during the Games, with a focus on reusing drinking bottles and building drinking water fountains. The goal is to reuse these fountains beyond the Games, benefiting the city in the long term. Offsetting emissions: Offset more CO2 emissions than the Games will generate, demonstrating a commitment to taking responsibility for the event’s climate impact. These ambitious sustainability goals reflect the organizers’ acknowledgment that there are tradeoffs in reducing emissions, and that preserving the environment requires careful consideration of multiple factors. By setting a high bar for sustainability, the Paris 2024 Games aim to inspire a new model for environmentally responsible large-scale events. It wasn't as if they weren't told. I remember a news item on the beds months ago.

I don't know, I can't even get a spot of lunch 😒🍹🍱