This French Life

Dodge the sting in card charges

HAVE you ever checked how much it costs to use your credit card in a cash machine when in France?

Many card issuers charge a higher rate of interest and you may also lose your 56-day interest free period that applies, for example, to normal shop purchases.

Review of Complete Guide to Buying Property in France

DOING the research before buying can make all the difference to how successful your time in France will be.

And with the increasing number of books covering a property purchase in France you can start investigating before you have looked at your first house.

One in four young people out of work

NEARLY one in four people aged under-25 are unemployed in France according to the latest figures from the Ministère du Travail.

Zipping around the net

HERE’S a quick trip around the web with a collection of articles about schooling, strikes and property in France.

No go for euro, says Blair

TONY Blair has given his clearest indication yet that the UK will not adopt the euro in the next Parliament should the Labour Party win the general election.

Gas prices to increase

THE price of gas in France is set to rise by 7 to 8 per cent later this year the Ministry of the Economy has said.

The pain of life in France

A MOVE to France is very often a new start for people, but unfortunately old problems can resurface and cause real heartache.

The Times website features a very interesting article about the difficulties families and couples face when they head to France.

RICS warning over second homes

THE Brits may soon be elbowed out of the property market as the rest of Europe looks to snap up a second home.

A380 takes off for first flight

AROUND 100,000 people turned up this morning to watch the Airbus A380 take to the sky for its maiden flight.
The giant aeroplane took off from Toulouse Airport at 10:30 to cheers and rounds of applause from spectators.
The A380’s flight is expected to last a few hours as tests are run and a team of experts on the ground monitor a satellite feed of data.

Change in the countryside

ALTHOUGH many French towns have a character all of their own, on the outskirts they can all look a bit similar.