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06/02/2007, 13:40 riff_raff Joined on 06/02/2007 Posts 32 2 Families on the move First off all hello to you all, please be gentle this is our first post  . We are two families that wish to sell ours houses in England and buy one property in France to which we would like to run a business from. We will have no mortgage to worry about paying and a little bit left over to tide us over so to speak. I have a few questions i hope you wont mind helping us out on ? 1: Can you still claim incapacity Benefit while living in France ? 2: Can you still claim Child Benefit ? 3: When we do take the plunge and move across the busnisess will take sometime to get of the ground so are we liable for any taxes and the like ? 4: We are two families so have 6 kiddies coming with us so education is uppermost in our minds, so is it right that you have to be resident to be able to get the kids into school? 5: im a little cofused as to all the taxes that everyone seems to mention on the forums, could someone please explain exactly what you do have to pay ? Hope that is not to much to ask on a first visit Thanks in advance. Mr Riff      Report

06/02/2007, 15:11 Dick Smith Joined on 23/08/2004 Surrey and Manche (Pays Mortainais) Posts 8,781 Re: 2 Families on the move Dear Mr Riff - or can I call you Raff? Welcome to the forum. These are issues which have been discussed many times, and people may not want to go over topics they have covered many times in the past! Can I suggest you use the 'Search' facility - the box is at the top right of the screen. It isn't great, but it may help you with basic info, and then you can refine your questions, rather than such a 'big ask' which would take pages to answer. Good luck. Regards Dick Smith Nowhere is there warmth to be found Among those afraid of losing their ground    Report

06/02/2007, 15:18 Russethouse Joined on 23/08/2004 Forum Moderator Posts 9,874 Re: 2 Families on the move Beat me to it, Dick. Far better to search and then ask more specific questions, however it would help forum members to help you if they knew the type of business, your language proficiency or otherwise and the ages of the children involved. It might be a good idea to start with property purchase where two families are involved. www.quimperclub.org 99    Report

06/02/2007, 15:21 Beryl Joined on 01/01/2006 Posts 816 Re: 2 Families on the move  riff_raff wrote: We are two families that wish to sell ours houses in England and buy one property in France to which we would like to run a business from.     I would start with the laws surrounding inheriting property, what you are proposing sounds like a legal nightmare!    Report

06/02/2007, 15:39 riff_raff Joined on 06/02/2007 Posts 32 Re: 2 Families on the move Hi ya Gang, and sorry to have asked the wrong thing. We have been looking at threads but just cant get the proper answers. The plan is to buy a property with a  lake ( have a friend that lived in France for years and knows the lake owner, and some of the ins and outs.) and advertize it mainly in the uk as a holiday venue for carp fishing, but also have day tickets availible for french german dutch etc The ages of the children are 4,5,6 9,10,11 Language is not ideal but one we all will work on and also get private tutor once there. Ok can we start where you advised? Is there problems involved with a purcahse of property when two families are involved ? if so is this a UK legal problem or a French one? Thanks in advance. Mr Riff or Raff        Report

06/02/2007, 15:44 Dick Smith Joined on 23/08/2004 Surrey and Manche (Pays Mortainais) Posts 8,781 Re: 2 Families on the move I've no idea whether or not a joint purchase is easy or not (I suspect it may cause problems because of being uncommon practice) but the French inheritance laws are something you need to research and consider. Effectively, in the normal case, the children of the owners have equal inheritance rights. Where that goes when one person of the two families dies, or chooses to move away I dread to think. Regards Dick Smith Nowhere is there warmth to be found Among those afraid of losing their ground    Report

06/02/2007, 15:48 Russethouse Joined on 23/08/2004 Forum Moderator Posts 9,874 Re: 2 Families on the move Once you live in France permanently (this is what you are intending, isn't it?) then your a world wide assetts are governed by French law (broadly speaking, no doubt someone will pop up with exceptions)   www.quimperclub.org 99    Report

06/02/2007, 15:56 riff_raff Joined on 06/02/2007 Posts 32 Re: 2 Families on the move Yes we intend to move perminently, so does this rear anything ugly ? We are very close friends and have been for years, myself (Mr Riff) and Mr Raff  have fished in France for over 15years so know most of what is needed to make the business grow (we hope). Is it a bad thing to have your assetts governed by the French ?      we dont want to earn millions just want a better life for our children and to make a living through what we enjoy as a pastime. Thanks all. Mr Riff    Report

06/02/2007, 16:18 Russethouse Joined on 23/08/2004 Forum Moderator Posts 9,874 Re: 2 Families on the move Whether its a bad thing depends on your perspective,  it was just that you wrote : if so is this a UK legal problem or a French one?   www.quimperclub.org 99    Report

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