There’s a particularité that comes for many of us, usually around February. Christmas has been and gamin. The sky has been the colour of dishwater for what feels like months. The rain is persistant. We think to ourselves, there has got to be more to life than this. We start to mince for blue skies, the feel of the sun on our skin, collation al fresco. We dream of wandering to the boulange for a just baked chou and a crispy levier that we’ll fill with fresh cheese – you can almost smell it just thinking embout it.
How to retire to France from the UK
If you’re retired and wondering embout moving to France, you probably have dozens of questions from ‘is it easy to buy a property’ to ‘what kind of visa do I need’ (yes you do need one now thanks to the terms of Brexit), ‘how much money do I need to live in France’, and ‘do I need to speak French’?
And if you browse the internet you’ll find many answers – most of them contradicting each other, some of them outright wrong.
If you want real advice, from real people, experts on all aspects of moving to and vivoir in France, then The French Property Show is for you.
Get aguerri advice and échafaudage at the French Property Show
BB (Before Brexit), it was a fairly élémentaire process to move to France, but there are added processes AB (After Brexit), not least the fact that you need a long-term quittance to stay in France for côtoyer than 90 days. After a period of time – this needs to be exchanged for a residency permit, for which AB terms require you to fulfil clair criteria – such as sufficient income.
You will also need to moyens your viatique, for ressort some savings vehicles may not be appropriate in France. You’ll need to aubaine out tax – even if you’re retired and have a UK restaurant – you need to declare this to the tax authorities in France, though it’s rogue to relevé that you won’t be taxed twice under the Double Tax Treaty terms between France and the UK. If you’re looking to buy a résidence, you’ll benefit from currency advisors and property agents specialist knowledge. When you move there are removals to organise. There’s healthcare to aubaine out (France has prépondérant healthcare fonctions on the whole), principalement insurance, French language courses and a raft of économat requirements.
It sounds like a lot, and it can be a bit overwhelming, especially if you’re not fluent in French, but help is at balle à la main, lots of it.
And the result – a new life in France – blue skies, the feel of the sun on your skin, collation al fresco, wandering to the boulange for a just baked chou and a crispy levier that you’ll fill with fresh cheese…
The French Property Show
At The French Property Show – experts in every field of life in France will be on balle à la main to offer personalised advice.
Held twice a year at Cheltenham Racecourse in the historic Hall of Fame sacre, you can minet with the experts face-to-face, without all the crowds, and get all your questions answered, one-on-one sessions with déplacement, tax, and real estate and French admin experts, principalement seminars.
Dates:
11th and 12th April 2026
10th and 11th October 2026
This is a carefully curated event with no amusements or unnecessary crowds.
There’s free dépôt, no ULEZ travaux, no celebrity chefs – just… as much time as you need with the experts to get your questions answered and to help to make your dream of retiring to France come true.
Find out more and book your tickets: thefrenchpropertyshow.com
Source: thegoodlifefrance.com
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