FRENCH PROPERTY - Can You Own a House and Move to France After BREXIT in 2022? 

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You have to be joking! Check out the misinformation at the start of the video. The U.K. is no longer in Europe? Really? Where did it go to? No new rules were made up for "The English." Rules that existed during the U.K.'s Membership of the European Union were applied to the U.K. when it was no longer a Member. Nothing new there!

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Hi there Mick, yes you are right about the waiver, once you are retired, you come under the cover of the UK. If you are American, to be honest I am not sure. Smic has increased since, and as of the 1st of May will be 1747 € Brut/1383 € NET

Hi Bill, thanks for the compliment. Houses can be left unoccupied for many reasons, not just the 90 day rule. Is it safe or not? Well, as I say to my clients, the best security system in rural France is good neighbours! In the areas I know, it only seems to be the isolated houses that get robbed, the sort of places they could spend 2-3 days doing it over without anyone noticing.

@@TheFrenchPropertySpecialists Thank you so much I agree fully :)

Hello there, as stated its a case by case thing, taking into account whether you own your house, have a mortgage on it or rent it, as well as the area you are in AND the person dealing with your file, but I would guesstimate around the 1500 €/month for a family of 4.

Hi there, this explains things for you: www.french-property.com/news/french_health/brexit_health_cover

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It is ridiculous and very unfair. The Channels Islands being just next door to Normandy.

Hi there. Are you talking about health insurance? If so it is quite a complicated subject in France and depends were in the world you are coming from due to different agreements. If it is health insurance I will do my best to find out and do a video on it

Basically yes

Thank you for your comment! If you're British and get a job in France, you will need to apply for a visa and then a residency card (titre de séjour). Your employer can help with the necessary documents, but the application process is your responsibility.

@@TheFrenchPropertySpecialists thank you for this info

The 90 days allowance; as if it were a holiday. The visa is only for longer stays

OK Cheers for that we will be in touch.@@TheFrenchPropertySpecialists

Hello there, the visa will cover it, but you will have to register for the work in France too.

@@TheFrenchPropertySpecialists which visa would be better Talent Visa / Entrepreneur visa / long stay visa with option to do work? I feel like going to the French embassy in the UK and just be open with them to get their advise without compromising the option of just retiring.

I would suggest the Entrepreneur visa, but best to validate with the Embassy if possible.

@@TheFrenchPropertySpecialists thank you for your insight. I'll use that as a starting point with the embassy.

If you qualify, what is the extent of your cover?

​ @mickeencrua Without any additional insurance, it generally covers 70% of the costs, 100% for a variety of long term illnesses. You can get a Mutuelle (insurance) that will cover the remaining 30%. Keep in mind this is for places that accept the 100% cost that the French system pays, if you go elsewhere, that charges more, then you are on the hook for the additional amount unless you have insurance that covers above 100%.

@@beauthestdane Many thanks for that info.👍

You are right, admittedly when I made the video we were in the early days of post-Brexit, so all wasn't clear then

Hi there. The 90 day applies to each passport holder individually.

Yes I know what SMIC is, thank you.

@@TheFrenchPropertySpecialists No, I wasn't telling you (or being a smart ar**), I had to look it up. I was letting the other viewers know because I didn't understand what you were saying (smmmk) so I figured I wasn't alone. Cheers mate.

@@scotsam7590 Sorry, just with the "FYI" I thought you were aiming at me.

@@TheFrenchPropertySpecialists No hard feelings. Happy Christmas. xo

Hi David, yes its a rolling thing, I just used the June part as it was 6 months as an example of the initial stay.

can you explain this please (in leyman terms) as I struggle with numbers

@@noobmcgoob9745 if you are in the eu and then leave , that leave day they count 180 days back and see how many days you have been there , it should not be more than 90 days , It is not Jan to June, July to December, it's a fluid time , as you may not go until April, then your 90 starts from that date ,

Nothing exactly, just 2 factors to take into account : 1- You can be taxed in France for income made in France, 2- Certain towns are restricting the number of AirBnB, so make it a clause in the purchase

@@TheFrenchPropertySpecialists thanks for taking the time to reply, I appreciate it. It’s only something I’ve very recently started looking into. Was going to buy a holiday let in the UK but you get much better value for money in France.

Hmmm.... not sure to be honest, but as far as I understand it, if your spouse is a EU citizen, then the rights carry on over to you.

Hi Stephan, already in the pipeline, just taking some time to clarify some details.

@@TheFrenchPropertySpecialists Thanks for your response. Hopefully I will pick it up when you put it up. We are subscribed. We have lived in France but returned seven years ago. Mistake. We lived in the Commune of Lignol. Unfortunately we just missed a property at Keriar in Lignol owned by friends and being dealt with by Traceyregards. Stephen.

@@stephenfoxall9655 I know Lignol and it’s area quite well, have sold a lot of houses around Guemene s/Scorff over the years.

@@TheFrenchPropertySpecialists We are concerned about what is happening to the £. And the effect this may have on our plan to move back to France. However please keep us in the picture about properties below €200 000 within 25Km of Lignol.. Thank you.

If it’s in the cloud, I can’t see why not. No legal France/Britain reason any how. If you system has a secure server it might be awkward but that is to check with them.

@@TheFrenchPropertySpecialists Many thanks for this! Really useful.

There is a new video in the pipiline

The fact that you are an Irish citizen means that you are still in the EU, thus free to move as you wish.

Hi there Noob, admittedly these are the figures I have heard, but it does depend on the person sitting if front of you when you sign up. Depending on what you buy, lets say a do'er upper, you will hopefully have a budget for the work reserved from the sale of your house, this can be shown that you have enough money to cover yourselves, it is not necessarily an income, but a sum.

Thanks so much for taking the time to reply. We were under the impression our dreams of moving were shattered!

Dreams maybe complicated sometimes but the will to make them happen means they are never shattered!!!

@@TheFrenchPropertySpecialists just found your channel, very informative. When you say 'a sum' rather than income, would that be to cover a couple for a year or another set period? Myself and my partner would like to buy a property and live in france all year round. Currently she doesn't work and we aren't married, would that complicate things? 👍

@@kingsrd1 Hi there, I purposely used that term, as it is not necessarily a salary as such, it can be a pension, investment return, etc. The French Government just want to be sure that you can support yourselves and won't be a burden on the state. As for the status of your couple, it would be easier if you are either married or PACS'd, France is still very old school in certain laws and at the moment you are considered as two individuals and thus separate files and incomes.

Well I would guess something similar, but that is not my field of expertise

Hello there, I imagine that it is do-able. As I said the rules aren't written in stone, it is down to the assessor to decide.

@@TheFrenchPropertySpecialists Thanks, you'd think it should be but having dealt with French bureaucracy before I'd not be all that confident!

“He” would like to thank you for pointing this out, you are only about the 3024th to do so. And I have already explained why multiple times

This is was a lot of people seem to ignore, these are not new rules set up for the British following Brexit, but just the application of current rules which now apply to the British as well.

You may find being part of the eu and schengan are different, as we were part of the eu we had freedom of movement , now we are not part of the eu we come under the schengan agreement . But it's fine there are just as many non eu members living and working within the eu .

Indeed, although the UK has never signed the Schengen Agreement, the nasty EU authorised British citizens to benefit from the same advantages as the citizens of the 27 other signatory countries, of which 23 are members of the EU, to settle , study, or retire. Now out is out and as a non-signatory of the Schengen agreement, UK has to comply to the old rule.

Hi Joanne, if you have Dutch nationalité, there is no problem, you are considered European

thank you for the prompt reply, I do have Dutch nationality,

Yes of course I mean the British, but living in France for over 30 years I naturally translates "Les Anglais " into "English" . Besides what with GB being replaced by UK, should I not say United Kingdomers now ????

@@TheFrenchPropertySpecialists Well I'm being a bit of a nit pick here but it's been the United Kingdom of Great Britain since 1801, constitutionally. It's OK I'm educating the Southern Hemisphere too lol, on my passport it says I'm British as it would every other person from the UK whichever country they were born in. Cymru Rydd

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I know its annoying, but it is due to UK leaving Europe, thus not France's choice

They have got stricter on the application of the amount, which is based on the French minimal salary, which at the present time is 1,398 €/month at the moment. Nowadays they will apply that amount to each adult member of the family though. The rest of the factors are pretty well the same, and it is still very much depend of who controls your file.

Good to know thats a pretty steep figure with the amount I’m seeing thats paid in france I’m a tradesman and my wife is professional maker in tv/films with 2 kids and to be honest i dont think we could afford that on paper shame! Thanks for the reply though

@@ashgriffiths3596 It's not an amount you have to pay, it is the amount of justifiable income.

Yeah i get that but its still a steep figure 😅

I think you mean “ No. After a 90 days stay you can not return after 180 days to have another 90 days". Sorry but yes you can

obviously...

The main thing is that you prove that you are not a burden on the state, even if you are an adept of natural healing, you could still break a leg or something and be rushed to hospital here.

If you have been married for more than 4 years, you can ask for the French Nationality by marriage. Otherwise, the 90 day rule still applies

@@TheFrenchPropertySpecialists I didn't know that, thanks.... would you know if it's possible to hold duel citizenship? My wife's cousin owns three passports: Swiss [he lives in Geneva], French [was born a national], and Ivory Coast, Africa [through marriage] and whilst i was aware some nationals of other countries can hold multiple citizenships I was under the impression that as a British national, we couldn't : we'd have to decide whether to be one or the other.

@@tenbear5 Definitely, you can have dual nationality. Both my kids do

@@TheFrenchPropertySpecialists Fantastic! Thanks for the info... my wife has never mentioned it in 25yrs! She's been here in the UK for about 30years and was put off applying for British nationality [through marriage] as she assumed she couldn't hold dual nationality and was reluctant to lose her French one. Many thanks, again 👋

Well besides the fact you are nit-picking that I used the term "non-European" as opposed to "citizens of non-EU country", we have in fact both said the same thing.

I also often use the term "English" for "Great British Citizen"!!! Why do the British get so het-up about their name and status!! The French live in France and speak French, the Germans live in Germany and speak German, the Italians live in Italy and speak Italian. But the British being the British....live in the United Kingdom and speak English !!! -Probably answers it!

@@TheFrenchPropertySpecialists And the Irish live in Ireland and speak English. 🤣🤣🤣

The French live in France and speak French. The Italians live in Italy and speak Italian. The Spanish live in Spain and speak Spanish. The British live in the United Kingdom and speak English…. No wonder there are so many pedantic people there!

Hi there the Lost Man, easiest is to email me on dan@agencenewton.com with an outline of what you need, you contact details and I will get back to you.

Well its down to border police/guards to control and stamp, and they answer to their different governments. Other than that, I can't help you.

Well not me any how.

Your passport should be stamped at the port of entry to the Shengen area. For example at Dover or Folkestone when boarding the ferry or eurotunnel train. (Unless you are lucky enough to have an EU country passport in which case there are no restrictions). Important to make sure your British passport is stamped as they should also stamp it when you exit the Shengen area (eg on return to the UK via Calais) and this is how your 90 days are tracked. A friend of mine got detained at the border for several hours when trying to leave France because he hadn't been stamped "in" so they had to figure out if he had complied with the 90 day rule correctly, so basically you should insist your passport is stamped at the port of entry every time you enter or leave to avoid problems like this. Welcome to the Brexit.

@@hologram1211 Thank you for the details

It is your own responsibility to account for your movements. If and when the day comes that you are asked to give details of how much time you have spent in a particular country, the onus will be entirely on you to provide the detail. You don't say where your permanent residence is or whether you have residency permit/visa for a particular country. Stamping of passports nowdays seems to be by personal choice. I'm an E.U. citizen and only twice in my 70 years have I had my passport stamped; U.S.A. and Egypt. Ferry/Airline/ Accommodation bookings are usually stored online. These can give an indication of when you arrived in and left a particular country. If you have a Smartphone, it will store your timeline. Sorted.