Moving To France - Bring Your Sense Of Humour!Written by B A Boyle
In this article from PFS France (http://www.propertyforsalefrance.co.uk/), B A Boyle a British expat, writes a "tongue in cheek" account about communication challenges they faced when they moved to France.For many newcomers to France, one of greatest challenges is actually to make sense of French language which we studied years ago in school. If you’re lucky you may still remember a little vocabulary or how to conjugate verbs, exceptions and rules. Nevertheless, beware. french learned at school has its limitations. It’s most unlikely that you will be able to impress anyone by asking “Where is station?” “I’d like to book a room with a shower” or even “How do I get to Eiffel Tower”
| | Your Dream Home In France - Moving Money To FranceWritten by Oliver Phillips
If you already live in France, or intend to finance your property purchase from equity in your UK home, chances are you'll want to move some money abroad.Transfering money from UK to France requires someone to handle transfer on your behalf and usually your bank will be happy to assist you but beware, though convenient and familiar, your transfer might cost you more than it needs to. Instead you may be better contacting a currency house, a company which exists specifically for purpose of moving money; both large single amounts for your property purchase, and lower regular amounts such as a monthly pension. Transferring money via a currency house is often cheaper than using your bank for two reasons; firstly their charges may be lower than your banks, but more importantly exchange rate you receive is likely to be more attactive than rate offered by your bank which is typically a tourist exchange rate and signifcantly lower than rate you see published in financial press.
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