The Library
Every guide, in one place
Honest, lived-experience guidance for Britons moving to and living in France — grouped by what you’re actually trying to sort out. No filler.
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Ask PimpernelOr start with who you are
Tell us your situation and we'll build you a personal plan — the guides and deadlines that apply to you, in the right order.
Start here — deciding & planning
Before you commit: whether the move is right for you, what the whole thing actually involves, and how to plan it.
Your right to be here — visas, residency & citizenship
The paperwork that lets you stay — from the long-stay visa and your carte de séjour to the language rules and becoming French.
Residency
Tax number
Money & property
The big financial and property decisions — before, during and long after the move.
Pensions
Inheritance
Health
How the French health system actually works for British residents — and how to pay nothing for the things that matter.
Everyday life in France
The day-to-day business of being British in France — getting about, eating well, schooling, and the small stuff nobody explains.
Everyday life
Getting around
Phone & internet
TV & streaming
Everyday admin
The letter decoder: what that French envelope actually wants
Family & life events
The big human moments — welcoming a child, marrying or PACS-ing, and facing a loss — handled the French way.
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New guides land regularly, and the rules keep moving. Join the list and we’ll keep you posted — the practical changes that actually affect you, and the occasional thing nobody tells you until it’s too late.