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DWP Pension Credit Letters in France After Brexit: Why the £4,500 Top-Up Stops at the Channel and What a British Pensioner Can Claim Instead

DWP posted 660,000 Pension Credit leaflets across Britain. A British pensioner living in France cannot claim the average £4,500 top-up; the French Aspa has its own residence locks and an est …

Banking, insurance and consumers

Refused a French Bank Account After Brexit? The Droit au Compte, the Banque de France Designation and How to Challenge a Closure

British resident refused a French bank account after Brexit? Droit au compte, Banque de France designation in one working day, three-day opening, two-month closure notice and the cases that …

Banking, insurance and consumers

British Newcomer, First French Tax Return After Brexit: the 2042, the 2047, the 3916 and the Treaty Credit

Moved from Britain to France? When French tax residence starts, what goes on the first 2042 with the 2047 and 3916 annexes, and how the Franco-British treaty credit stops double tax.

Banking, insurance and consumers

British Pensioner in France After Brexit: Losing Pension Credit, Claiming ASPA, and Shielding Your French Home from Estate Recovery

Pension Credit stops when you move to France. ASPA can replace it, but the fund recovers from your estate. Amounts, traps and appeals for 2026.

Banking, insurance and consumers

British in France After Brexit: Which UK Benefits You Keep, Which Stop, and What to Claim in France Instead

Pension Credit stops when you move permanently, the State Pension keeps its annual increase in France, and Winter Fuel disappears: a complete map of which UK benefits survive emigration and …

Banking, insurance and consumers

Your First French Tax Return After Moving From Britain: Forms 2042, 2047 and 3916, UK Accounts, Treaty Credit and How to Challenge the Bill

Moved from Britain to France? Your first French income tax return: worldwide income on forms 2042 and 2047, every UK account on form 3916, the treaty credit, and how to challenge the bill.

Banking, insurance and consumers

British Resident in France Selling Your English Buy-to-Let After Brexit: UK Capital Gains Tax, French Tax and the Credit That Stops Double Tax

Living in France and selling your English buy-to-let? Britain taxes the gain first with a 60-day return, France taxes it again, and the treaty credit stops the double bill.

Banking, insurance and consumers

Your French Bank Closed Your Account or Refused to Open One After Brexit: the Droit au Compte, Banque de France Designation, and How to Challenge It

Your French bank closed your account or refused a new one after Brexit. How the droit au compte forces a bank designated by the Banque de France to open your account, and how to challenge a …

Banking, insurance and consumers

Living in France and Selling Your London Flat After Brexit: French Capital Gains, the Treaty Credit, Social Charges and How to Challenge Double Tax

French resident selling a London flat? Britain taxes first within 60 days, France taxes second with a capped treaty credit. Forms, deadlines, proof and how to challenge double tax.

Banking, insurance and consumers

You Want to Close Your French Company While Living Abroad: Dissolution Vote, Liquidator, Creditors and Strike-Off

Dissolve your French SAS or SARL from abroad: shareholder vote, liquidator, creditor payments, tax filings and strike-off, plus the solo-owner shortcut.

Banking, insurance and consumers

You Live in France and Sell Your UK Home After Brexit: French Capital Gains Tax, the 60-Day British Return, the Treaty Credit and How to Challenge the Bill

French resident selling a UK house? French worldwide tax, Britain's 60-day CGT return, the treaty credit and how to challenge a wrong bill, step by step.

Banking, insurance and consumers

Your French Company Has a VAT Credit While You Live Abroad: Claim the Refund, Meet the Deadlines and Challenge a Rejection

Your French company paid 20% VAT on setup costs but has few sales so far: how to turn the VAT credit into cash with form 3519, meet the claim deadlines, and challenge a delay or rejection fr …

Maître Reda Kohen

Maître Reda Kohen

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