New bank savings accounts in France - Livret A - 4.8%

Fed up with only getting a couple of percent on your savings in France? The new Livret A account will be giving 4% from August and is expected to be returning 4.8% from January 2009!

The European commission has forced the French government to remove certain restrictions on savings accounts in the French banking system. This is leading to increased availability of interest paying bank accounts and therefor increased competition from the French banks for your money.

Read the full article here

Operation escargot 30th June 2008

I've been hearing from French friends that a national Operation Escargot in France is planned for tomorrow the 30th of June and that driving in France is going to be a nightmare.
Plan your route carefully and be sure to take a GPS or set of maps to enable you to navigate via the back roads if the operation escargot does in fact occur tomorrow in France.
Don't forget to have your fluorescent jacket and warning triangle in your car for the 1st of July - it will be mandatory for driving in France!

Brittany Gites

It's been a long time since I've posted in here - will get some more posts in over the comming weeks! Promise!

Currently updating http://www.gites-brittany.com/ as well as creating tons of new websites for clients and an exciting collaboration on http://www.angloimmo.com/ a new French property website that will have distinct areas for Brittany and every region of France.

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Julian