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Your real estate agency in France A partner who supports you from A to Z in your project Property +25 000 Agencies network 3% Agency fees Anywhere in France Am I too old to move Get to know each other contact@iddyl-property.com www.iddyl.property.com to France? deVere France S.a.r.l. are regulated by ANACOFI-CIF and ORIAS which will only recommend French regulated products. If you would like to know more about how deVere France can help you, contact Helen Booth works as a financial adviser for deVere France S.a.r.l and has lived as well as owned property in the Deux Sevres region. Having worked in financial services in the UK for 15 years and at deVere France, part of one of the world’s leading independent financial consultancies, deVere Group, for 8 years, Helen prides herself in being fully diploma-qualified for the services that she provides. With over billion of funds under its advice and administration and with more than 80,000 clients around the world, deVere truly offers a myriad of unique products and notes that are not available anywhere else in the market. This, as Helen puts it, gives clients the pick of the crop when it comes to investing. deVere France can advise you on ways to help safeguard and increase your wealth, as well as help with HMRC-recognised pension transfers to a selfinvested personal pension scheme (SIPP) to give you potentially more flexibility in your pension plans. Helen Booth DipPFS , EFA Mobile: +33 (0) 77 171 2879 Email: helen.booth@devere-france.fr Dénomination sociale: deVere France S.a.r.l, RCS B 528949837, 29 Rue Taitbout, 75009, Paris, France. Gérant: Mr. Jason Trowles. Registre avec ANACOFI-CIF (Association Nationale des Conseils Financiers). Nombre enregistré: E008176, association agréée par l’Autorité des Marchés Financiers. Courtier d’assurances ou de réassurance, Catégorie B, inscrit à l’Organisme pour le Registre des Intermédiaires en Assurance (ORIAS) numéro enregistré 12064640. Garantie Financière et Assurance de Responsabilité Civile Professionnelle conformes aux articles L 541-3 du Code Monétaire et Financier et L 512-6 et 512-7 du Code des Assurances. Registered name: deVere France S.a.r.l, registered company number RCS B 528949837, 29 Rue Taitbout, 75009, Paris, France. Gérant: Mr. Jason Trowles. Registered with ANACOFI-CIF (National Association of Financial Advisers). Registered number: E008176, association approved by the Financial Markets Authority. Insurance and re-insurance brokers, Category B, registered with the Organisation for the Registration of Assurance Intermediaries (ORIAS). Registered number 12064640. Financial and Professional Liability Insurance Guarantee conforms to article L 541-3 of the Monetary and Fiscal Code and L 512-6 and 512-7 of the Assurance Code. 6XKWSX • V1.1/230418 If you’re wondering how old is too old to move to France - we think there should be no age limit to make a dream come true. But there are things to consider. And you have to be realistic says Janine Marsh, editor of The Good Life France, and author of How to be French. Most people who ask me “Am I too old to move to France” are in their 60’s, 70’s and 80’s and are non-EU citizens. And my first bit of advice is always to be seriously realistic with yourself. Do you speak the language, if not are you prepared to learn? Do you make friends easily? Do you have the sort of personality that can cope with things being different from what you’re used to? And how well do you know the place you’re moving to? Location, location, location: Spend time, not just a week-long holiday in the place you’re moving to, go for at least a month if you can, and aim for a winter stay, or, if it's a tourist destination with hordes of summer visitors, go in those peak summer months to make sure it really is what you want. Young people may have the energy to pick up, pack up and move on, but if you're older, this isn't the time of life to be starting all over again, again. Learn the language: New rules for residence permits in France mean that from 2026, you may need to speak a fairly good level of French to attain your residence card. But aside from this, learning the language is essential if you want to make the most of your new life in France. And if you have health issues, it’s important that you are able to communicate with the professionals. Bureaucracy: If you can afford professional help to make the move and settle in, it can really help to ensure a smooth and stressfree transition - from visa applications to residence cards, health care and more. Even if you speak reasonable French, you may not want to deal with the paperwork and online systems. Generally if you’re an older mover, you’re not going to be working so there’s less to set up and once it’s done, there’s a lot less admin to take care of. 138 | The Good Life France The Good Life France | 139