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Your real estate agency in FranceA partner who supports you from A to Z in your projectProperty+25 000 Agencies network 3% Agency fees Anywhere in FranceAm I too old to moveGet to know each othercontact@iddyl-property.com www.iddyl.property.comto France?deVere France S.a.r.l. are regulatedby ANACOFI-CIF and ORIAS whichwill only recommend Frenchregulated products.If you would like to know more about howdeVere France can help you, contactHelen Booth works as a financial adviser for deVere France S.a.r.l and has lived aswell as owned property in the Deux Sevres region. Having worked in financialservices in the UK for 15 years and at deVere France, part of one of the world’sleading independent financial consultancies, deVere Group, for 8 years, Helenprides herself in being fully diploma-qualified for the services that she provides.With over billion of funds under its advice and administration and with morethan 80,000 clients around the world, deVere truly offers a myriad of uniqueproducts and notes that are not available anywhere else in the market. This, asHelen 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 yourwealth, as well as help with HMRC-recognised pension transfers to a selfinvestedpersonal pension scheme (SIPP) to give you potentially more flexibilityin your pension plans.Helen Booth DipPFS , EFAMobile: +33 (0) 77 171 2879Email: helen.booth@devere-france.frDénomination 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 desConseils Financiers). Nombre enregistré: E008176, association agréée par l’Autorité des Marchés Financiers. Courtier d’assurances ou de réassurance, Catégorie B, inscrit à l’Organismepour le Registre des Intermédiaires en Assurance (ORIAS) numéro enregistré 12064640. Garantie Financière et Assurance de Responsabilité Civile Professionnelle conformes aux articlesL 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 RueTaitbout, 75009, Paris, France. Gérant: Mr. Jason Trowles. Registered with ANACOFI-CIF (National Association of Financial Advisers). Registered number: E008176, association approvedby the Financial Markets Authority. Insurance and re-insurance brokers, Category B, registered with the Organisation for the Registration of Assurance Intermediaries (ORIAS). Registerednumber 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 • V1.1/230418If you’re wondering how old is too old to moveto France – we think there should be no agelimit to make a dream come true. But there arethings to consider. And you have to be realisticsays Janine Marsh, editor of The Good LifeFrance, and author of How to be French.Most people who ask me “Am I too old tomove to France” are in their 60’s, 70’s and80’s and are non-EU citizens. And my first bitof advice is always to be seriously realistic withyourself. Do you speak the language, if not areyou prepared to learn? Do you make friendseasily? Do you have the sort of personalitythat can cope with things being different fromwhat you’re used to? And how well do youknow the place you’re moving to?Location, location, location: Spend time,not just a week-long holiday in the place you’removing to, go for at least a month if you can,and aim for a winter stay, or, if it's a touristdestination with hordes of summer visitors, goin those peak summer months to make sureit really is what you want. Young people mayhave the energy to pick up, pack up and moveon, but if you're older, this isn't the time of lifeto be starting all over again, again.Learn the language: New rules for residencepermits in France mean that from 2026,you may need to speak a fairly good levelof French to attain your residence card.But aside from this, learning the language isessential if you want to make the most of yournew life in France. And if you have healthissues, it’s important that you are able tocommunicate with the professionals.Bureaucracy: If you can afford professionalhelp to make the move and settle in, it canreally help to ensure a smooth and stressfreetransition – from visa applications toresidence cards, health care and more. Evenif you speak reasonable French, you may notwant to deal with the paperwork and onlinesystems. Generally if you’re an older mover,you’re not going to be working so there’s lessto set up and once it’s done, there’s a lot lessadmin to take care of.138 | The Good Life France The Good Life France | 139