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Post by tomcat333 on Nov 14, 2013 21:30:21 GMT 1
great news southpork
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2013 20:48:50 GMT 1
Good news southpork
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Post by southpork on Nov 17, 2013 21:29:51 GMT 1
Thanks Guys,
Keeping fingers crossed that this is the end of it but will wait and see. Incidentally, going through the paperwork made me realise that this tax has trebled since we first came here, we have gone from less than 300e pa to over 900e pa. We will soon be on par with ye olde Council tax, actually probably between the two of them (habitation & fonciere) we probably already are but I prefer not to dwell on that unhappy thought.......
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2013 22:25:14 GMT 1
I suspect these taxes vary a great deal from commune to commune. Just had my tax d'habitation last week which was €424 and the fonciere I got earlier was over €600. It's certainly a lot more than it was when I first came to France...mind you that was over twelve years ago....
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Post by wibble on Nov 18, 2013 14:28:58 GMT 1
Southpork - you and me both (we're in same area) and since I purchased my place 6 years ago the fonciere and Habitation have rocketed :-( however they seem much lower in the neighbouring Langonnet area - as a second home owner and UK resident I am unable to get any reduction/discount - and I still can't see anywhere that the increased fees are being spent to improve the local amenities ?? I have considered selling up and moving to an area with cheaper taxes
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Post by Bunty on Nov 19, 2013 9:03:11 GMT 1
Ours suddenly shot up this year and a demand for more for previous year so off I trotted to the impot in Pontivy, only to find that the previous owners had had it registered as uninhabitable, thats why it was so low in the previous couple of years. When we had the census, of course we filled it in correctly so consequently thats why it went up, but at least we get the 100 Euro discount for Mr Bunty being over 65
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Post by southpork on Nov 19, 2013 14:15:20 GMT 1
Yes, there does seem to be a tremendous variance area to area for reasons which escape me, entirely. I'm reading everything I can get my hands on to see if I can understand or make any sense of how exactly this tax is calculated and once I have some, albeit preliminary, grasp of the formula I intend paying a visit to Lorient armed with paperwork. In the meantime good to know that we will get a 100 Euro reduction in two years time when Mr S hits 65.
Thanks everybody for your input.
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Post by wibble on Nov 22, 2013 17:52:41 GMT 1
That's it I give up, habitation tax bill arrived today another 1200 euros !!!!!!!!!! what ?? the space of two months just before Christmas that's nearly 2500 euros that the local government want from me !!!
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Post by Elkay on Nov 22, 2013 19:44:09 GMT 1
That's it I give up, habitation tax bill arrived today another 1200 euros !!!!!!!!!! what ?? the space of two months just before Christmas that's nearly 2500 euros that the local government want from me !!! Our friends with a holiday home in Rostrenen have just received a huge taxes d'habitation bill - what is going on? I didn't think that people with a holiday home had to pay it?
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Post by southpork on Nov 22, 2013 20:07:51 GMT 1
Yikes ! And I thought mine was bad. Do you perchance occupy small chateau Wibble? Interestingly it wasn't our habitation that proved hugely excessive its the Fonciere that caused the bruising of the wallet this year.
Hello Elkay, I think that holiday home owners do have to pay both taxes, I know we did before we moved over permanently and those that I know now with second homes here are all paying both too.
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