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Does working on a bank holiday in France impact pay?
The company, sector, and collective staff agreements can all affect workers’ entitlement
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These are the average funeral costs per region in France
Normandy has the highest average cost and Occitanie has the lowest
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Heated French budget examination to resume next week
It comes after MPs adjourned after six days of debate at the weekend
Do equity release loans exist in France?
Do equity release loans exist in France? D.M.
Not at present, unfortunately, since the Crédit Foncier bank which offered this loan, known in French as a prêt viager hypothécaire, is now defunct.
There is still a kind of loan called crédit hypothécaire, which is secured against your home, but it is repayable during your lifetime and the amount of the loan depends on your ability to repay, rather than the value of the home.