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Must I declare an en-suite shower room to French tax authorities?

Sarah Bright-Thomas of Bright Avocats answers a reader query

Drought: French city to give water-saving shower heads to residents

The devices will be distributed for free and can save up to 40% of water, say authorities

French home renovation: Must I replace bath with a walk-in shower?

A new law means it must be possible to put a walk-in shower into all newly built homes to help elderly and people with disabilities. We look at which properties this covers

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Why are light switches placed outside bathroom?

I have noticed that light switches are always positioned outside the bathroom in France. Why is this? FK

Form and function, style and warmth...

Anyone who likes warm towels after a shower will love this radiator from Vasco.

French warned against danger of bathroom device use

The French public has been warned not to use mobile phones or other electrical devices in the bathroom after a spike in the number of deaths due to water-related electric shock.

Man fined €68 for Gard roadside toilet break

A man has been fined €68 by the gendarmerie in the Gard for taking a ‘toilet break’ at the side of the road.

Gendarmes launch appeal after “golden” bathtub stolen

Gendarmes in Gironde are appealing for information after a “golden” bathtub was reportedly stolen overnight.

Women and men go standing up in new public loo design

An experiment with public toilets in Bayonne (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), means that both male and female residents are now able to use a public bathroom while standing up.

Bathroom

Must I declare an en-suite shower room to French tax authorities?

Drought: French city to give water-saving shower heads to residents

French home renovation: Must I replace bath with a walk-in shower?

Why are light switches placed outside bathroom?

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Form and function, style and warmth...

French warned against danger of bathroom device use

Man fined €68 for Gard roadside toilet break

Gendarmes launch appeal after “golden” bathtub stolen

Women and men go standing up in new public loo design