HELP for settling and living in France

31 October 2015 / No Comments

It’s not getting that chilly yet but winter is drawing in and shorter days are upon us…

This is a great time to get all our paperwork, admin and procedures in place to ensure we are all set up properly here in France or if you are looking to move here, now’s the time to get ready and start enquiring about all there is to know and do once you arrive.

The Help is a local company that basically loves to HELP.

Need assistance with taxes, opening up a company, someone to do your monthly/yearly book keeping?

Need someone to help you set up in the are with finding a house, furniture, schools, cars, insurance, healthcare, taxes and everything new to you here in France?

Or maybe you need someone to give you HR advice on a new contract, on leaving a company, on the employment laws here in France?

Have a home that you need rented out for the summer, for the year?

THE HELP is held by Fiona, local resident who can be your one stop shop for all the assistance you need.

Fiona speaks four languages fluently (french/english/italian/spanish), has an HR and business/finance background here in France but also internationally.

Amongst her clients are local brands, artisans but also larger suf companies as well as retailers that need help with their crew so that everyone is happy and operational.

You can find a list of The Help’s services here. Just give Fiona a call for details and tarifs.

CLICK HERE for more info and contact details!

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Administration and Management Services (formalities)

Translation and interpreting services as per requests (all documents, websites)

All French procedures

Bank account openings – follow up of all banking issues
Housing and vehicle insurances
Management of the household utilities and services (electricity, water, gaz, phone, Internet and tv) – subscriptions and follow-up
Opening of Social Security number(s)
Alll tax related issues (tax declarations, tax estimations)
HR issues (contract negotiations, dismissals, all work rights in France)
Management of all accountancy related issues
Temporary postal service
Vehicle technical visits, registrations and license plates change
Drivers licence change

Orientation Services

Discover The Landes, Basque Country and neighboring France and Spain
Visits of different neighbourhoods and towns
Overview of the related area – schools, work, activities, etc
Housing visits as examples

Work permit Services

Full management of permit requests and Visas
Procedures and follow-up for all work permits

Housing Services

Apartment and House search according to needs, with objective advice
Buying and rental of real estate
Planning and organization of accompanied visits
Administration and negotiation of leases/sales of house with landlords and real estate agencies
Administration for buying or selling property in France (notaire, legal contracts and documents)
House inspection and inventory – arrivals and departures for permanent or temporary housing
Interior design and furnishing assistance
Temporary lodging assistance (short to medium term lettings)
Installation assistance by our technicians and specialists

Schooling Services

Search of the best schools in the area according to needs
Planning and organization of visits of the preselected schools
Enrolment assistance and follow-up

Moving and Import Services

Search of the best moving company according to the expatriate’s country of origin
Complete logistics
Import / Custom declarations and clearance management
- Household belongings
- Vehicles
- Pets