On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 13:02:36 +0000, dog <dog@bluezoo_dot_org.invalid> bored us all completely to death with wittery prose along the lines of: [QUOTE] dixit bcb: we're both moving back. h might be able to earn her own living![/QUOTE] Heh, no more SPA work? [QUOTE] dixit Cab: we're doing it up to rent. i've been doing little else for the last six weeks. when we moved down here, trying to find a place with a garage and a garden was nigh on impossible, so i find it hard to believe we won't cover the mortgage.[/QUOTE] I'd be surprised if you didn't. Have a word with the tax office though, as they still may send you bills. You *may* still have to declare (officially like) it as a French income. [QUOTE] thanks for the offer, but it would be just as much of a pain to administer from paris as from the uk. as you say there are no end of agencies.[/QUOTE] Let me know if it changes.