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JHE

Telephone
04 92 92 85 19
Fax
04 92 92 85 19
E-mail
Contact Name
Jayne Elstob
Mobile Phone
06 18 78 31 37

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JHE
You’ve already done the hard part and decided to live in France. But if you’re not familiar with the French system or language, things like enrolling children in a new school or trying to find a house to buy or rent and dealing with paperwork can be a struggle. JHE provides a unique service that means you’re always in control.Jayne Elstob is a native English speaker who has lived and worked in France since 1992 and will understand exactly what you need and then assist you to make the arrangements in French. JHE can help in every step of the way to settling in to your new life, from accompanying you to view a house, making arrangements for supplies such as electricity and phone to be connected, right down to arranging car and house insurance. JHE can help you to be your own project manager for home improvements, liaising with builders, architects and tradesmen & assist you to take control of planning processes with your local town hall. JHE will help you turn your house into your home with shopping assistance, whether you want to instruct an artisan to build your bespoke kitchen or bathroom, or order furniture from a store, or choose furnishings on-line. JHE will also explain the reasons behind the bureaucracy and help you learn how the French system works so that you will feel confident enough to deal with more yourself.< />
  • House-hunting
  • Assistance with rental contracts
  • Assistance property purchasing – dealing with notary, sorting out a mortgage
  • Buying furnishings – online or in shops
  • Organising and supervising renovations & refurbishment
  • Organising services – France Telecom, EDF, Social Security, insurance, water
  • Setting up & registering a business
  • School registration
  • After school and holiday care
  • Organising tenders for works – electricians, plumbers, builders
  • Organising regular staff – cleaners, gardeners, pool maintenance
  • Interpreting in meetings
  • Translation of documents
  • Registration with a doctor
  • Shopping & general time-saving services
  • Getting to know the area
  • Organising occasional staff – babysitters, dog-sitters, house-sitters
  • Buying a car and organising documents
  • Setting up suitable French lessons for adults & children
  • Dealing with all French procedures
All of the above services can be offered as a “one-off” or as part of a three or six-month contract.

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