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In this Blog you can find information about the upcoming EU referendum.

The referendum on the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union is on Thursday 23 June 2016.

What is the referendum about?

A referendum asks you to vote on a question.

For this referendum the question is:

Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?

Can I vote in the EU referendum?

You can vote in this referendum if you are registered to vote in the UK, are 18 or over on 23 June 2016 and are:

A British or Irish citizen living in the UK, or

A Commonwealth citizen living in the UK who has leave to remain in the UK or who does not require leave to remain in the UK

A British citizen living overseas who has been registered to vote in the UK in the last 15 years

An Irish citizen living overseas who was born in Northern Ireland and who has been registered to vote in Northern Ireland in the last 15 years

How do I register to vote?

If you want to have your say at the EU referendum, you must be registered to vote.

In England, Scotland or Wales, you can register to vote online at gov.uk/register-to-vote.

If you are a British citizen living abroad, you can register to vote online in the same way.

Blog submitted by: Alex at The French Property Network - Cle France.

Wednesday 16th March at 16:30 - £1.00 GBP = 1.2722 EUR

This afternoon, George Osborne outlined his 8th budget as Chancellor of the Exchequer, one that aims to target the ‘next generation’. There are many suggestions that this was Osborne’s most difficult budget to date, as some believe it is also acting as a pre-cursor for his shot at the Conservative party leadership. This has been made even more problematic by the slowdown of the UK economy, combined with the government’s split over Europe. Indeed, Osborne warned against Britain leaving Europe in his speech.

The highlights of his budget included a downwards revision to UK growth forecasts, with 2016 being downgraded to 2.0% from 2.4% and 2017 also being revised down to 2.2% from 2.5%. Starting from 2020, corporation tax will also be cut to 17% and importantly for many UK SMEs, he announced that 600,000 small businesses would be exempt from business rates, saving them up to £6,000 per year.

For individuals, the higher 40% income tax barrier was raised to £45,000 from next year and he announced that ISA allowances would reach £20,000.

Following his speech, the FTSE 100 was impressed, rising to 6171, while the pound was less so. Sterling hit fresh daily lows against both the euro and the US dollar reaching GBP/EUR 1.2676 interbank (IB) and GBP/USD 1.4051 (IB). Sterling clearly was not happy by Osborne revising growth forecasts downwards.

Overall it seems that it his speech had many of the elements of a traditional Conservative budget and that Osborne has adopted a Thatcherite approach by championing small business.

Do you want more information ?

So if you need to buy or sell sterling and would like to be kept up to date with all the latest data releases and exchange rate movements then feel free to contact myself Ben Amrany. If you are buying or selling a house in France we will make sure your monies are in the right place at the right time, we work hand in hand with you and Cle France.

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Ben Amrany from FC Exchange follow this link or phone and ask for myself and quote "Cle France" on 020 7989 0000.

You may contact me directly using this form (click here) with your requirement and I will explain the options that are available to you in getting the best exchange rate.

Blog submitted by: Ben Amrany for The French Property Network - Cle France.

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Hi Cle France,

We have seen several properties and we are going to weigh up the pros and cons, our second viewings / revisits helped and we will let you know our thoughts ASAP. The agents we met were professional and friendly.

Thanks T&A

If you are looking to view and buy a house in France, let Cle France guide YOU through the French Property Buying Process!

And as several of our clients say "Follow your heart and make the move"

Hi Sharon,

Our trip to France very steep learning curve!!!

I'm still in France, sailing back tonight. All your people who showed me round were excellent, very helpful.

I took loads of photos so over weekend will share with my husband and let you know.

I would like to think there are 2/3 possibles (I saw more than the list) from the ones I saw.

Many thanks again, Joanne.

First viewing trip can be an eye opener but we tend to find the right property for our clients within a couple of trips and it turns out that Joanne may have found the perfect property with us, we have passed your kind words onto our agents.

If you are looking to view and buy a house in Normandy, let Cle France guide YOU through the French Property Buying Process!

And as several of our clients say "Follow your heart and make the move"

Hi Sharon,

Your agent was excellent I can not speak too highly of his manner, his professionalism and how helpful he was.

He even showed us other properties and provided useful insights to the area.

Gerard.

All part of the service Gerard but thanks for taking the tim to let us know and we have passed your kind words onto our agent.

If you are looking to view and buy a house in Poitou-Charentes, let Cle France guide YOU through the French Property Buying Process!

And as several of our clients say "Follow your heart and make the move"