Taxe d'Habitation

[Doofus]

We have a home in 87, and have done since 2006. It's a second home, and we don't live there, or spend more than 50% of the year there.

Every October, I pay my Taxes Foncières regular as clockwork. Indeed, I just paid for 2018.

Today, for the first time ever, I've received a Tax d'Habitation bill for the first time. And it includes my tv licence

Have I just been lucky for a dozen years by not getting a bill?
Is this a mistake?
WTF?

I know we get concessions as it's a maison secondaire; I (perhaps foolishly) just assumed they were charging me correctly.

I don't want to query it with the tres. in case they try to backcharge me. I had a protracted argument with them last year, when they tried to claim I hadn't paid the foncière. Eventually, in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary, they fked off without so much as an apology.

And do they have a right to charge me retrospectively for previous years?


ETA: I suspect I know the answer to all of this, BTW

Edited by Doofus on Tuesday 13th November 10:10

[Doofus]

Yeah, I heard it was being phased out too, which is why I was surprised to get a bill, but I suspect, as you said this results from a trawl through the records.

I think I should just pay it and say nowt. Avoid rocking the boat, because I don't want them to dig too far into the past

We're officially Rochechouart (which is where the Tres. was, until they moved to St Junien), but are halfway between there and Saint Mat.

[Doofus]

Croutons said:

Vayres then?

That's close enough. I don't want the tresorerie tracking me down

ETA: Are you close to there? Full time?

Edited by Doofus on Tuesday 13th November 19:05

[Doofus]

Croutons said:

Not far, Maisonnais. Not here full time- yet!

Not far at all! We drive through Maisonnais on the way to the golf course at Le Chat. Not to play golf, but the restaurant used to be pretty good. I say 'used to be' because I heard that the Dutch owners had moved on, and we've not been since...

[Doofus]

Small world, innit?

[Doofus]

WyrleyD said:

Give us a shout if you fancy meeting up next time you're over.

Sounds like a plan. Won't be until easter, unless the roof blows off over the winter...

[Doofus]

Vintage Racer said:

Hi Guy's.

I'm 'full time' in Piegut (just south of St Mathieu), so seems like quite a few of us are in the area.

Would be good to meet up at some point when you guys are all here.

Cheers

Glynn

Blog: https://imageweaver.blogspot.com/

Piegut market is a bit of a regular for us.

I'll make a post when we're going over next, and see who's available for meeting up.