Isabelle, who has worked in the relocation for 17 years, is in charge of the Cartus office in France as Operations Director. She has lived in Hong Kong, Australia, New York, and Puerto Rico.
In my role with Cartus in France, I see how current trends in the property market affect rental prices and the availability of housing on a day-to-day basis. In this first Paris Market Watch, we review recent developments in the rental market and examine the impact on international assignees and their families moving into France.
Lack of availability in Paris rental market
High demand for rental accommodation continues to push up prices in Paris, so as tenants opt to stay longer in their current property, it leads to a lack of availability. With this in mind, should relocating employees’ property criteria be too [...] Read More
Posted in EMEA, Real Estate
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Tagged assignee, Cartus Market Watch, EMEA, expatriate, global mobility, housing, international assignment, Paris, Real Estate, Rental, third party relocation, Trusted guidance
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In English:
The recent Cartus 2012 Trends in Global Relocation: Biggest Challenges survey identified three key challenges for short-term assignments: managing assignment costs, tax compliance, and immigration compliance.
At the annual Mondissimo Mobility Conference in Paris last week, Cartus France Director of Consulting Laurent Roux co-presented a seminar session entitled Short Term Assignments: Comment gérer un transfert dans le respect des règles socials et fiscales, demonstrating our approach to Short Term Assignments (STAs). With two-thirds of the session attendees managing or planning STAs, Laurent shared best practices around compensation packages and cost projections, immigration and taxation. This involved looking at the implications [...] Read More
Posted in Cartus News
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Tagged assignment costs, assignments, corporate relocation, France, global mobility, Intercultural, Mondissimo, relocation, short-term assignments, third party relocation, Trusted guidance
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In English:
Film buffs worldwide are gearing up for the Cannes Film Festival from 16-27 May to see which director will receive the highly sought after Golden Palm. As Director of Operations for Cartus France, I am proud to present the cast of Cartus services in France.
The high level and quality of interest in our services at this year’s Mondissimo conference in Paris in March confirmed the reputation that Cartus France has built.
Packed audiences heaped lavish praise on the conference sessions by Laurent Roux on “International Mobility Management: Organization and Processes in Place in Two Groups of the CAC 40” and [...] Read More
Posted in EMEA
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Tagged assignment, Cannes Film Festival, cartus, corporate relocation, emerging markets, employee relocation, expatriate, global mobility, Golden Palm, Mondissimo, outsourced relocation, outsourcing, primacy, Real Estate, Realogy, relocation, relocation company, relocation management company, relocation services, third party relocation, transfer
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Vive la France! On July 14, the French celebrate Bastille Day, the national holiday that is celebrated in France and around the world. I had a croissant and a coffee this morning while thinking about how great the fireworks over the Eiffel Tower always are on this day!
From Cartus’ Paris office, we oversee our clients’ employees’ moves into and out of France, provide destination services, immigration, and consulting, and now we also offer information on a French language Web site. The new site features an electronic version of a brochure introducing Cartus as well as a “fast facts” document that gives [...] Read More
