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CARAVANS MUST NOW be registered to travel in most parts of Europe. The new rules came into effect on 26 August 2025, ending an exemption for non-commercial trailers. Here’s what you need to know to pr

Far from being a lightweight trailer sailer, Nic Compton finds the third version of this modern classic to be a serious little cruising boat capable of handling far more than a little creek crawling

Your step-by-step guide to settling in France

Extending, renovating or improving your home doesn’t always require planning permission. Our planning expert reveals what you can typically do to your property without it…

Tony Moss and his wife Marike cross the North Sea to sail around Britain anticlockwise, braving the Scottish summer along the way