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Once you have found your dream property in France, you will be busy organizing all of your possessions and moving them to your new home. However, when moving to your new property in France, you don’t need to take everything that you own. In fact, there are some things that you should make sure that you don’t take with you
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Here are a few of the things that you should not take to your France property and leave behind instead:

Dangerous Goods

It is not safe to try to move anything that is flammable, explosive or corrosive. This includes things like car batteries, paints, matches, liquid bleach, fireworks, motor oil, fertilizer, lighter fluid, paint thinner and cleaning fluid. Not only is it illegal, it is also very dangerous and could pose a risk to you and your family. Instead, dispose of these types of substances properly by using a local hazardous recycling service or environmental protection agency.
 
Anything Perishable

When you are organizing your house before moving to your France property, don’t bother keeping anything that is due to expire soon. It is not practical to take perishable food items with you to France, such as meat, eggs and dairy. They are likely to expire during the journey and not be fresh and safe to eat. Also, crossing international borders is difficult enough without having to worry about regulations of bringing food into another country. Eat up all perishables before you leave.
 
The Boxes You Haven’t Opened Since Last Time You Moved

Be honest, are you ever going to use half of the old things that you have stored away in your closet? If you haven’t used an item in a year, it is likely a safe bet that you will never need it again. It costs money to ship items or bring them with you, so why spend extra moving something unnecessary to your real estate in France? Be brutal with your belongings, and try to whittle them down as much as possible.

Anything You Can Easily Buy When You Get There

Along the same vein as the last point, it also doesn’t make sense to spend effort and money transporting small personal goods that are easier to buy when you arrive at your real estate in France. For example, if you have half a bottle of shampoo left, just give it to a friend and buy a new bottle when you get there so that it doesn’t take up room in your luggage.
 
If you have eliminated all these things, you should be left only with your most important belongings, which will be the safest and most practical to transport to your new home.