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Articles of 7 September 2026

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Tax and estate

British Resident in France With a UK Trust? How to Declare It, What Tax It Triggers, and What Happens on Death

You live in France but a UK family trust still stands behind you. Who must declare it, what annual tax it suffers, and how France taxes it on death, with the exact statutes and court decisio …

Property

French Notaire Refuses Your UK Grant of Probate After Brexit? How to Unlock the French Estate

Your UK grant of probate is not enough for French assets. Registration of the foreign will, acte de notoriété and court remedies explained for British heirs.

Contracts and business

Your French Company Missed Its Corporate Tax Instalment: Penalties, Interest, and How a Foreign Founder Fixes It

Foreign-owned French company short-paid its IS acompte? How the 5% surcharge and 0.20% monthly interest apply, what two appeal courts decided, and the step-by-step fix.

Contracts and business

French Customer Has Not Paid Your Invoice: How a Foreign Company Recovers the Debt With an Injonction de Payer

A French customer has not paid your invoice? A foreign company can recover the debt fast with an injonction de payer: demand, filing, opposition and enforcement explained.

News

Flashed by a Speed Camera in France? How British Drivers Can Pay or Challenge the Fine After Brexit

Flashed in France and fined at your UK address? Keeper liability, real costs, 45-day and 3-month deadlines, hire-car rules and how to challenge.

Planning and construction

French Dommage-Ouvrage Insurance: The Compulsory Construction Cover Every Foreign Buyer Should Understand

French Dommage-Ouvrage Insurance: The Compulsory Construction Cover Every Foreign Buyer Should Understand Foreign buyers in France usually focus on the price, the compromis de vente (prelimi …

News

British Landlord in France After Brexit: Declaring Furnished Rental Income, Micro-BIC or Real Regime, and Letting Lawfully

British owner letting a French property furnished? How France taxes the rents as business profits, how to choose micro-BIC or the real regime, how the non-resident minimum rate and the avera …

News

British Baby Born in France After Brexit: How to Register the Birth, Secure Nationality, Residence and Healthcare

Your baby was born in France after Brexit. How to declare the birth at the mairie within five days, whether your child is French or British, whether a newborn needs a residence permit, and h …

Contracts and business
Contracts and business

French Company Legal Calendar: What a Foreign Founder Must Approve, File and Pay in Year One

The full first-year legal calendar for a foreign-owned French company: approve accounts in six months, file with the greffe, pay IS, VAT and CFE, declare hires and directors.

News

British Couple Divorcing With a Home in France After Brexit: Which French Court Decides, Which Law Applies, and How to Secure the French House

British couple with a house in France facing divorce after Brexit: which French court has jurisdiction, which law divides money and property, and how an English decision is examined in Franc …

Maître Reda Kohen

Maître Reda Kohen

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