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Articles of 18 September 2026

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News

British Owner Letting Your French Second Home After Brexit: Furnished Rental Tax, Registration, Fines and How to Challenge the Bill

British owner letting a French second home furnished after Brexit: where the rent is taxed, micro-BIC or actual costs, social charges and the S1, registration, the 120-night rule, fines up t …

Insolvency

Closing Your French Company From Abroad: Dissolution, Liquidation, Strike-Off, Tax and Social Clearance for Foreign Owners

Foreign owner abroad? How to dissolve a French SAS or SARL, appoint a liquidator, use the single-owner transfer or full liquidation, pay creditors, clear tax and URSSAF, strike off the RCS a …

News

British Remote Worker in France After Brexit: Visa, Tax, Social Security and How to Challenge a Refusal or a Bill

British citizen working remotely in France for a UK employer after Brexit: the right visa and residence permit, where the salary is taxed under the France-UK treaty, French social security f …

Company law

Your French Company’s President or Gerant Has to Go? How a Foreign Owner Removes, Replaces and Shields Himself From Personal Liability From Abroad

How a foreign owner removes and replaces the president of a SAS or the gerant of a SARL from abroad, updates the Kbis, and defends against personal liability for company debts.

Planning and construction

Someone Else Can Buy the French Property You Just Agreed to Buy: Pre-emption Rights Every Foreign Buyer Must Clear

City, SAFER and sitting tenant: the three French pre-emption rights that can take a foreign buyer's purchase away, with deadlines, purge checks and nine Cour de cassation rulings.

Property

My English Will and My French House After Brexit: Forced Heirship, Electing English Law, and How the Notaire Applies It

British owner with a French house and an English will? How habitual residence, the election of English law, French forced heirship and the compensatory levy decide your succession, and how t …

Company law

Your French Company Lost Half Its Share Capital: Recapitalize or Dissolve From Abroad

Equity below half the capital forces a four-month shareholder vote in France. Deadlines, filings, 2026 court rulings and how foreign owners fix it from abroad.

Leases and renting

British Tenant in France After Brexit: Getting Your Deposit Back, Challenging a Congé and Stopping an Eviction

British tenant in France? Deposit deadlines and the 10% penalty, challenging a congé for sale or repossession, and stopping eviction: winter truce, court stays and the exact procedure.

Contracts and business

Your First Employee in France Stole, Lied or Refused to Work? How a Foreign Company Proves Serious Misconduct, Suspends and Dismisses for Faute Grave From Abroad

First employee theft, fraud or refusal to work? Conservatory suspension, faute grave proof, deadlines and reclassification costs for foreign employers.

Contracts and business

Your First Hire in France Is Not Working Out? How a Foreign Company Dismisses an Employee, Agrees a Mutual Separation and Faces the Labour Court From Abroad

Draft kept after doublon review: quasi-identical to 2026-09-12 dismissal guide; replaced by faute grave angle.

News

British in France Refused a Bank Account After Brexit: Droit au Compte, Papers Banks Demand, and How to Force an Opening

Refused a French bank account after Brexit? A British-focused guide to KYC checks, the refusal certificate, and the Banque de France one-day designation that forces an opening.

Contracts and business

Foreign Company Expanding to France: Branch (Succursale) vs Subsidiary (Filiale) — Registration, Tax, Liability and How to Choose From Abroad

Branch or subsidiary in France? Registration on the Guichet unique, tax and accounting, liability, bank account and staff — how a foreign company chooses and files from abroad.

Maître Reda Kohen

Maître Reda Kohen

Partner, member of the Paris Bar, 11 rue Margueritte, 75017 Paris. Author of the analyses published in this journal. About