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Articles of 24 September 2026
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Seller Refuses to Complete in France? Forcing the Sale and Recovering Your Deposit as a Foreign Buyer
Signed a compromis or promesse in France and the seller will not complete? A Paris property lawyer explains forced sale, deposit recovery and penalty clauses for foreign buyers, with the lat …
British Freelancer in France After Brexit: Entrepreneur Card, Auto-Entrepreneur Registration, Charges and How to Challenge a Refusal
British and self-employed in France after Brexit? Entrepreneur card, auto-entrepreneur costs and how to challenge a prefecture refusal or OQTF.
You Run Your French Company From Abroad: Which Director Status, What Social Security Costs and How to Register
Foreign founder directing a French SAS or SARL from abroad: assimilated-employee or self-employed regime, real costs, registration, A1 certificates and URSSAF controls.
British in France After Brexit: the France-UK Double Tax Treaty – Tax Residence, the Tie-Breaker and How to Challenge a Double Tax Bill
British in France after Brexit and taxed twice? How the 2008 France-UK treaty splits pensions, rents and dividends, and how to challenge the bill.
Contracts and business
Closing Your French Company From Abroad: Dissolve, Liquidate and Strike Off Without Flying Back
You live abroad and your French SAS or SARL must close cleanly. Dissolution vote, liquidator, Guichet unique filings, creditor and tax traps, staff rules, and the real cost of a strike-off w …
British Divorce After Brexit: Is My English Decree Valid in France, How to Update Your Records and How to Challenge a Refusal
Divorced in England and living in France? Why your decree no longer travels on the EU track, the three tests French judges apply, how to get your divorce recorded and enforced, and how to ch …
A French Client Has Not Paid Your Invoice While You Run the Company From Abroad: Payment Order, European Order, Seizure and Getting the Cash Home
Your French client ignores your invoice and you run the company from abroad. French law offers a fast paper payment order, automatic ECB-plus-ten late penalties, a 40-euro recovery fee, and …
France’s Rental Income Tax for Non-Resident Owners: Unfurnished vs Furnished Rules, Filing and Disputes
Non-resident owner letting French property? Unfurnished rents face property income tax and 17.2% social levies; furnished rents face BIC and 18.6%, with change-of-use authorization enforced …
British Heir in France After Brexit: A Death in the Family — the Succession Return, the 6-Month Deadline and How to Challenge the Tax Bill
A parent dies in France leaving a house, UK accounts and heirs on both sides of the Channel: which return to file, which law governs, what tax each heir pays, and how to challenge penalties …
Your French Company Cannot Pay Its Bills While You Live Abroad: File Within 45 Days, Pick the Right Procedure and Avoid Personal Liability
Cash-flow insolvency in France triggers a 45-day filing duty. A guide for foreign founders on spotting cessation des paiements, filing from abroad, choosing sauvegarde, redressement or liqui …
British in France After Brexit: Your VLS-TS Validation, the OFII Track and the Tax — Late Validation, Refusal and How to Challenge an OQTF
Arrived in France on a long-stay visa? How British nationals validate their VLS-TS within three months, what the OFII procedure involves, and how to challenge a refusal or an OQTF if validat …
Your French Shop or Office Costs Too Much While You Live Abroad: How to End a 3-6-9 Commercial Lease Early, Give Valid Notice and Get Your Deposit Back
Foreign founder paying too much rent in Paris while living abroad? Triennial exit dates, valid notice served from abroad, deposit recovery, lease assignment and how to defeat the landlord's …
Maître Reda Kohen
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