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Articles of 28 September 2026
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British Family, French House After Brexit: Should You Put It in an SCI, How to Run It From the UK, and How to Challenge a Blocked Exit or an Unfair Tax Bill
Should a British family hold its French house through a family SCI? Setup from the UK, exits and disputes, IR versus IS tax, passing shares to children, and how to challenge refusals and tax …
Your French Employee Must Leave and You Live Abroad: Mutual Termination, Payment Calculation and DREETS Approval Without a Court Case
Foreign founder guide to France mutual termination: meetings from abroad, minimum payment calculation, 15-day withdrawal, DREETS approval, payslips, DSN and labour court risks.
Giving Your French House to Your Children While Keeping the Right to Live in It After Brexit: Retained Usufruct, French Gift Tax and Challenging the Bill
Give your French house to your children and keep the usufruct: deeds, age discount, allowances, the 15-year clock and how to challenge the bill.
You Direct a French Company From Abroad: Director Social Security, TNS vs Assimilated Status, URSSAF Bills and How to Challenge
Foreign founder directing a French SAS or SARL from abroad: TNS or assimilated-employee status, what you pay with zero salary, health cover, secondment and how to challenge a URSSAF bill.
British in France After Brexit: How to Become French by Naturalisation – Residence, Language and Challenging a Refusal
British residents can become French by decree after five years, passing a B1 language and assimilation test. Residence, prefecture interview, marriage declaration and challenging refusals ex …
Your French Company and VAT While You Live Abroad: Registration, Thresholds, Invoices, Returns and Corrections
French VAT for foreign founders: registration, exemption thresholds, compliant invoices, CA3 and CA12 returns, refunds, penalties and corrections handled from abroad.
France’s 10-Year Works Plan (PPPT) and Copropriété Special Assessments: A Foreign Owner’s Guide to Paying, Challenging and Negotiating
Your syndic announces an 18,000 euro bill under the ten-year works plan. How the French PPPT works, how your share is computed, and how to challenge the vote within two months or spread the …
Your Baby Was Born in France to British Parents After Brexit: Is Your Child French, British or Both, and How to Secure Both Passports
Baby born in France to British parents? French nationality at birth, British by descent, the declaration route before 18, automatic acquisition at 18, CNF proof and both passports explained.
You Hired Your First Employee in France While Living Abroad: DPAE, Contract, Payslips, DSN and Insurance
Foreign founder guide: file the DPAE before day one, write a valid CDD or part-time contract, run monthly payslips and DSN returns, fund the mutuelle and complete the DUERP, with statutes an …
Living in France With a UK Buy-to-Let After Brexit: Where the Rent Is Taxed, How to Declare It, and How to Challenge a Double Bill
British and tax-resident in France but still letting out a UK property? Where the rent is taxed under the France-UK treaty, how to declare it, and how to challenge double tax.
You Live Abroad and Pay Yourself From Your French Company: Salary or Dividends, Social Charges, Withholding and How to Challenge the Bill
Non-resident director of a French SAS or SARL: appointment from abroad, salary vs dividends, social charges, withholding and remedies.
Paris Rent Caps in 2026: How Foreign Tenants Challenge Excessive Rent and How Foreign Landlords Stay Compliant
Paris rent above the cap? Reference rents, surcharge challenges, prefect fines up to EUR 15,000, refund of overpaid rent and the automatic 10% deposit penalty explained for foreign tenants a …
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