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British Selling Your French Second Home After Brexit: Capital Gains Tax, Social Charges and the UK Treaty Credit — and How to Challenge the Bill
You live in Britain and you are selling your French holiday home. France taxes the gain first at the signing, HMRC may tax it again, and an S1 can cut the social charges. Calculation, taper …
British Resident in France Selling Your UK House After Brexit: UK Capital Gains Tax, French Tax and the Treaty Credit — and How to Challenge Double Tax
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You Live Abroad and Want to Buy a Business in France: Fonds de Commerce or Shares, Creditors, Staff and How to Close the Deal Safely
Foreign buyer guide: asset deal or share deal in France, creditor opposition, escrow, lease, staff transfer, approval and price warranty, handled from abroad.
My French Tenant Has Filed for Surendettement Owing Me Rent: What Freezes, What the Judge Imposes and How to Challenge From Britain After Brexit
Your French tenant filed for over-indebtedness owing you rent? What receivability freezes, what the commission can impose or wipe out, and how a British landlord challenges each step from th …
British in France After Brexit: Your Assurance-Vie (French Life Insurance) — Beneficiary Clause, Tax After Eight Years and How to Challenge the Bill
British in France? How your assurance-vie beneficiary clause, the 152,500-euro allowance, the over-70 rule and the eight-year clock really work — and how to challenge.
British in France in 2026: Your UK Dividends, the 31.4% French Levy, the 15% Treaty Cap — and How to Challenge Double Tax After Brexit
UK dividends land gross in your British account, but France taxes them in full: 31.4 per cent under the 2026 flat levy, or the progressive scale with 40 per cent relief. Treaty rules, forms …
British Resident in France with UK Rental Income: Where You Pay Tax, How to Declare and How to Challenge Double Tax After Brexit
French-resident British landlords pay UK tax first and French tax with a treaty credit. Forms 2047, 2042 and 2042-C, S1 social-charge relief, fines and appeals explained.
French Bank Account Refused for Your Foreign-Owned SAS: Deposit Certificate, KYC Freeze and the Banque de France Right-to-Account Fix
Your French bank refuses an account for your foreign-owned SAS and the capital stays frozen. This guide explains the deposit certificate, KYC checks and the Banque de France right-to-account …
Banking, insurance and consumers
British Resident in France With a French Assurance-Vie After Brexit: Name Your Beneficiaries, Use the €152,500 Allowance and Challenge a Refusal or a Tax Bill
British resident in France after Brexit? How your assurance-vie names beneficiaries, how the €152,500 allowance and 20% levy work, and how to challenge an insurer delay or a tax bill.
Banking, insurance and consumers
British Resident in France Receiving UK REIT Distributions After Brexit: the Investment-Vehicle Exception, the Treaty Credit and How to Challenge Double Tax
UK REIT property distributions arrive net of British tax: the treaty investment-vehicle exception, the French credit capped at French tax, flat rate or scale, and how to challenge.
You Have Just Inherited a UK House or UK Savings While Living in France After Brexit: Declare It, Use the Treaty Credit and Challenge Double Tax
British resident in France inheriting a UK house or English savings? When France taxes the estate, which declaration to file within one year, how the 1963 treaty credit wipes out double tax …
Banking, insurance and consumers
British Resident in France? How a French Assurance-Vie Shelters Your Savings After Eight Years, What Your Beneficiaries Pay and How to Challenge the Bill
British resident in France? How the French assurance-vie shelters savings after eight years, what beneficiaries pay on death, and how to challenge the bill.
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