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Letting Your French Second Home to Tourists After Brexit: Registration, Change of Use, Tax and How to Challenge the Fine or the Bill

British owner letting a French second home furnished? Declaration number, change-of-use authorisation, BIC tax, treaty relief and how to challenge the fine or the bill.

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British Tenant in France After Brexit: Getting Your Deposit Back, Fighting Deductions, and Stopping an Eviction

British tenant in France? How the one-month and two-month deposit refund rules, the automatic 10% monthly penalty, and the defences against a notice to quit or an arrears eviction work after …

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You Bought a Tenanted Flat in France: How Foreign Owners Lawfully Recover the Property

Bought an occupied flat in France? The lease survives the sale. This guide explains conge pour vendre and conge pour reprise, protected tenants over 65, deadlines, the winter truce, and Pari …

Leases and renting

A Bailiff Froze Your French Company Bank Account and You Live Abroad: Contesting the Saisie-Attribution and Getting the Money Back

Your French company account was frozen by a bailiff while you live abroad. This guide explains what a saisie-attribution seizes, what stays protected, and how to challenge it within the one- …

Leases and renting

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

British tenant in France after Brexit: how to recover your deposit, challenge your landlord's conge and defend against eviction, with the exact statutes and latest Court of Cassation decisio …

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I Want My French Flat Back to Sell It or Move In: How a British Landlord Serves a Conge pour Vendre or Conge pour Reprise After Brexit

British landlord who wants to sell a let flat or move into it? Conge pour vendre with first refusal, conge pour reprise proof, protected tenants and fraud fines explained.

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.

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First Office or Shop in France? How a Foreign Company Signs, Renews and Defends Its 3-6-9 Commercial Lease

Foreign founder renting your first French office or shop? The 3-6-9 commercial lease explained in English: protected status, nine-year term, renewal rights, eviction compensation and rent fi …

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Getting Your Security Deposit Back in France: The Dépôt de Garantie Rules Every Foreign Tenant and Landlord Should Know

Security deposit blocked after leaving a French rental? Caps, one- and two-month deadlines, lawful deductions, the automatic 10 percent monthly penalty and the recovery path, with 2026 case …

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Your French Landlord Refuses to Renew Your Company’s Commercial Lease: How a Foreign Owner Contests the Conge, Claims Eviction Compensation and Stays

Your French landlord refuses to renew your commercial lease or offers impossible terms. A foreign owner's guide to the conge, eviction compensation, renewal rent and the two-year deadline.

Leases and renting

French Landlord Refuses a Quittance de Loyer: What Can a British Tenant Do After Brexit?

A French landlord must provide the correct rent receipt for paid periods. British tenants who have left France can use cross-border payment evidence and a clear French procedure to challenge …

Leases and renting

French Bank Account Frozen by a Bailiff After Brexit: How a British Resident Can Challenge a Saisie-Attribution

A French bank account frozen by a saisie-attribution can leave a British resident with one urgent question: what can be challenged before the French enforcement judge? This guide explains th …

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