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Written by Maître Reda Kohen, member of the Paris Bar. About Maître Reda Kohen

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British Homeowner in France After Brexit: Your Boundary, Your Neighbour’s Trees and Water, and How to Stop a Nuisance

British owner in France? Fix your boundary by bornage, force tree and water rules, and stop abnormal nuisances under article 1253 — conciliation, court and enforcement explained.

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Buying a Flat in a French Copropriete: Pre-Etat Date, Etat Date and Opposition — How Foreign Buyers Avoid Paying the Seller’s Debts

French co-ownership sales run on three paper checks: the pre-etat date pack, the diagnostics file with the ten-day withdrawal right, and the etat date with its fifteen-day opposition window. …

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Unauthorised Works in a French Copropriété: Demolition, Regularisation and Defence — A 2026 Guide for Foreign Owners

Works affecting common parts need a co-ownership vote. Three Court of Cassation rulings explain demolition, ratification and time limits for foreign owners.

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Syndic Demands for Unpaid Copropriete Charges in France: How Absent Foreign Owners Respond, Challenge and Protect Their Sale

Syndic chasing unpaid French co-ownership charges across borders? Legal mortgage, sale-blocking opposition, five-year limit and how absent foreign owners verify, challenge and sell safely.

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Challenging a French Co-ownership Meeting Vote: the Two-Month Deadline Every Foreign Owner Must Know

A Paris meeting just voted major works on your flat. Only dissenting or absent owners may sue, within two months of the minutes, and the clock runs even if you never collect the letter. Proc …

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British Owner, French Service Charges After Brexit: Checking Your Tantiemes, Answering the Mise en Demeure, and Challenging the Vote

British owner of a French flat? How service charges are split by tantiemes, how to answer the syndic's 30-day formal demand, and how to cancel the meeting's vote within two months, with the …

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British Owner, French Block of Flats After Brexit: Copropriete Charges, the Meeting Votes You Missed, and How to Challenge the Bill Within Two Months

A French service-charge bill lands at a British address for a flat near Nice. What a British owner owes, how the block vote binds them, and the two-month window to challenge it.

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Challenging a French Co-ownership Meeting Vote: the Two-Month Deadline, Standing and Court Review for Foreign Owners

Your Paris building voted costly works or a new charges split and you disagree? Only dissenting or absent co-owners may sue, within two months of notification of the minutes, a deadline the …

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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 …

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French Boundary Marking (Bornage): A Foreign Owner’s Guide to Surveyors, Neighbours and Courts

Where exactly does your French land end? This guide explains boundary marking (bornage) for foreign owners: the surveyor procedure, costs, court action, encroachment demolition and party wal …

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Buying a French Apartment With Unpaid Co-ownership Charges: Who Pays and How Foreign Buyers Stay Protected

Flat with unpaid charges in France? Article 20 certificate, syndic opposition on the price, and defences for foreign buyers.

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French Co-ownership AGM Minutes Just Landed: How Foreign Owners Challenge an Abusive Resolution Within Two Months

Your building voted works or charges you never agreed to. As a dissenting or absent foreign owner you have two months from notification of the minutes to sue, and since April 2026 the clock …

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Maître Reda Kohen

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