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

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British LPA Refused in France After Brexit: Bank and Notaire Blockages, French Protection Routes and How to Challenge a Refusal

Your English LPA has been refused by a French bank or notaire. Why French law blocks it, which protection route fits your parent, and how to challenge the refusal.

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British Parent Incapacitated in France: Getting Your English Lasting Power of Attorney Accepted or Opening a French Protection Measure

Your English lasting power of attorney refused by a French bank or notaire? Apostille, sworn translation and the three French protection measures that unblock the file.

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Wrong Asbestos or Lead Report After Buying in France: Cancelling the Sale, Cutting the Price and Suing the Surveyor

Your French survey said no asbestos or lead, and the second analysis says otherwise. This guide explains the surveyor's liability up to the full remedial cost, the hidden-defects warranty ag …

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France Abnormal Neighbourhood Nuisance: Claims and Defences for Foreign Owners (2026 Guide)

Abnormal neighbourhood disturbance in France needs no fault: what counts as abnormal, who can sue, the anteriority defence, and the damages, injunction and penalty orders foreign owners can …

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Getting Your French Rental Deposit Back: Deductions, Deadlines and the 10% Monthly Penalty

Foreign tenant or non-resident landlord? How the French depot de garantie works: caps, one- and two-month refund clocks, lawful deductions, and the 10% monthly late penalty under five recent …

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Evicting a Non-Paying Tenant in France: The Step-by-Step Procedure Foreign Landlords Must Follow

Unpaid rent in a French letting? The exact eviction sequence for foreign landlords: formal demand, prefect notifications, grace periods, winter truce and enforcement.

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Major Works and Building Defects on a French Property Held in Usufruct: Who Pays and Who Can Sue

A foreign holder's guide to major works and defective works on French split ownership: who pays under Articles 605-606, the May 2026 co-ownership ruling, and who can sue the builder under th …

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Buying French Property at Auction: Judicial Sales, the Ten-Day Surenchère and the No-Warranty Trap

Court auctions can discount French property, but the ten-day overbid, resale at the defaulter's risk and no hidden-defects warranty punish unprepared foreign bidders.

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French Planning Permission for Foreign Buyers: Refused Permit or Neighbour Challenge — Deadlines and Remedies

Your French building permit was refused, or a neighbour is challenging the permit for your renovation. This guide explains PLU zoning, how to overturn a refusal, who can sue and within what …

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French Rental Management Mandates for Absentee Owners: Fees, Termination and Claims for Mismanagement

Non-resident owner's guide to the French mandat de gestion locative: written mandate and licence checks, fees and tacit renewal, demanding accounts, terminating, and suing a letting agent fo …

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My UK Lasting Power of Attorney in France After Brexit: Will Your Bank, Notaire or Hospital Honour It, and How to Set Up a Mandat de Protection Future

Your English LPA rarely works alone in France. How the Hague Convention helps, how to sign a mandat de protection future, and how to challenge a bank, notaire or hospital refusal.

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Adverse Possession in France (Usucapion): How Foreign Owners Can Gain or Lose Land After 10 or 30 Years

French law lets long possession create ownership after 30 years, or 10 years with good faith and a deed. Three recent Cour de cassation rulings redraw the rules every foreign owner should kn …

Maître Reda Kohen

Maître Reda Kohen

Partner, member of the Paris Bar, 11 rue Margueritte, 75017 Paris. Author of the analyses published in this journal. About