The firm’s journal

Guides and news: Property

Property: practical guides and legal news from the firm, newest first.

Latest in Property

Page 9 of 13

Property

Can a French Landlord End a Lease to Carry Out Works? The 2026 Rules on Decent Housing

Can a French Landlord End a Lease to Carry Out Works? The 2026 Rules on Decent Housing Foreign owners who let a French apartment often face a difficult practical question: what can be done …

Property

DGFiP Data Breach: What Should a Foreign-Owned French Company Do If Its Professional Tax Space Was Not Compromised?

The 2026 DGFiP data breach did not compromise professional tax spaces. Here is how a foreign-owned French company should verify, contain phishing and protect tax deadlines.

Property

French CCMI Delivery Delays in 2026: Can a Builder Blame the Buyer’s Late Payments?

French CCMI Delivery Delays in 2026: Can a Builder Blame the Buyer’s Late Payments? For a foreign buyer building a home in France, a payment dispute can quickly become a delivery dispute. A …

Property

French Lease Termination Clauses in 2026: What Foreign Landlords and Tenants Should Know

French Lease Termination Clauses in 2026: What Foreign Landlords and Tenants Should Know French leases can end in several different ways, and the result depends on the wording of the contrac …

Property

France e-Invoicing in 2026: What Furnished-Rental Owners Must Prepare Before September

France e-Invoicing in 2026: What Furnished-Rental Owners Must Prepare Before September France is introducing electronic invoicing in stages. The reform is often presented as a business-to-bu …

Property

French Property-Use Declarations in 2026: What Foreign Owners Should Check After the June Deadline

French Property-Use Declarations in 2026: What Foreign Owners Should Check After the June Deadline Foreign owners of French homes are often familiar with taxe fonciere (property tax) and tax …

Property

French Mortgages for Non-Resident Buyers: How to Secure Financing Without Losing the Property

French Mortgages for Non-Resident Buyers: How to Secure Financing Without Losing the Property Buying a French property from the United Kingdom, the United States or Australia often requires …

Property

Transferring Shares in a French Property Company: The New 2026 Formality Rules Foreign Owners Must Know

Until 27 June 2026, the shares of a French property-holding company could be transferred by a simple private agreement signed between the parties, prepared without any lawyer, notary or acco …

Property

As-Is Property Sales in France: When the No-Warranty Clause for Hidden Defects Protects the Seller — and When It Does Not

As-Is Property Sales in France: When the No-Warranty Clause for Hidden Defects Protects the Seller — and When It Does Not Almost every French property sale contract contains a line that fore …

Property

Water Rights on French Property: Wells, Springs, Drought Orders and Drainage Disputes for Foreign Owners

In the summer of 2026, most French départements (counties) are once again under drought restrictions, and the English-language press has taken notice: Connexion France recently ran a practic …

Property

France’s New Vacant Homes Tax (TVLH) from 2027: A Practical Guide for Foreign Property Owners

France's New Vacant Homes Tax (TVLH) from 2027: A Practical Guide for Foreign Property Owners From 1 January 2027, France will replace its two existing taxes on empty dwellings — the taxe su …

Property

France’s Energy Performance Rental Bans: The 2026 ‘Relance du Logement’ Bill Explained for Foreign Owners

Since 1 January 2025, France has prohibited new residential lettings of the least efficient dwellings on its A-to-G energy scale: a property rated G can no longer be offered to a new tenant …

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