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French law in practice
Practical guides to French property and business law for readers dealing with French notaries, landlords, companies or courts from abroad, and analysis of current legal news.
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Buying a Tenanted Property in France as a Foreign Buyer: Sitting Tenants, Notices and the Tenant’s Right of First Refusal
Foreign buyer guide: what happens to the sitting tenant when you buy an occupied flat in France, waiting periods, notice to sell with tenant pre-emption, and notice to repossess.
British Owner Letting Your French House Furnished After Brexit: Registration, Tax on the Rent and How to Challenge the Bill
British owner letting a French house furnished after Brexit: town-hall declaration, SIREN, micro-BIC against real profits, social charges and how to challenge the bill.
Tax and estate
British Owner Selling Your French House After Brexit: How the Plus-Value Is Taxed, What the Notaire Must File and How to Challenge Double Tax
British resident selling a French house after Brexit: 19 percent levy, social charges at 17.2 or 7.5 percent, lost 150,000 euro relief, notaire filing and how to challenge double tax.
Your French Freelancer Was Really an Employee: URSSAF Reclassification, Back Charges and How a Foreign Company Contests
Foreign company paying a French freelancer by invoice? URSSAF can reclassify the relationship as concealed employment with back charges, criminal fines and labour court claims. How to assess …
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.
The Greffe Rejected Your French Company Filing Over Foreign Documents: Apostille, Certified Translation and How to Get Your Kbis
Your Guichet unique filing was rejected over a missing apostille or uncertified translation. This guide explains the 15-day cure, the right stamp in the right order, and how to challenge a r …
British Resident in France Receiving the UK State Pension After Brexit: Where It Is Taxed, How to Declare It and How to Challenge Double Tax
UK State Pension while living in France after Brexit: Article 18 taxation in France, 2047 declaration, 10% allowance, S1 and CSG, yearly uprating and how to reclaim HMRC withholding.
You Have Just Received a French VAT Reassessment: How a Foreign Company Replies, Fixes Reverse-Charge Errors and Contests the Bill
Your French customer applied reverse charge and now the tax office assesses you directly with penalties. This English guide explains why VAT is requalified, why input deduction is denied, an …
News
My UK Company Owns a House in France After Brexit: Who Pays the 3% Annual Tax, How Form 2746 Removes It and How to Challenge the Bill
A British-owned UK company or trust holding a French house faces France's 3% annual tax on the property's market value. This guide explains who pays, how the 2746 disclosure before 15 May re …
Your French Subsidiary Cannot Pay Its Bills and You Are Abroad: How a Foreign Parent Files in Time, Chooses the Procedure and Shields Its Directors
French subsidiary insolvent? A foreign parent guide to the 45-day filing duty, sauvegarde vs redressement vs liquidation, director liability shields and recovering shareholder loans.
Company law
Your SAS President Just Resigned — or Has to Go: How a Foreign Owner Appoints a New President, Files From Abroad and Unblocks the Bank
How a foreign owner changes the president of a French SAS from abroad: statutes, shareholder vote, legal notice, Guichet unique filing, new Kbis and bank update.
British Owner Charged French Taxe Fonciere After Brexit: How the 2026 Bill Is Calculated, What Relief You Can Claim and How to Challenge It
British owner in France: how the 2026 taxe fonciere is calculated, who pays on 1 January, which reliefs survive Brexit and how to challenge an incorrect bill by 31 December 2027.
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