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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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Divorcing in France After Brexit: How British Residents End Their Marriage, Settle the Money, and Get England to Recognise It
British residents divorce in France under French law: no-judge or judicial routes, the compensatory payment, children and the house, plus the recognition trap awaiting no-judge divorces in E …
Your French SAS President Quit or Has to Go While You Live Abroad: Revoke, Appoint, File on the Guichet Unique and Update Kbis, BODACC and Bank
Your SAS president resigned or must be removed while you run the company from abroad. Revoke and appoint under your articles, file on the Guichet Unique within one month, and update Kbis, BO …
Your Baby Was Born in France and You Are British: Birth Certificate, British Passport, French Nationality at 13, 16 and 18, and How to Challenge a Refusal After Brexit
British parents, French-born baby: declaring the birth in five days, getting the British passport, claiming French nationality at 13, 16 or 18, and challenging a refusal.
Contracts and business
Your First French Hire While You Run the Company From Abroad: DPAE Deadline, Payroll Setup and Proof File
Hiring your first employee in France from abroad: file the DPAE before day one, keep the staff register, run DSN payroll with payslips and mandatory health cover, and hold the proof file an …
You Cannot Close Your French Company While Your Employee Is Still on Payroll: Dismiss, Pay, Document and Strike Off From Abroad
Closing your French company from abroad with staff still employed? Dismiss for cessation of activity, pay severance and file every exit paper before striking off.
When a British Loved One Dies in France After Brexit: Registering the Death, Bringing Them Home, and Settling the French Succession
A British relative has died in France. This guide explains how to register the death at the mairie, repatriate the body or ashes to the United Kingdom, and settle the French succession: cour …
Tax and estate
UK-Resident Brit Selling Your French Second Home After Brexit: the CGT Bill, the Representant Fiscal and How to Challenge It
France taxes your French property gain first: 19% plus 17.2%, a possible 2-6% surtax, and a mandatory tax representative since Brexit. Calculation, forms and challenges explained.
Your French Company Owes Corporate Tax While You Run It From Abroad: Compute the Instalments, File the Return and Challenge the Penalties
French corporate tax is paid in four instalments plus a final balance, with an annual return within three months of year-end. How to compute, pay and file from abroad, what late interest and …
Your French Landlord Served Notice to End Your Shop Lease While You Live Abroad: Defective Congé, the 2-Year Deadline and Your Eviction Pay
Your landlord served a conge ending your French commercial lease while you run the company from abroad. Check the notice line by line, contest within the two-year deadline and count your evi …
News
British Tenant in France After Brexit: Paris Rent Caps, Deposit Recovery and How to Challenge an Unfair Landlord
British tenant in France? Paris rent caps, the one-month deposit rule, exit inventories and the 10% late penalty, with the remedies that work.
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.
Your French Company Must Now Handle Electronic Invoices While You Live Abroad: Reception Since 2026, Issuance, E-Reporting and Fines
Since 1 September 2026 every French company must receive e-invoices via an approved platform. Issuance and e-reporting follow in 2026 or 2027 by size. Deadlines, checklist and per-invoice fi …
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