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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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News

British Resident in France After Brexit: Your 10-Year Carte de Resident, the Five-Year, Income and French Tests, and How to Challenge a Refusal

Five years in France opens the door to a 10-year EU long-term resident card. Income, French and residence tests explained, with refusal remedies.

Contracts and business

Your French Company and French VAT While You Live Abroad: Registration, Thresholds, Returns, Refunds and Challenging a Reassessment

Running a French company from abroad? Registration, franchise thresholds, 20% rate, invoicing, deduction deadlines, VAT refunds and how to challenge a reassessment.

Tax and estate

British Landlord in France After Brexit: How Your Furnished Rental Income Is Taxed, Declared and Challenged

Furnished letting in France means BIC profits, micro-BIC or actual-cost basis, French returns and minimum rates: a British landlord's guide to declaring correctly and challenging errors.

Contracts and business

Your First French Hire Is Still on Trial While You Live Abroad: Probation Length, Renewal, Termination Notice and Proof

Hiring your first employee in France from abroad: trial period lengths, renewal rules, termination notice and the evidence the labour court will check.

News
News

British Freelancer in France After Brexit: Registering as Auto-Entrepreneur, Paying URSSAF, Keeping Your Entrepreneur Card and Challenging a Refusal

British consultant, designer or contractor moving to France after Brexit: which residence permit allows self-employment, how the auto-entrepreneur and URSSAF system works, where you pay tax …

Contracts and business

Your French Company Owes Money and You Live Abroad: When French Law Makes the Foreign Director Pay Personally

Your French SAS or SARL cannot pay and you live abroad. Four routes can reach your personal assets: the shortfall claim in liquidation, direct creditor suits, the bank guarantee you signed …

Property

Your French House Is Cracking After the Drought: Natural-Disaster Insurance, Seller Claims and Builder Liability for Foreign Owners

Cracks after the drought in your French house? Recognition, natural-disaster insurance, hidden-defect claims against the seller and ten-year builder liability explained.

Tax and estate
Tax and estate

The Family SCI for British Owners of a French House After Brexit: Shares, Tax and Succession — and How to Challenge a Refusal or a Bill

Should your French house go into a family SCI? A complete English guide for British owners after Brexit: how the company works, how it is taxed, how shares pass to children, and how to chall …

Company law

You Appointed Yourself President of Your French SAS and Live Abroad: Social Status, Charges, Health Cover and What URSSAF Checks

SAS president and living abroad? Assimilated-employee status, executive-level charges, health cover gaps and URSSAF controls, explained with the 2025 case law.

News
News

Your French Second Home After Brexit: the 90/180-Day Rule, the New Biometric Border, and How to Stay Longer Without Risking a Ban

British in France after Brexit: how the 90/180-day rule is counted, what the new biometric border records, and how to challenge a refusal or stay longer lawfully.

Contracts and business
Contracts and business

You Live Abroad and Must Dismiss Your French Employee: Lawful Procedure, True Cost and Labour Court Defence

Dismissing a French employee from abroad: preliminary meeting, notification letter, severance calculation and prudhommes defence for foreign employers.

Property

British Papers Refused in France After Brexit: Apostille, Sworn Translation and How to Challenge a Dossier Incomplet

Your UK birth certificate refused by the prefecture since Brexit? Apostille, sworn translation and legalisation explained, plus how to challenge a dossier incomplet.

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