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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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Can British Citizens Still Vote in France After Brexit? The French Ballot You Lost, the UK Vote You Kept, and How to Challenge a Refusal
British residents in France cannot vote in French elections since Brexit, the Cour de cassation confirms. How to challenge a roll refusal and keep your UK overseas vote.
Your Business Partner Blocks Every Decision in Your French Company While You Live Abroad: Deadlock, Forced SAS Shareholder Exclusion and Emergency Court Action
Your French business partner blocks every vote while you live abroad. How to prove deadlock, get an emergency administrator, and force the shareholder out of your SAS: exclusion clause, buyb …
British Parents Home-Schooling in France After Brexit: the Prior Authorisation, the Annual Inspection and How to Challenge a Refusal
British parents cannot simply carry English home education into France: since September 2022 prior Dasen authorisation is compulsory, inspections are yearly, and the Cour de cassation confir …
Your French Company Needs a VAT Number and You Live Abroad: Registration, First CA3 Return, Deadlines and Penalties
Your French company needs a VAT number and you live abroad: how registration works, when the first CA3 is due, what late filing costs, and how to challenge a reassessment.
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British in France After Brexit: the French Language Test for Your Carte de Sejour (A2, B1, Civic Exam) and How to Challenge a Refusal
Since 1 January 2026, Britons need level A2 for a first multi-year card and B1 for the ten-year resident card, plus a civic exam. Which proofs count, who is exempt, and how to challenge a re …
You Lent Money to Your French Company From Abroad: Shareholder Loan Repayment, Interest and Proof
A foreign shareholder can fund a French SAS or SARL by current-account advance and call it back at any time. This guide covers the written agreement, the deductible interest ceiling, withhol …
Buying a French Property at Judicial Auction: Surenchere, Folle Enchere and Eviction — A Foreign Buyer’s Guide (2026)
Judicial auction in France: ten-day surenchere overbid, two-month consignment or folle enchere resale, automatic mortgage purge, and eviction of the seized owner — a 2026 guide for foreign b …
DWP Pension Credit Letters in France After Brexit: Why the £4,500 Top-Up Stops at the Channel and What a British Pensioner Can Claim Instead
DWP posted 660,000 Pension Credit leaflets across Britain. A British pensioner living in France cannot claim the average £4,500 top-up; the French Aspa has its own residence locks and an est …
Your Foreign Company Has a Branch (Succursale) in France and You Live Abroad: Yearly Filing, French Tax, Staff, and How to Close or Convert It Into an SAS
Your foreign company runs a French branch (succursale) while you live abroad: what the branch owes in filing, tax and staff, and how to close it or convert it into an SAS.
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British Healthcare in France After Brexit: the S1, the GHIC, PUMA Cover and How to Challenge a CPAM Refusal
British resident in France? PUMA after three months, the S1 for UK pensioners, the CSM levy on capital income, and how to challenge a CPAM or URSSAF refusal within the deadlines.
Your French Company Is Flagged for a Missing Beneficial Owner Declaration While You Live Abroad: RBE Filing, Greffe Orders, Fines and How to Fix It From Abroad
Living abroad with a French SAS or SARL flagged for a missing RBE beneficial owner declaration? Greffe three-month notice, strike-off risk, 200,000 euro fine, and how to fix the filing from …
Insolvency
Your French Company Cannot Pay Its Bills and You Live Abroad: Cessation des Paiements, the 45-Day Filing Duty and Director Liability
Your French company has run out of cash and you live abroad. French law gives you 45 days from cessation des paiements to file for insolvency, and late filing exposes you personally to short …
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