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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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British Landlord in France After Brexit: Unfurnished Letting, Paris Rent Cap, Unpaid Rent and Getting the Flat Back
British owner letting a French flat unfurnished after Brexit: the 1989 three-year lease, the Paris rent ceiling, the six-week demand for unpaid rent, and how to recover the flat.
Contracts and business
Your French Company Must Receive E-Invoices Since September 2026: How to Comply From Abroad, Issue by 2027, and Challenge a Penalty
Since 1 September 2026 every French company must receive electronic invoices; large firms already issue them and SMEs follow in 2027. A practical English guide for foreign owners: platforms …
Someone Else Bought the French Property You Were Buying: SAFER, City and Tenant-Farmer Preemption — A Foreign Buyer’s Guide
Your signed French purchase can be preempted by the town hall, the SAFER or the sitting farmer. This guide explains each procedure, three recent published rulings, and the clauses that prote …
Company law
You Wired Money to Your French Company From Abroad and Cannot Get It Back: Shareholder Loans, Repayment Blocks, Interest and Tax Traps
You wired money to your French company from abroad. When your shareholder loan is repayable on demand, which written freezes stop you, and how interest is taxed.
British in France After Brexit: How to Become French by Naturalisation or Marriage, and How to Challenge a Refusal
British resident in France after Brexit? How to become French by naturalisation or marriage, and how to challenge a refusal, adjournment or delay.
British Owner, French Service Charges After Brexit: Checking Your Tantiemes, Answering the Mise en Demeure, and Challenging the Vote
British owner of a French flat? How service charges are split by tantiemes, how to answer the syndic's 30-day formal demand, and how to cancel the meeting's vote within two months, with the …
You Live Abroad and Must Dismiss Your First French Employee: Dismissal Procedure, Severance Cost, Notice and Labour Court Risk
Dismissing your first French employee from abroad requires a strict procedure, written reasons, notice, severance and labour court proof. This guide explains each step and cost.
Your French Subsidiary Crossed the Audit Thresholds and You Live Abroad: When a Commissaire aux Comptes Becomes Mandatory, How to Appoint One, and What Skipping It Costs
Foreign founder guide: audit thresholds for French SAS and SARL, appointing a commissaire aux comptes from abroad, and fines and prison terms for skipped audits.
Company law
You Live Abroad and Want to Fund Your French Company Without Raising Capital: Shareholder Loans (Compte Courant d’Associe), Interest, Repayment and Tax Traps
Foreign founder guide: fund your French SAS or SARL with a shareholder loan (compte courant d'associe), set deductible interest, secure repayment and avoid dividend reclassification.
France’s 2026 Relance Logement Buy-to-Let Scheme: A Foreign Investor’s Legal Guide to Tax Relief and Landlord Duties
France's 2026 Relance Logement scheme offers foreign buyers up to 12,000 euros a year in rental amortisation for nine years of capped letting. This guide explains the official conditions and …
Sacked in France After Brexit: How a British Worker Claims French Unemployment Benefit, Counts UK Years With a PDU1, and Challenges a Refusal
Sacked in France? How a British worker registers with France Travail, counts UK National Insurance years with a PDU1, and challenges a refusal.
Contracts and business
Tax Audit on Your French Company While You Live Abroad: On-Site Verification or Remote File Review, 30-Day Reply Rights, Penalties and How to Challenge the Reassessment
Your French company received an audit notice while you live abroad. On-site verification or remote file review, 30-day reply, penalties, formal claim deadlines and court challenge, with veri …
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