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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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Bringing Your Spouse and Children to France After Brexit: Withdrawal Agreement Joiners, Regroupement Familial, and How to Challenge a Refusal

Your spouse and children are still in Britain? A British sponsor's guide to joining under the Withdrawal Agreement or French regroupement familial: income, housing, deadlines and how to chal …

Contracts and business

Your French Landlord Wants You Out or Wants More Rent While You Live Abroad: Commercial Lease Renewal, Eviction Compensation and Rent Increases

Foreign director running a French company from abroad? How the 9-year commercial lease, renewal rights, eviction compensation and rent caps protect you.

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Your British Child Got a Place at a French University After Brexit: Student Visa, Titre de Sejour Etudiant, 964-Hour Work Rule, Healthcare and How to Challenge a Refusal

British students now need a long-stay visa, a yearly carte de sejour etudiant, proof of progression and resources, plus CPAM and CAF registration. This guide explains each step with the exac …

Company law

Your French Company Needs Cash and You Live Abroad: Shareholder Loans (Compte Courant d’Associé), Repayment, Interest and Tax

Non-resident founder guide: lending to your French SARL or SAS via compte courant d'associé, securing repayment on demand, deducting interest within the legal ceiling, handling withholding t …

Tax and estate

Your UK State Pension in France After Brexit: Where It Is Taxed, How to Declare It, and When CSG and CRDS Do Not Apply

British State Pension in France after Brexit: France-only taxation under Article 18 of the 2008 treaty, declaration on Forms 2047 and 2042 with the 10 percent allowance, and why a registered …

Contracts and business

You Own 100% of Your French Company and Live Abroad: Close It in One Step With the Universal Transfer (TUP)

Your foreign company owns 100% of its French subsidiary and wants it gone without a liquidation: the TUP universal transfer dissolves and moves everything in one step. Procedure from abroad …

Tax and estate

British Private Pension Drawdown in France After Brexit: How Each UFPLS and Flexi-Access Payment Is Taxed, Declared and Challenged

French-resident Briton drawing a UK pension pot bit by bit? How France taxes each UFPLS and flexi-access payment, the treaty credit that stops double tax, and how to challenge a wrong bill.

Contracts and business
Contracts and business

Your French Company Faces Electronic Invoicing While You Live Abroad: Receive Since September 2026, Issue by 2027, and Turn Every Invoice Into Proof

Since 1 September 2026 your French company must receive electronic invoices; small firms issue by 2027. Platforms, VAT proof, penalties and court-tested collection for owners abroad.

Contracts and business

Your French Company Must Move Its Registered Office While You Live Abroad: Transfer Vote, Guichet Unique Filing, BODACC Notice and Kbis Update

SARL, SAS or SA run from abroad: who votes the seat transfer, Shal notice and Guichet unique filing within one month, BODACC and new Kbis, and what happens if the move is never published.

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British Resident in France With UK Bank Accounts, ISAs and Premium Bonds After Brexit: Form 3916, French Tax on the Interest, and How to Challenge the 1,500-Euro Fines

British resident in France with UK accounts, ISAs or Premium Bonds? Form 3916, French tax on UK interest and prizes, 1,500-euro fines and how to challenge them.

Company law

SAS, SARL, Branch or Subsidiary in France: How a Foreign Founder Chooses the Right Vehicle and Registers It From Abroad

SAS or SARL, branch or subsidiary? An English-language guide for foreign founders on choosing the right French business vehicle, registering it from abroad, and handling corporate tax, VAT a …

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Retiring to France After Brexit on a Visitor Visa: the Income Bar, the No-Work Rule, and How to Challenge a Refusal

British retiree moving to France after Brexit: the visitor visa income threshold, health insurance and no-work rule, ANEF validation, yearly renewal, and how to challenge a refusal via the C …

Maître Reda Kohen

Maître Reda Kohen

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