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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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Your French Company and VAT While You Live Abroad: Registration, Thresholds, Invoices, Returns and Corrections
French VAT for foreign founders: registration, exemption thresholds, compliant invoices, CA3 and CA12 returns, refunds, penalties and corrections handled from abroad.
France’s 10-Year Works Plan (PPPT) and Copropriété Special Assessments: A Foreign Owner’s Guide to Paying, Challenging and Negotiating
Your syndic announces an 18,000 euro bill under the ten-year works plan. How the French PPPT works, how your share is computed, and how to challenge the vote within two months or spread the …
Your Baby Was Born in France to British Parents After Brexit: Is Your Child French, British or Both, and How to Secure Both Passports
Baby born in France to British parents? French nationality at birth, British by descent, the declaration route before 18, automatic acquisition at 18, CNF proof and both passports explained.
You Hired Your First Employee in France While Living Abroad: DPAE, Contract, Payslips, DSN and Insurance
Foreign founder guide: file the DPAE before day one, write a valid CDD or part-time contract, run monthly payslips and DSN returns, fund the mutuelle and complete the DUERP, with statutes an …
Living in France With a UK Buy-to-Let After Brexit: Where the Rent Is Taxed, How to Declare It, and How to Challenge a Double Bill
British and tax-resident in France but still letting out a UK property? Where the rent is taxed under the France-UK treaty, how to declare it, and how to challenge double tax.
You Live Abroad and Pay Yourself From Your French Company: Salary or Dividends, Social Charges, Withholding and How to Challenge the Bill
Non-resident director of a French SAS or SARL: appointment from abroad, salary vs dividends, social charges, withholding and remedies.
Paris Rent Caps in 2026: How Foreign Tenants Challenge Excessive Rent and How Foreign Landlords Stay Compliant
Paris rent above the cap? Reference rents, surcharge challenges, prefect fines up to EUR 15,000, refund of overpaid rent and the automatic 10% deposit penalty explained for foreign tenants a …
News
Divorcing in France After Brexit: Which Court, Which Law, the Children, the House and How to Enforce It in England
British couple divorcing in France after Brexit: French court jurisdiction, Rome III applicable law, children, prestation compensatoire, the French house, and recognition in England.
Company law
Your Foreign Company Lent Money to Your French SAS and You Live Abroad: Shareholder Loan, Interest, Blocked Repayment and Tax Challenge
Foreign parent or director financing a French SAS through a shareholder current account: valid loan structure, deductible interest limits, regulated agreements, repayment rights and director …
Your French Company Cannot Pay Its Bills and You Live Abroad: Cessation of Payments, Court-Ordered Liquidation and How the Foreign Director Limits Personal Risk
Your French company cannot pay salaries, suppliers or VAT and you live abroad. How courts test cessation of payments, the 45-day filing duty from abroad, and how the foreign director avoids …
Banking, insurance and consumers
British Resident in France Selling Your UK Home After Brexit: French Capital Gains, the Treaty Credit, and How to Challenge Double Tax
You live in France and sell your house in England: HMRC taxes the British bricks and France taxes your worldwide gain. How the 2008 treaty credit works, how the 19% plus 17.2% French bill me …
Contracts and business
Your French Company Rents an Office or a Shop While You Live Abroad: 3-6-9 Lease, Rent Hikes, Renewal and Eviction
A foreign-owned company rents an office or a shop in France: nine-year lease and three-year break, deposit and parent guarantee, three-year rent revision, renewal and eviction indemnity, and …
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