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Letting Property in France

Welcome to our comprehensive Guide to Letting French Property, designed primarily for prospective French landlords, including those looking to run a bed and breakfast (chambres d'hotes) business in France, or a French gite business. Whilst the guide does not provide a list of French rental properties, it should also be of use to those looking to rent property in France. Letting property in France (particularly chambres d'hotes and other furnished accommodation) is a tax efficient method of obtaining a second income and, despite the French letting laws, there are ways you can protect yourself from the non-payment of rent.

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1. Introduction

2. Top Tips

3. Business Registration

3.1. ‘Professional Landlord’ 3.2. Definition of ‘Landlord of Furnished Accommodation’ 3.3. ‘Auto-entrepreneur’

4. Taxation of Rental Profits

4.1. Non-Residents 4.2. Summary of Tax Regimes 4.3. Furnished Lettings 4.4. Unfurnished Lettings 4.5. Lodgings

5. Local Property Taxes/Rates

5.1. Furnished Lettings 5.2. Unfurnished Lettings

6. Finding a Tenant

6.1. Decide Your Market 6.2. Internet Sites 6.3. Newspapers/Magazines 6.4. Estate Agents

7. Selecting Your Tenant

8. Preparation of Tenancy Agreement

9. Statutory Surveys

9.1. Natural or Technological Risks 9.2. Energy Performance 9.3. Lead

10. Condition Report/L’Etat des Lieux

10.1. Who Prepares the Report? 10.2. End of Tenancy

11. What Can I Charge in Rent?

11.1. New Tenancy 11.2. Annual Increase 11.3. Improvement Works 11.4. Renewal of Tenancy 11.5. Service Charges

12. Duration of Tenancy

13.1. Unfurnished Lettings 13.2. Furnished Lettings

13. Protection Against Arrears of Rent

13.1. Rental/Damage Deposit 13.2. Insurance Policy 13.3. Guarantor

14. Property Insurance Obligations

15. Landlord Repairing Obligations

15.1. Condition Standards 15.2. Space Standards 15.3. Major Works 15.4. Disputes

16. Tenant Repairs & Alterations

16.1. Repairing Obligations 16.2. Tenant Alterations

17. Sub-Letting

18. Transfer of the Tenancy

18.1. Married Couples 18.2. Civil Partnerships 18.3. Free Union Couples 18.4. Other Family Members

19. Termination of Tenancy

19.1. Termination by the Landlord 19.2. Termination by the Tenant

20. Getting Advice and Disputes

20.1. Use of a Huissier 20.2. Free Advisory Services 20.3. Conciliation Service

21. Housing Benefits

22. Legal Proceedings

22.1. Injunction 22.2. Distraint 22.3. Possession Proceedings

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