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French Property
Residency and French Property Ownership
Owning substantial property in France and liability to French taxes.
10 Nov 2020
Beating the Brexit Deadline
With less than two months to go until the end of the Brexit transition period, it's not too late to become legally resident in France.
06 Oct 2020
Neighbour Protests Against Six-Metre High Wall
The construction of a six-metre boundary wall fuelled a long-standing enmity between two neighbours.
06 Oct 2020
Seller Broke Contract with Estate Agent
A seller sought to avoid payment of the sales commission to the agent, but had to pay up in the end.
04 Sep 2020
Soil Survey on the sale of Building Land
In many areas of France a soil study is now compulsory on the sale of building land and for new house construction.
04 Sep 2020
Roof Falls in on Seller and Notaire
A seller who agrees to undertake roof works to their property as a condition of sale fails to undertake the works.
11 Aug 2020
Obligation of Garden and Grounds Maintenance
Under specific circumstances, French law lays down an obligation of garden and grounds maintenance on property owners.
11 Aug 2020
British Nationals Living in France
A recently published study from the French national statistical office provides an interesting portrait of the British who live in France.
20 Jul 2020
Service Charges in Apartments in France 2019
Service charges in apartments rose by an average of 2% last year, to reach an average of €51m2 pa, but with significant variations.
09 Jul 2020
Best Village in France 2020
The village of Hunspach in the Bas-Rhin department of the Grand Est region has been voted best village in France this year.
09 Jul 2020
Debts and the Division of Property
The division of ownership of property between lifetime use and bare ownership is an obstacle to the seizure of property, a French court has ruled.
09 Jul 2020
Interest on Client Funds Held by Notaires
Who gets the interest earned on client funds held by a notaire?
03 Jun 2020
Burning Garden Waste in France
What are the regulations in France concerning the burning of garden waste?
03 Jun 2020
Holiday Apartment Owners in Mortgage Difficulties
Investors in holiday apartment complexes in France urge government intervention over mortgages as rents dry up.
05 May 2020
SAFER Right of Pre-emption
Is it possible to get around the right of pre-emption held by SAFER, the French agricultural land agency, over rural land and property? UPDATED Nov 2023.
05 May 2020
Seller Hid Dry Rot from Buyer
A salutary warning to buyers of French property located in an area where the statutory parasitic survey does not apply.
05 May 2020
Property Sale Deemed a Taxable Gift
The sale of a life-annuity property is re-qualified as a gift, with substantial tax implications for the buyer.
05 May 2020
Wind Farms in France 2019
A new report provides a snapshot of the size and deployment of wind farm installations across France.
03 Apr 2020
Covid-19 - French Property Sale Contracts
Many property buyers were unable to complete on a sale in France before President Macron ordered the lockdown, so what is the legal position? writes avocat Clint Goffin van Aken.
03 Apr 2020
The Cryptic World of French Notaire Fees
Only code-breakers could probably fully understand the fee structure operated by French notaires, so the risk of being overcharged should not be under-estimated.
11 Mar 2020
