21st Jul 2022

Half-Year Review French Housing Market

The French estate agents association have published a half year report on the housing market, with figures for each department.

18th Jul 2022

Wind Turbines and French Property Prices

A new study finds wind turbines have little or no impact on property prices. Or does it?

15th Jul 2022

Second Home Protests in Brittany

With protests this month against the number of second homes in Brittany, just where are the properties and who owns them?

12th Jul 2022

French Capital Gains Tax on a Chambre d’Hôte

A couple who sold their chambre d’hôte fail to obtain full principal residence relief.

10th Jul 2022

Riverside Park for Notre Dame

Plans revealed recently for the redesign for the area around Notre Dame Cathedral seek to combine awareness of the site’s historical significance with the need to make it more contemporary.

6th Jul 2022

Brexit Residence Permits Granted to UK Nationals

Figures recently published by the French government substantially understate the number of Brexit residence permits issued to UK nationals.

4th Jul 2022

The Best Jazz Festival in Europe?

Few music festivals can have had such a profound impact on their host town as the Marciac Jazz Festival.

1st Jul 2022

Taxe Foncière by Department

What is the average level of the taxe foncière in each department of France?

29th Jun 2022

Paying 'Under the Table' for French Property

Paying money under the table for a property in France is not uncommon, but it does not make it less risky.

27th Jun 2022

Energy Efficiency Grant Steeplechase

A increase in the grant to improve energy efficiency recently announced by the government is being neutralised by a reduction in other grants, a complicated process and the spiralling costs of the work.