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How Safe is France Compared to the UK?
Many people perceive France as a very safe country, where there are few crimes. That is one of the main reasons why foreigners choose to move to France
French legislation on safety devices for pools
Designed to reduce the risk of drowning in swimming pools, the legislation referring to device pool safety is Article L128-2 in force amended by Law No. 2004-1…
Buying a property for your children
Parents can give a helping hand to their children through a donation or by starting a Civil Property Company. How to help your children acquire a property?…
Discovery of Hidden Defects in a French Property
Let us first set the scene: you have happily purchased a property in France by yourselves but discover after some time spent in the property that it is…
Using an Architect: a few guidelines
It is not infrequent for properties to require significant works either of renovation or extension for example. One will need to prepare a budget and the…
Update on French Taxation with Respect to Gifts and Successions
Although the rules applicable in France with respect to gifts and successions seemed to have been more or less set in stone for a very long time, they have…
Purchasing a property through a French family company
One efficient and sometimes little known way of owning real estate in France is through a company named a “Société Civile Immobilière” (SCI).
Tax advantages for owners of bare title carrying out works on their French property
A popular tool to convey a French property to one’s children is to gift them the bare title to it (nue-propriete) while retaining the right to occupy it and…
Tax advice: the “Donation-Partage” (“Gift with distribution”)
The donation-partage is an original institution of French law. It is a deed by which a person gifts and distributes his assets between his children during his…
Renovation works: the rules to comply with
Many owners of a property in France may at some point wish to renovate all or part of their property, such works ranging from re-doing the rendering of the…
The easy way to set up a small business in France: The auto-entrepreneur status
Owners of property in France sometimes wish to make some extra cash by setting up a small business.