Domosno — Legal & Taxes
Legal & Taxes articles and buyer guidance from Domosno's French Alps property blog.
Since 2021, many British owners feared their English will would be overridden for their French property. A June 2026 clarification offers real reassurance, and here is what it means for your estate planning.
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Since 2021, many British owners feared their English will would be overridden for their French property. A June 2026 clarification offers real reassurance, and here is what it means for your estate planning.
Both Alpine departments raised DMTO (transfer tax) to 5% from April 2025. Resale buyers face higher notaire bills. New-build VEFA buyers are unaffected.
France taxes rental income from French property regardless of where you live. Your home country may tax the same income too - unless a double taxation treaty says otherwise. Here is exactly how it works for UK, German, Belgian, US and Scandinavian owners in 2026.
Classified status means a 50% micro-BIC abatement and an €83,600 threshold versus 30% and €15,000 for unclassified properties. Here is the exact Atout France procedure, what the 133 criteria cover, and why acting on this has never been more urgent.
The council tax abolished for French residents still applies to every second home. Here's what you'll pay on a French Alps ski property in 2026, how the zone tendue surcharge works, and what to budget annually.
The Loi Le Meur came into force on 20 May 2026. Every owner who lets a furnished ski property in the French Alps must now register on the national Declaloc system, meet new DPE requirements, and navigate significantly tighter micro-BIC tax thresholds. Here is what to do.
France's forced heirship rules, progressive succession tax rates, and a 2021 legislative change confirmed in court in 2025 mean that inheritance planning for French ski property is no longer optional for non-resident owners.
France's IFI catches non-residents whose French real estate exceeds €1.3 million on 1 January. For Courchevel, Méribel and Val d'Isère buyers that threshold arrives quickly. Here is how the 2026 rules work, what you can deduct, and how ownership structure changes the bill — before the 21 May declaration deadline.
The 2026 French finance laws changed CSG rates and LMNP rules for ski property owners. Here is what non-resident buyers need to understand about the new tax landscape.
France, Switzerland and Austria operate under fundamentally different rules for foreign ski property buyers. Here's what each legal framework means for your purchase in 2025-26.