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Property Service Charges in France

Service Charges Explained for French Apartme...

25 June 2024
French apartment service charges (copropriété) explained: how they work, typical costs, what they cover, and what b ...
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Preparing Your French Alps Property for Sale: Beware of Hidden Defects!

Preparing Your French Alps Property for Sale...

10 June 2024
Navigate the vice caché framework and diagnostic requirements to protect your sale from legal disputes.
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French Rental Income: How Not to Pay Taxes?

French Rental Income: Tax Planning Strategie...

6 June 2024
Navigate micro-BIC, LMNP, LMP, and régime réel frameworks to optimise your French rental tax liability.
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Buying a ski property in France FAQs

Buying a Ski Property in France: Complete FA...

1 May 2024
Complete FAQ guide to buying ski property in France. Learn about mortgages, VAT, notaire fees, LMNP tax regime, and ...
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Complete your "déclaration d’occupation" for your French properties

Complete Your Déclaration d’Occupation for F...

25 April 2024
Complete guide to déclaration d'occupation for French property owners. Learn deadlines, penalties, who must declare ...
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interior

Vaujany Rental Yield Analysis: What a Chalet...

20 March 2024
Vaujany rental yield analysis 2026: realistic net returns for apartments and chalets in this Alpe d'Huez gateway vi ...
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the VEFA Process for Purchasing Off-Plan Ski Properties in France

The VEFA Process Explained: Buying Off-Plan ...

5 March 2024
VEFA off-plan property buying in the French Alps 2026: contract stages, payment schedule, notaire fees, legal prote ...
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Changing who is buying the property: the Substitution Clause

Changing Who Is Buying the Property: The Sub...

24 February 2024
The French substitution clause lets a buyer change the entity acquiring a property during the purchase process. Her ...
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French SARL Company to Buy a Property in France

Using a French SARL Company to Buy a Propert...

10 February 2024
French SARL company for property purchase 2026: when the SARL and SARL de famille make sense vs SCI, tax treatment, ...
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Buying a Ski Property in the French Alps

Quick Guide to Buying a Ski Property in the ...

10 February 2024
Buying a ski property in the French Alps 2026: Haute-Savoie, Savoie and Isère compared, the full legal process, rea ...
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Navigating the French Mortgage Landscape

Understanding French Mortgages: Income and O...

6 February 2024
French mortgage income requirements 2026: the 33% affordability rule, qualifying income, allowable outgoings, non-r ...
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French mortgage

French Mortgage Refusals: Why Non-Resident A...

1 February 2024
Why French banks reject non-resident mortgages: overdraft history, income docs, deposit sources, property type. How ...
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French Property Tax for UK and International Buyers

French Property Tax for UK & Internation...

31 January 2024
2025 guide to French property tax for UK & international buyers: rental income, CGT, IFI wealth tax, taxe fonciere, ...
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French Mortgages for Non-Residents: Rates, L...

29 January 2024
2025 French mortgage guide for non-residents: current rates, 85% LTV, variable-capped products, what's changed sinc ...
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Brexit: Extended Stay For British Property Owners in France

Post-Brexit Long Stays in France: What Briti...

24 January 2024
Post-Brexit 2025 guide for British second-home owners in France: 90/180 rule, the failed Article 1K extension, and ...
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Minimum bedroom standards in France

Minimum Bedroom Sizes in France: What the La...

18 January 2024
French minimum bedroom size: Decree 2002-120, the 9 m² / 2.20 m rule, cabine rooms and Carrez Law explained for Alp ...
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Use Your Ski Property and Get a VAT Rebate

The 20% VAT Reclaim on New-Build Ski Propert...

15 January 2024
Full 2026 guide to the 20% VAT reclaim on French new-build ski apartments: VEFA rules, 9-year rental commitment, LM ...
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Evasion Mont Blanc 2026: Saint-Gervais-les-B...

10 January 2024
Detailed 2026 comparison of Saint-Gervais and Megève property markets in the Évasion Mont-Blanc ski domain. Prices, ...
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The Montriond Real Estate Market in 2026: Pr...

8 January 2024
2026 in-depth Montriond property market analysis: apartment and chalet prices per m², rental yields, Portes du Sole ...
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alpe d'huez property for sale

The Alpe d’Huez Real Estate Market in 2026: ...

6 January 2024
2026 Alpe d'Huez real estate market analysis: prices per m², rental yields, new-build stock, regulatory context and ...
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The Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains Property Market ...

30 December 2023
2026 Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains property market guide: prices per m² by sector, rental yields, Évasion Mont-Blanc ski ...
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French Mortgage Market 2026: End-of-Cycle Re...

11 December 2023
French mortgage 2026 update: non-resident rates, LTVs, ECB policy, ski property financing, and the realistic borrow ...
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The French Alps Ski Property Market: A Domos...

21 November 2023
Domosno's market retrospective: how the French Alps ski property market moved from 2023 through 2026, ECB rate cycl ...
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flats and apartments

The Alpine Chalet Market in 2026: Rising Pri...

13 November 2023
2026 Alpine chalet market: price trends in France and Switzerland, Olympic tailwinds, key resort value plays, and w ...
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2025 French Alps Ski Property Market Report:...

30 July 2023
2025 French Alps property market: prices per m², growth trends in Les Gets, Morzine, Chamonix, and high-altitude Sa ...
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The French Alpine Property Market in 2026: W...

20 July 2023
The French Alpine property market in 2026 — regional performance, pricing trends, rental yield benchmarks and where ...
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taxes and costs to buy a property in the French Alps

Purchase Taxes and Costs When Buying a Prope...

16 June 2023
A full 2026 guide to purchase taxes and costs when buying French Alps property — notaire fees, VAT, wealth tax, ong ...
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New-Build Ski Property VAT Refund

The 20% VAT Refund on New-Build French Ski P...

16 June 2023
The 2026 guide to the 20% VAT refund on new-build French ski property — eligibility, para-hôtelier requirements, pa ...
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How to register with French Revenue the first time

How to Register with the French Tax Authorit...

16 June 2023
How to register with the French tax authority for the first time as a non-resident property owner in 2026 — SPI, nu ...
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The French Property Usage Declaration — What...

14 June 2023
The 2026 guide to the French property usage declaration — annual filing requirements for non-resident owners, deadl ...
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