The English Investor

The English Investor is a lawyer qualified in New York, England & Wales and Paris (Georgetown Law, Sciences Po), with more than a decade in private practice and French property held through his own SCIs. Every claim on this site is backed by an official source you can check. More on the About page.

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Démembrement: Giving Your Children a French Home While You Keep the Use

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Giving your children the bare ownership of a French home while you keep the usufruct cuts French gift tax and leaves nothing more to pay on your death. Here's who pays for repairs, why the wealth tax still bites, and how HMRC may see the same deed.

UK Moves to End Double Tax on French SCIs: What Changes for UK Owners, and When

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If you live in the UK and own a let French property through an SCI, the same rent can be taxed twice. The UK now plans a credit for the French tax, with claims from early 2028: what it could save, and what is still open.

France Writes Your Rent Schedule for You: Below-Market Rent and the Maths of Keeping a Good Tenant

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In France you can’t lift a sitting tenant’s rent to market whenever you like: the law sets the timetable, and in tight-market zones even a new tenant’s rent is capped. We run the numbers on when keeping a good tenant beats chasing the market.

Selling a French Property From the UK or Abroad: the Steps in Order

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Every step of selling a French property while you live abroad, in order: the reports, the agent, the preliminary contract, signing remotely, the French tax the notaire takes, and the UK side.

Can Your Neighbours in France Force You to Soundproof Your Flat?

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A French court can order an owner to soundproof a flat when the noise from it is abnormal, even where a new floor meets the national standard. We explain the rules, two key rulings, the four steps from complaint to court order, and what tenants can and can’t demand.

French Home Prices Fell 0.8% in a Year to June 2026: What It Means If You Own From Abroad

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French home prices fell 0.8% in the year to mid-2026, with houses down 1.3% and flats almost unchanged. We break down the notaires’ figures by city, explain why the 4% mortgage line matters, and what it all means if you sell or buy from abroad.
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The Golden Cage: The Complete Guide to Owning Shares in a French SCI

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So, you have successfully navigated the French bureaucracy. You have your Société Civile Immobilière (SCI), the K-bis is in the safe, and the champagne has been...

The English Investor Guide: How to Create a Société Civile in France

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For many British investors looking across the Channel, the dream of owning French property—whether a Parisian apartment or a farmhouse in Dordogne—often leads to...

How to Continue Trading on Interactive Brokers After a PDT Flag (Even If You’ve Used Your One-Time Reset)

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TL;DR (April 2026) — You've used your one-time IBKR PDT reset and you're stuck. The three workarounds that actually keep you trading: (1) switch...

How to Airbnb in France (2026): Rules, Taxes and the Le Meur Crackdown

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Last Updated: June 2026 (originally July 2025) – Thinking of investing in short-term rentals (à la Airbnb) in France? You’re not alone. But be warned: France has...

UK House Prices in 2026: The Market That Stopped Inflating

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The 2026 update to our UK housing guide: essentially flat headline prices, a two-speed regional split, the April 2025 stamp duty reset, collapsed net migration, and what it all means for buyers and investors.

France’s Political Turmoil Revisited: What Actually Happened to British Households

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The April 2026 update to our December 2024 piece: three French prime ministers in fifteen months, Le Pen's conviction and 2027 ban, the OAT-Bund spread at 74bps, and how much of the predicted UK ripple effect actually arrived.
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