The English Investor

The English Investor is the go-to English-language resource for British and foreign property investors in France. Written by a tri-qualified lawyer, the site covers legal structures, French and UK tax, rental regulations, and practical advice for buying, holding and managing French real estate — in plain English, grounded in current French law.

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French Squatter Law in 2026: The Loi Anti-Squat Explained for British Landlords

Squatters in your French property? Since the loi anti-squat of 27 July 2023, you can be out in days, not months — if you know which procedure applies. The 2026 guide for British landlords: prefectoral fast-track, criminal penalties, and the domicile trap most guides miss.

How to Evict a French Tenant: The Complete 2026 Guide for British Landlords

Evicting a tenant in France is slow and procedural — but it is possible. The complete 2026 guide for British landlords: the 8-step procedure, the délais, the trêve hivernale, the loi anti-squat 2023, and what to do when the préfet refuses to send the police.

Lecornu Just Softened the DPE Letting Ban: What British Landlords Need to Know

PM Sébastien Lecornu just unveiled a housing bill that softens the DPE F/G letting ban: landlords can keep letting, provided they sign a renovation contract. Three years for houses, five for flats — here's what British landlords need to know.

The French DPE in 2026: What British Landlords Need to Know Before the Next Rental Ban

France's 2026 DPE rules silently re-score electric-heated homes, pull smaller copropriétés into the collective-DPE net, and move the rental ban closer to F-rated stock. Here's what British landlords need to check before they re-let.

How to maximize your Council Tax refund: the 2026 guide

A 2025-26 walk-through of every legitimate route to a lower UK Council Tax bill or an outright refund — band challenges, single-occupier and SMI disregards, the new 100% second-home premium, CTR, and moving-out refunds.

TEOM and REOM: The French Household-Waste Tax Explained for British Investors (2026)

What the TEOM and REOM actually are, who pays, how they're calculated, whether you can recharge them to tenants, and how to claim a refund when your French property sits empty — a complete 2026 guide for British investors.