Real Estate

Les Républicains published their May 2026 housing platform 'Libérer le logement' with 12 propositions for the 2027 presidential cycle. Here are the five that would directly rewrite the landlord economics for foreign owners of French property.

The Institut des politiques publiques' May 2026 evaluation of the French rent-control experiment: rents 2-4% lower in regulated zones, more than a third of recent leases above the cap, and the experiment expires in November 2026.

The IPP's May 2026 evaluation of French rent control found that of the €612 million transferred from landlords to tenants each year, €181 million is borne by the State and Sécurité sociale via reduced tax receipts on rental income.

A 7 May 2026 Cour de cassation ruling holds the buyer personally liable for €150,000 of damages — the full agent commission — when knowledge of the agent's right to fee, plus a behaviour pattern of evasion, evidences manœuvres frauduleuses under articles 1200 and 1240 of the Code civil.

What's the difference between a compromis de vente and a promesse de vente? Here's the structural map for foreign buyers — the 10-day rétractation, the loi Scrivener financing condition, séquestre vs indemnité d'immobilisation, and remote signing via apostille.

Most UK, US, Canadian and Australian sellers of French property need to appoint a représentant fiscal accrédité before the notarial closing. Here is the structural map — when the requirement applies, the three automatic dispenses, the post-Brexit shift, and what it costs.