The Foreign Owner’s Tax Map of France: What 47 Expat Towns Really Charge
Official 2025 rates for the 47 French towns where foreign buyers concentrate: a 3.3x spread, the 90% club in the Dordogne, eleven towns with 60% second-home surcharges, and Paris up 50% in five years.
Beyond 90 Days: the Long-Stay Visitor Visa for French Second-Home Owners (2026)
Owning a French home gives you zero right to stay past 90 days. The visitor visa fixes that: VLS-T vs VLS-TS, what the consulate wants to see, the real 2026 costs, and the two clocks - Schengen and tax - that owners most often confuse.
Anatomy of a French Tax Bill: the Avis de Taxe Foncière, Translated Line by Line
France's property-tax bill, decoded box by box on a real anonymised 2025 avis: what every line means in English, how the €1,016 total is built, what to check before paying, and how to contest it.
The €77,000 Letter: France’s Top Court Tightens the Fast Track for Unpaid Copropriété Charges
A co-owner €77,000 in arrears walked away from a fast-track judgment because the syndic's demand letter lumped the sums together. What the Cour de cassation's 18 June 2026 ruling means for every foreign co-owner in France.
The Jeanbrun Housing Bill (Relance Logement): What It Would Mean for Foreign Owners of French Property
France's Relance Logement bill would sweeten the Jeanbrun tax break and hand F and G homes a renovation-for-reprieve deal, but the Conseil d'Etat has filled the margins with warnings. Here is what foreign owners need to know.
LMNP Tax Calculator: Micro-BIC vs Régime Réel Break-Even (2026)
A free calculator that shows whether micro-BIC or régime réel leaves you with less taxable income on your French furnished rental, built on the verified 2026 allowances.