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.
IFI: The French Wealth Tax on Real Estate — Complete Guide for British Investors (2026)
France's IFI wealth tax on real estate catches out British investors faster than they expect — a €1.3M threshold, a worldwide-income cap that does not apply to non-residents, and a 21 May 2026 online filing deadline. Here's the complete 2026 guide.
The British Buyer’s Guide to Moving GBP to EUR for a French Property Purchase
A no-nonsense, unaffiliated look at the best ways to move GBP to EUR for a French property purchase — Wise, Revolut, CurrencyFair, specialist brokers and high-street banks, compared on cost, speed and safety.