Buying or Selling a Tenanted Property in France? The Lease Survives the Sale
In France the lease follows the walls. Article 1743 hands the tenant to your buyer, deposit obligations included, and the congé pour vendre is the only clean way to sell empty. What buyers inherit, what sellers keep, and where the traps are.
Who Can Actually Sign Your French Lease? Indivision, Usufruct and SCI Traps That Get Tenants Evicted
After an inheritance or through a family SCI, many foreign landlords sign French leases without fully owning the property. Article 595, article 815-3 and the two-thirds rule decide whether that lease stands - or gets the tenant evicted.
A Sewer Three Villages Away No Longer Sets Your Price: France’s Terrain à Bâtir Ruling (2026)
France's Constitutional Court has rewritten how expropriated land is priced in multi-site ZACs: your parcel can no longer be denied building-land value because a distant site lacks pipes. What the 19 June 2026 réserve changes for owners.
The Agent’s Licence: How to Check a French Estate Agent, and Who Pays When They Get It Wrong
Every French estate agent operates behind a licence, a financial guarantee and compulsory insurance. How to verify the carte professionnelle in two minutes, what protects your deposit, and the case law making agents answer for the deals they touch.
The Agent’s Commission: What You Owe a French Estate Agent, and When You Owe Nothing
France hangs an agent’s entire right to payment on a written mandate, a register number and a completed sale. When the commission is owed, who owes it, and the five decades of case law on agents who tried to get paid anyway.
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.