Six Weeks, Not Two Months: France Rewrites the Unpaid-Rent Clause in Every New Lease
From 1 October 2026 every new French lease gives a non-paying tenant six weeks, not two months, to clear the debt after a commandement de payer. What the new contrat type changes, which clock governs your existing lease, and the procedure that actually gets a property back.
IRL Q2 2026: French Rent Revision for Foreign Landlords (+1.15%)
INSEE's Q2 2026 IRL is 148.37, up 1.15% in a year and accelerating for the first time in two years. What foreign landlords can claim, the DPE freeze that still bites, and the one-year deadline.
Your DPE Says A, the Thermometer Says 36°C: France’s Heat-Trap Homes and How Not to Buy One
A third of France's best-rated homes turn into ovens each summer. What the DPE letter actually measures, the summer-comfort indicator nobody reads, and the checks that spare you from buying a bouilloire thermique.
The Senate Just Rewrote France’s Renovation Deal – and Left Your LMNP Alone
The French Senate adopted the Relance Logement bill on 8 July 2026 - swapping the works threshold for a two-class DPE test and halving the copropriete shield to 18 months, while the landlord amortissement statute lives in the budget law, not this bill. What changes, what does not, and what September can still undo.
France’s Most Controversial Lease: the Bail Code Civil, Your Second Home, and the 2026 Crackdown
The bail Code civil is the correct lease for a French second home - and the contract Paris's mayor calls industrial-scale fraud when it dodges rent control. Where the line runs after the 2026 rulings, the DGCCRF campaign and the bill in parliament.
The Foreign Owner’s Tax Map of France: What 47 Expat Towns Charge in 2025
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.