Tax & Regulation

Real Estate

Marine Le Pen’s Housing Programme: What the RN Would Change for Foreign Owners of French Property (2027)

The Rassemblement national wants to scrap the IFI, the second-home surcharge, rent control and the DPE letting bans, and cut the capital gains clock to 15 years. Measure by measure, what would change for a foreign owner, what the numbers really say, and how much of it could happen after April 2027.
Real Estate

Your Holiday-Let Guest Won’t Leave? France’s Préfet Can Now Evict Them in Days, but the Squatter Penalty Was Struck Out

Since 20 August 2026 a guest who stays on after a French holiday-let booking ends can be removed by the préfet in days, without a court. The Conseil constitutionnel kept the eviction and struck out the squatter penalties. What the law says, how the procedure runs, and why the phenomenon it targets barely exists.
Real Estate

Paris Rent Control Is Losing Its Grip: 46% of Listings Now Breach the Cap, Eleven Weeks Before It Expires

Nearly half of Paris rental listings now sit above the legal ceiling, up from 31 percent a year ago, with the cap due to lapse on 24 November unless the Senate acts on 21 October. What the 2026 barometer measured, who is overshooting, and what a foreign landlord should do before relisting.
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Ma Prime Logement Décent: the French Grant That Pays up to 90% of a Wreck’s Repairs, and Who Actually Gets It

France’s Anah pays 60 to 90 percent of heavy works on a degraded home, up to €70,000, for modest households who live in it. Who qualifies (residents, not holiday-home owners), the five ways a house qualifies, the strings, the sister aid for landlords with no income test, and how to apply in the right order.
Real Estate

Made in Europe or No Bonus: France Rewrites the Heat-Pump Grant Rules (1 September 2026)

From 1 September 2026 the coup de pouce chauffage pays for a heat pump only if the model is on a State-approved, European-assembled list. What changed, who still qualifies (second homes do not get the bonus), the solar twist, and the date that decides everything.

LMNP in France (2026): The Furnished-Rental Tax Status That Wipes Out Tax on Rent

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LMNP (Loueur en Meublé Non Professionnel) is one of the most powerful tax tools available to British investors buying property in France. Here's everything you need to know about the furnished rental tax status — from how it works and who qualifies, to the real tax savings it can deliver.

Your French Neighbours Can Now Vote to Ban Your Airbnb — and the Courts Just Said That’s Fine

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A French appeals court has upheld a copropriété vote banning short-term tourist rentals under the Loi Le Meur. What this landmark ruling means for Airbnb investors in France — and what you should check in your own building rules.

Capital Gains Tax on French Property: How Non-Residents Are Taxed (and How to Reduce It)

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Complete guide to French capital gains tax (plus-value immobilière) for non-residents in 2026. Rates, the new 17-year taper relief schedule, exemptions, SCI implications, and strategies to legally reduce your tax bill when selling property in France.

How to claim EIS and SEIS tax relief

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A 2026 refresh of our EIS and SEIS guide: the doubled SEIS limits, the schemes now running to 2035, the April 2026 expansion of EIS company thresholds, and the four ways to actually claim the relief.
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