Service France

Sykes Anderson contributes to a number of well known mazagines and internet sites which relate specifically to the French Property market. Some of the articles below have been featured in French Property News or French Entrée.

Conveyancing Articles

• Effect of Chancellor's New Capital Gain Tax and Non-Domicile Tax Rules on investors in French Leasebacks
• Buying a French property company
• Changes to the French 3% tax on the market value of French Land
• Swimming Pools and Pontoons
• Buying a Property with a Change of Planning Permission
• “Lesion” - dangers of buying French property at an undervalue.
• Capital Gains on Sale of a French Property by a UK Limited Company
• Renting Out Your Property in France
• Tax Agents Fees for Capital Gains on Sales of French Property
• Liability to VAT: What are the rules in France? Q and A
• Fondation du Patrimoine
• Changes to the French law relating to VAT on leasebacks
• Buying a leaseback with your SIPP and yourself
• Financing your property purchase via a Monaco bank
• How ROI residents can use Irish pension money to buy French property
• The Hypothèque Rechargeable
• Time limits for applying for a mortgage
• Pollution and natural risks relating to French property - new rules in force from 1st June 2006
• Buying French property by buying shares in an SCI
• Pre-Contract Enquiries
• Buying new build property
• Buying residential property in France FAQ's
• Selling a French Property - Contractual Issues
• Buyer's liability for Agent's Commission and Money Sous la table
• Fees on purchasing French Property
• French Conveyancing procedure
• French property sale and purchase in sterling
• VAT and French property
• FAQ's on fees for buying French property with a SIPP