Letting & returns
Letting a property in France while living abroad: choosing between seasonal and long-term, screening a tenant, entrusting management to a partner manager. Our guides cover the full cycle, lease after lease.
19 articles
Furnished or unfurnished letting: what changes for a foreign landlord
Furnished or unfurnished letting: lease length, mandatory furniture, notice, tax treatment and upkeep change. The full comparison for a foreign landlord.
Signing a lease remotely: electronic signature and power of attorney
Signing a lease remotely works with a reliable electronic signature: annexes, key handover, check-in inventory and power of attorney, explained step by step.
Online listings and the tourist tax: an owner's obligations
Online listings and the tourist tax: a compliant listing with its registration number, collection and remittance, the guest register and the records to keep.
Working out rental yield for a property held from abroad
Working out rental yield: the full grid from gross to net, rent, vacancy, service charges, management fees and currency exchange for non-resident owners.
Guest check-in for short lets: delegate it or handle it yourself
Guest check-in for short lets: key handover, cleaning, linen, messaging and incidents, why a shifted time zone changes everything and what to delegate.
Between tenants: a quick turnaround handled from abroad
Turnaround between tenants: the works that help a home relet fast, quotes prepared before check-out and photo validation, all coordinated from abroad.
Screening a tenant from abroad: file, guarantor, delegated viewings
Screening a tenant from abroad: objective criteria, complete file, guarantor, delegated viewing with a written report and a documented final decision.
Securing your rent: guarantees, prevention, arrears
Securing your rent against arrears: prevention, guarantor, deposit, rent-guarantee insurance and the recovery steps, for a French landlord living abroad.
Tax on rental income for non-residents: rules and filings
Rental income tax for non-residents: how France taxes your rent, micro or real regimes, withholding and tax treaties, all explained without a single figure.
End of lease, inventories and deposit, handled from abroad
Ending a lease from abroad: notice period, check-out inventory, key handover, deposit return within the legal deadline and the evidence to keep at every step.
The residential lease: what a non-resident landlord must do
What a non-resident landlord must do: a decent home, diagnostics, repairs, the security deposit and on-site presence you can delegate while living abroad.
Furnished tourist lets: registration, authorisations, limits
Furnished tourist let registration: town-hall declaration, the declaration number on listings, change-of-use authorisation and local caps, explained simply.
Seasonal letting or long-term lease: the absent owner's equation
Seasonal letting or long-term lease: yield, voids, wear, legal limits, tax mechanics and rent security compared for the absent owner, to decide clearly.
Entrusting letting management: what it covers, how to choose it
Entrusting letting management: what a management agreement covers, the clauses to check before signing and how to choose the right managing partner for you.
Letting your French property from abroad: the complete guide
Letting a French property from abroad: formula, preparation, tenant selection, remote signing, a partner manager and tax, the complete path explained.
LMNP depreciation: what the resale clawback really changes
Since 15 February 2025, depreciation deducted under LMNP is clawed back into the capital gain. What it changes in the calculation, and why the actual regime often still wins.
Classifying your tourist let: the procedure and the calculation
Since the reform, classification raises the micro-BIC allowance from 30 to 50 % and the threshold from 15,000 to 77,700 euros. Procedure, criteria, timing and whether it pays.
Having your short-stay let managed from abroad: a guide for the absent owner
Managing a short-stay let from abroad: a partner manager, concierges on the ground, quality control and troubleshooting, without being there a single day.
Short-stay letting in France: the 2026 rules explained simply
Short-stay letting rules in France for 2026: declaring the furnished let, the night cap, change of use, tourist tax and co-ownership, clearly explained.