This quiet sunny two bedroom apartment on the 3rd floor with elevator of a 19th century classic cut stone building is located between the Porte Maillot and the charming place St. Ferdinand in the 17th arrondissement.  It benefits from principally western exposure and its position overlooking courtyards on each side provides a haven in this bustling neighborhood.

Mayor Delanoë continues to press his position that rentals of under one year (9 months to students) are unlawful unless the apartment in question has “commercial”, rather than “residential”, status. Like minds disagree as to whether this position is correct and sustainable in the courts, but either way there are some things that can be […]

An interesting look at who owns investment property that is rented out short term in France and who their renters are.  Perhaps unsurprisingly over 80% of all short term rental apartments are owned by French, followed by Italian, American and Swiss owners.

Despite his threat to vigorously prosecute and end short-term rentals in Paris, to date Mayor Delanoë’s office has done little more than cause a scare. Capital magazine, a Paris-based monthly, interviews Jean-Marc Agnes, President of the Association of Professionals Holiday Rentals (APLM), to get the latest

The allure of living in a Paris pied-à-terre for a week or month, and paying much less than for a hotel room, has created strong demand for vacation rentals in Paris. But its growing popularity has raised the ire of hotels and residential property owners.

A flurry of articles in the French and international press (including the New York Times) created an outcry about a year ago about a crack-down by Mayor Delanoë’s office on short-term rentals of Paris apartments.