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The voluntary increase in stamp duty on French real estate transactions remains applicable from March 1st 2014

December 10, 2013

Real estate transactions in France are subject to stamp duty, which the buyer pays. The rate is currently 5.09% of the...

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Paris real estate sales during the 3rd quarter of 2013

December 3, 2013

Paris notaires (officials who handle property transactions) recently issued figures for real estate sales during the 3rd...

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Tax relief on real estate sales in France: the latest on the capital gains regime

November 14, 2013

In August, we reported on the much-welcomed tax relief on real estate sales, which was immediately applied to any sale...

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French real estate compared to other investment vehicles

October 31, 2013

In recent decades, bricks and mortar have proved the surest bet for a profitable investment over a 10-year period,...

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Developments in French property sales to non-residents

October 29, 2013

The average price per sale of French properties to non-residents increased by 5% in 2012 over 2011, although transaction...

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Who Owns Paris Real Estate?

October 23, 2013

If courtiers of the Sun King, Louis XIV, came back today they would be astonished at the changes time has wrought on the...

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European Real Estate Trends: Foreign Investors Target Paris

October 18, 2013

The real estate market in Europe is experiencing significant variation by country in 2013. The good news is that, while...

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Russian, Chinese and Middle Eastern buyers give the French prestige property market a boost

October 16, 2013

Buyers from outside Europe – notably from Russia, China and the Middle East – are snapping up French luxury homes in the...

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How to reduce the cost of co-ownership charges in Paris

October 14, 2013

Apartment buildings are subject to shared co-ownership expenses (charges de copropriété). Co-owners in Paris pay on...

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Real estate prices in Paris: a guided tour of the arrondissements

October 9, 2013

Following the trend throughout France, real estate prices are dipping slightly in almost every Paris arrondissement....

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France Leads European Real Estate

September 10, 2013

Financial regulators and rating agencies have named France the strongest real estate market in Europe.  According to...

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Tax relief on real estate sales in France: proposed changes seek to boost market volume

August 28, 2013

President Hollande has made good on his promise to pull back on the dramatic increases in taxes imposed on property...

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