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How to rent your Paris property as a movie location

December 26, 2013

Renting your apartment to a film company as a location or for a photo shoot can be rewarding. How do you go about it and...

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Haussmannian buildings: the signature architecture of Paris

December 24, 2013

The way Paris looks today owes much to Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann, Prefect of the Seine in the mid-19th century. The...

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Real estate prices in Paris by subway station

December 12, 2013

In central Paris you are rarely more than 500 meters (1/3 mile) from a métro (subway) station – it’s one of the densest...

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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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