french inheritance tax
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Question: My wife and I are married, dual-national British/French, and live full-time in France. We have two children living in the UK. In 2025, we made our last will via...
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The European Commission has published important clarifications regarding France’s controversial amendments to its inheritance law, offering some reassurance to British nationals who own property or assets in France. However, whilst...
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Matthew Cameron, a member of our French Legal Services team, has contributed to the March–April edition of French Property News, where he examines key issues surrounding French inheritance. Cross-border succession...
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Yes, you can gift property in France, but the gift is taxed in France when it is made rather than when you die. In 2026, each parent can give up...
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Question: I keep receiving letters from my French bank regarding my late husband’s accounts. He died resident in France in 2022 leaving an Australian Will. I’m not sure whether the...
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Question: I am selling my French house and moving back to the UK. I am wondering how to ‘cancel’ my French Will as this mentions the house and some other...
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Preparing a Will is a vital aspect of estate planning, and for UK residents who own a holiday home in France, seeking professional advice from a solicitor in England and...
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In general, most people will only ever have a single valid Will in operation at any one time in their lives. However, where individuals own property in different countries and...
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It is perhaps a consequence of the pandemic that we have seen a marked increase in the number of French property owners looking to pass their home to their children:...
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French reserved heirship is a mechanism that has been enshrined in French inheritance law since Napoleonic times and is intended to protect close family members, and in particular children on...
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One of the many impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic is that some people have been re-evaluating where and how they wish to spend their holidays, not just this year but...
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Despite the devastating impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on us over the past year, none of us can lose sight of the fact that the UK is shortly to...
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