Find all our practical guides, analysis and advice for managing your rentals.
Distinguish French rent indexation, agreed works, reletting and renewal increases: conditions, timing, local limits and energy ratings before calculating rent.
Replacement housemates, agreed changes, guarantees and signatures: prepare a precise French lease amendment and identify the legal checks needed.
Compare ordinary French mobility and nine-month student leases: eligibility, duration, deposits, charges, notice and what happens when the furnished lease ends.
Expected rent, cash received, expenses, loan payments and reserves: build an annual rental budget without confusing gross yield, cash flow and taxable profit.
Compare personal guarantees, security deposits and Visale in France: scope, limits, documentation, activation and restrictions on combining protection.
Water, heating, lifts, maintenance and waste tax: distinguish recoverable French rental charges from owner costs with a practical table and examples.
Understand joint liability in French shared housing: rent debts, departures, replacements, the maximum tail period and guarantors, with a dated worked example.
Compare joint and individual shared-housing leases in France: rent, deposits, joint liability, departures and replacements, with practical document checks.
Manage a flatmate’s departure in France: valid notice, replacement, lease amendments, joint liability and deposits, separating moving out from legal obligations.
Identity, address, activity and income: choose permitted supporting documents, check consistency and protect French rental applicants’ and guarantors’ data.
A fridge, hob or washing machine breaks in a French furnished rental: check inventory, maintenance, wear and diagnosis before allocating repair or replacement costs.
For a leak in a French rental, separate emergency action, investigation, cause repairs and damage. Check responsibility, insurance and evidence before allocating costs.