Owners lend second homes so sick children in France get a holiday We look at the charities matching holiday home owners with struggling families
Second homes in France: locals call for quotas Campaigners in the Basque Country want a quota system to limit new second homes, councillors in Brittany propose housing priority for existing residents
U-turn on strict environmental rules for holiday chalets in France A building firm has won a legal battle to drop costly green regulations for small holiday bungalows
news Eleven people dead after fire at holiday home in France A group of mentally disabled people were on holiday at the property when the blaze broke out on Wednesday morning
House swapping in France gave us a dream family holiday in Grenoble As the cost of living crisis continues to bite, Chrissie McClatchie talks through a low-cost holiday solution
Holiday let owners in France take action over 鈧�200 music royalty bills Members of a holiday rental association have written to their MPs in opposition to the annual payment for premises with devices capable of playing music
Residents鈥� anger after French court suspends short-term rentals rule The court halted a measure designed to balance holiday rentals with long-term rentals in Pays Basque, prompting calls for a march and more legal action
Coronavirus: Can UK friends stay with me at my holiday home? I will be coming to my holiday home in France from the UK in mid July. Can I have friends (also from the UK) to stay for three days? If so, what are the restrictions?
Home exchange bookings in France are back at pre-Covid levels Paris is still the most popular destination but Lyon and Strasbourg are moving up and exceeding pre-Covid figures
French holiday homes face extra 鈥榚mpty鈥� tax Moves to combat Airbnb-type tourist rentals of second homes have seen some communes agree to impose a surtaxe de la taxe d鈥檋abitation which can amount to an extra 60% on part of the tax.
French TV licence for my second home? Do I need a French TV licence at my holiday home? Are there detector vans?
Where to buy property in France: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence If you are looking for peace, quiet and space, you should be looking somewhere like Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
Brexit information campaign: Owners of French second homes A new British public service campaign is launching and will include adverts aimed at people who regularly visit the EU.
UK-France border closure: Can second home owners come? France has now partially lifted its ban on travellers from the UK, but British people with holiday homes in France remain unable to enter
Burglars love your holiday photos, warns French authority Burglars often use social media to know when you are away so they can visit, warns the French authority for data privacy, CNIL ( Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libert茅s ).
France travel: what will be possible this summer? Travel within France is expected to restart this month as the country enters its second stage of deconfinement on June 2.
The importance of tourism in France this summer Jean Viard, director of research for the CNRS at the Centre de Recherches Politiques de Sciences-Po, spoke to Connexion about the importance of the prime minister鈥檚 announcement that tourism can go ahead in July and August.
When can we travel UK to France? Latest information As budget airline EasyJet announces plans to restart flights between the UK and France from June 15, we look at the current official rules on UK-France travel, which have not yet changed.
Will deconfinement affect summer holidays in France? More details have emerged on how summer holidays will be affected within France this year, after the Prime Minister first announced that they would be possible, but admitted that 鈥渕any uncertainties鈥� still exist.
Rural France prepares for summer tourism post-Covid-19 Rural areas of France are preparing to welcome tourists over the summer, as their relatively low population density and open spaces make them ideal destinations as the country remains cautious over Covid-19.
Let France's second-home owners visit empty properties OPINION: Reader Mary Heaton suggests that allowing the owners of second homes in France to visit unoccupied properties for vital maintenance could be regarded as a controlled form of tourism as the coronavirus restrictions are eased.
Confinement: Holiday homes targeted by French police French police in Brittany are clamping down on tourists and holiday homeowners for flouting confinement rules.
See inside: Obama family鈥檚 luxury villa in France Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States, has chosen the Gard (Occitanie) for a week鈥檚 family holiday this summer, and images of the 鈧�55,000-per-week luxury villa have now been revealed.
Au revoir, Normandy, and thanks for the good times Need some last-minute help moving house? You just have to ask your neighbours, says writer Sally-Ann Voak
Effect of donation-partage on CGT in France Some time before a UK resident sells a holiday home in France they may have made a donation-partage to their children (a legal procedure, sharing property among one鈥檚 children in one鈥檚 lifetime; for example giving them a legal right to a house, while retaining lifetime use). In some scenarios this might later have been revoked. How does this affect French capital gains tax and social taxes when it is sold? W.O.
Summer stress of life next to a holiday home We all winced when holiday visitors demanded that church bells be silenced. But this is just the tip of an iceberg.
Status of second home owners in France after Brexit Would people who own a second home in France benefit from any special status after Brexit, whether with a deal or not?
Brexit and second home owners Several readers have contacted us asking why we do not give more coverage to the topic of second home owners and Brexit - we would like to answer.
French g卯te renters demand time change for church bell Parisian renters of a vicarage g卯te in Occitanie have asked the local church to change the time of its usual morning bells, because they do not want to be woken up at 7h on holiday.
Providing internet access in holiday home I plan to do holiday lets at my French second home and will need to provide internet access. How can I help visitors should they have problems with the service if I am in the UK? T.L.
Lighthouse home with pool and sauna on sale for 鈧�1.5m An old Breton lighthouse that has been completely renovated into a six-person studio and home, complete with pool and sauna, is on sale for 鈧�1.56 million.
La Poste opens annual Father Christmas letter service The French postal service has now opened the doors to its 鈥淔ather Christmas secretary鈥� service, inviting children to write in their annual present lists.
Cowbell complaint thrown out in Alps A group of 20 holiday home owners who complained about cowbells in an Alpine village had their plea rejected by the mairie after more than 110,000 signed a counter-petition.
Arcachon is top choice for French second home owners As 麻豆传媒映画 look once more towards buying holiday homes, they are looking at three main locations 鈥� with Arcachon, Deauville and Cassis at the top.
Selling share on holiday home We bought a holiday home with family friends but they now wish to sell their share. What are the formalities involved to transfer full ownership to us? A.F.
