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Succession planning in France can highlight cultural differences

Partner article: Robert Kent of Kentingtons explains why some expatriates are surprised by the French approach to inheritance

Can I sell inherited shares in French home to an investor?

Matthew Cameron of Ashtons Legal answers a reader query

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We also look at what three recent court cases mean for buying a house en viager, giving someone usufruit of your property and getting rid of tenants

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Parents warned on French property handover

Donating the freehold of a property to your children while you maintain use of it could be considered an abuse by the taxman from January 2020, a financial thinktank has warned .

French law can help you enjoy the fruits of your work

Many people have complicated family situations (children from former marriages etc.) and there are many solutions for achieving their inheritance wishes, whether via the EU Succession Regulation or other solutions, but what if we ask: “What do the French do?”

Can unwed partner stay in French home?

I have heard where a couple is not married and the property they live in is owned by one of them, it is possible for the survivor to live in it until his or her death if the couple had concluded a commodat or prêt à usage . Is this true?

Husband wants my grandchildren to inherit

We live in France and have a usufruit will signed six years ago. My husband wants my grandchildren to inherit his share. He has no children. I will leave my share to my two sons. What would go to the grandchildren if I die first?

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Husband wants my grandchildren to inherit