When the man, who was not identified in court papers, bought the 1,614m2 plot in a hamlet in the commune of Pré-Saint-Martin, ...

When you sell a second home for more than you paid for it, capital gains tax applies. For properties not classed as a main ...

It means two to four days of heatwave conditions are likely in the north, before Storm Dexter hits northern Europe and in ...

French law attaches a great deal to the rights of property owners, but there is a little-known way to gain possession of a dwelling or land after the lapse of a certain period of time. Usucapion can ...

The wildfire currently raging in the Aude department has become the largest in France for more than half a century, with at ...

It is not always possible for authorities to determine the origin of wildfires however the Ministry of Agriculture has ...

Double-figure increases and decreases have been recorded, such as in Trouville-sur-Mer (+14.3%) and Menton (-11%) ...

The majority of departments in France are now facing reminders or restrictions on tap water usage as the summer drought ...

Drivers heading to Italy for their summer holidays are being warned over automatic fines they can receive for driving in ...

Discover the ongoing impact of France's largest wildfire since 1949, as the Aude blaze burns over 16,000 hectares, leaving destruction in its wake and prompting mass evacuations.