Gyro Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Hi I own an apartment in France but unfortunately we are moving back to Ireland next month. Will I still have to pay tax d'habitation in France?What do I need to do before I leave?I heard I need to cut off the water and gas.Have a invoice from a removals company?How does it work if I do the removal myself?Any advice is apreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsnips Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 [quote user="Gyro"]Hi I own an apartment in France but unfortunately we are moving back to Ireland next month. Will I still have to pay tax d'habitation in France?What do I need to do before I leave?I heard I need to cut off the water and gas.Have a invoice from a removals company?How does it work if I do the removal myself?Any advice is apreciated[/quote]Hi, If the property is habitable (ie weatherproof and with services available) then you have to pay taxe d'habitation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 [quote user="parsnips"][quote user="Gyro"]Hi I own an apartment in France but unfortunately we are moving back to Ireland next month. Will I still have to pay tax d'habitation in France?What do I need to do before I leave?I heard I need to cut off the water and gas.Have a invoice from a removals company?How does it work if I do the removal myself?Any advice is apreciated[/quote]If the property is habitable (ie weatherproof and with services available) then you have to pay taxe d'habitation[/quote]My understanding was that if the property does not contain enough furniture to be habitable, then you are exempt from TdH:http://vosdroits.service-public.fr/F13038.xhtmlBUT you may be subject to either:The Taxe d'habitation sur les logements vacants (THLV)http://vosdroits.service-public.fr/F17293.xhtmlOR:The Taxe sur les logements vacants (TLV)http://vosdroits.service-public.fr/F2847.xhtmldepending on where it is located (list of TLV-affected communes at http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000000575116&dateTexte=)RegardsPickles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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