Paris · Inheritance · International
Inheriting an apartment in Paris while living abroad
You live in London, Brussels, New York or Budapest, and a Paris apartment comes to you. Story’s, whose team works in French and English, takes care of everything on the spot: valuation, sale or letting, together with the notaire.
- 4.7/564 Google reviews · Paris
- 4.8/532 Google reviews · Cluny
- Since 2015independent agency
- Guarantee 110 000 €client funds protected
- Licensed estate agentCCI Paris Île-de-France
Your eyes on the spotVisits, photographs, inventories, craftsmen: we report to you at every step, in French or English.
Signing remotelyPower of attorney, electronic signature, video call with the notaire: the sale happens without travelling.
Sell or letWe put figures on both options, and can manage the apartment if you prefer to keep it.
Doing everything from abroad
The notaire handling the estate can be chosen in France, and every step can be carried out remotely. For the sale, each heir signs a power of attorney, before a notary or at the French consulate in their country, apostilled where required; some notaires also offer signing the deed by video call.
On the spot, we do what an heir would do if they lived in Paris: collect the keys, organise the sorting and clearing, meet the managing agent, order the surveys, show buyers round.
Tax for a non-resident seller
Inheritance tax on an apartment located in France is due in France, subject to tax treaties. On a sale, the capital gain is taxed in France at 19%; social charges are 17.2%, or 7.5% for people covered by the social security system of a country in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland.
A seller domiciled outside the European Economic Area must in principle appoint a tax representative when the price exceeds €150,000. The notaire will guide you; we build these points into the sale timetable.
Keeping the apartment and letting it
Many heirs living abroad choose to keep a foothold in Paris. Furnished or unfurnished letting, rent control, energy rating: our property management in Paris takes care of everything and pays you the rent every month, wherever you are.
Our references
Recently sold by Story’s in Paris
39 homes sold by Story’s in Paris and the inner suburbs; here are the most recent.
Our Paris sales by arrondissement: 18th (7) · 11th (6) · 3rd (5) · 15th (5) · 5th (2) · 12th (2) · 17th (2) · 19th (2) · 1st (1) · 4th (1)
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What our clients say
The public Google ratings of our two agencies, updated daily.
Story's Paris
4.7
★★★★★★★★★★64 Google reviews
Story's Cluny
4.8
★★★★★★★★★★32 Google reviews
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to come to Paris to sell?
No. A power of attorney is enough for the signature, and we organise the viewings and the preparation of the apartment on the spot.
In which language is the follow-up?
French or English: written reports, video calls and translated documents if needed.
What is the deadline for the inheritance tax return?
Six months when the death occurred in metropolitan France, one year in other cases, whatever country the heirs live in.