Build wealth with French rental property, wherever you live
Your tenants repay the loan, your savings can stay invested, and you never need to fly in. We source the apartment, negotiate the price, renovate and furnish it, find the tenant and manage the letting, in eleven French cities. You make the decisions; we do the work on the ground.
For international investors, with projects typically from €500,000. English-speaking advisers. Fees published in full.
Old Lille: bought, renovated, furnished and let by our team.
260projects completed since 2020
200+renovations managed
400+rental units under management
30+countries where our clients live
Internal data, October 2026.
Why France
The tenant pays the bank. Your savings keep working.
French banks lend for buy-to-let purchases, including to people who live abroad. The rent covers most of the monthly repayment, so a modest amount of your own money controls a much larger asset.
Many of our clients go one step further. Instead of putting their savings down as a deposit, they keep them invested, for example in a global equity fund, and pledge that portfolio to the bank as security. The property is financed, and the portfolio keeps compounding.
One sum of money, two jobs: it secures the loan and stays invested. Illustration based on our 25-year worked example.
IRR calculator
See what your money could earn
Enter your project's details and get the internal rate of return on your money in seconds, with your savings as a deposit or kept invested and pledged. Rent, loan, resale and portfolio are all included.
The average French mortgage rate was 3.40% in September 2026, excluding insurance (Observatoire Crédit Logement/CSA). The non-resident applications handled by our partner brokers are usually priced between 3.4% and 4.2%.
A notary-led purchase
Every sale is signed before a French notary, who checks the title, collects the taxes and verifies the origin of the funds. You can sign through a power of attorney, without travelling.
Rents that can follow inflation
With a rent review clause in the lease, the rent can be adjusted once a year in line with the IRL, the official rent index that Insee publishes every quarter. The exception: homes rated F or G on the energy performance certificate cannot have their rent increased.
Tax you can plan for
Rent from French property is taxed in France, at a minimum rate of 20% for non-residents. Landlords who let furnished can deduct depreciation, which often keeps taxable profit low for years. Read the tax guide.
How it works
From first call to first rent, without a single trip
Six stages, one team. You approve every decision that commits your money; we handle everything else and report as we go.
Most of the apartments we buy need work. That is where the rent and the resale value go up, and where most remote investors get stuck. Our own works team handles it, with photo reports at each stage.
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Kitchen, Mulhouse
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Kitchen and dining area
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Where we invest
Eleven cities, chosen for rental demand
From Paris and Nice to higher-yield markets such as Mulhouse, Le Havre and the Lille metropolis. On the projects we publish, gross yields range from under 4% in Paris to over 11% for a house share in Roubaix, depending on the city and the property.
We will tell you plainly which city fits your budget and goals, including when the answer is not one of ours.
Lille metropolis
Le Havre
Paris
Mulhouse
Bordeaux
Toulouse
Montpellier
Marseille
Nice
Lille metropolis: Lille, Roubaix and Tourcoing.
What our clients say
Rated 4.9 out of 5 by our clients
★★★★★
Very happy with my first property project with Expat'Immo, run from Singapore. I used them alongside other similar services, and it was night and day: the quality of the opportunities and information, the team's responsiveness, professionalism, transparency. From the search to the signing, the works and the letting management, they were faultless. I am already planning my next project.
Clément P. · Investing from Singapore
★★★★★
Living abroad, I used Expat'Immo to buy a property in Marseille. The service is simply impeccable. William was very available and full of advice to help me make the right choice. Once the purchase was done, Marie, the architect, ran the renovation masterfully, with remarkable initiative and professionalism, for a beautiful final result. I really recommend Expat'Immo, especially for non-residents like me.
Paco D. · Living abroad, bought in Marseille
★★★★★
A great adventure with Expat'Immo on our first rental investment. Excellent support and a lot of explanation along the way: you really are taken by the hand. We especially liked the turnkey, à la carte service. We highly recommend it and will very likely do it again.
Yes. French law does not restrict property purchases by nationality or country of residence. The sale is signed before a notary, and every buyer goes through anti-money-laundering checks on the origin of funds. Financing is the harder part, which is why we work with brokers who specialise in non-resident borrowers.
Do I need to travel to France to buy?
No. We visit for you, send videos and a written report, and you can sign through a power of attorney. Some of our clients only see their apartment once it is already let.
What does Expat'Immo charge?
7.2% of the purchase price, VAT included, for a turnkey purchase, with a minimum of €9,600 and a maximum of €28,800, due only when the sale completes. Works supervision is 10% of the works budget, and management 5% to 7% of rents plus VAT. Full details on our fees page.
Which language will we work in?
English or French, as you prefer. Antoine and Isabelle, who look after clients abroad, both speak English. Legal documents such as the notarial deed are in French, and we go through them with you in English.
Get a clear plan for your French investment in 30 minutes
A free video call with Antoine or Isabelle. You leave knowing your budget, your financing options and the cities that fit, whether or not you work with us afterwards.
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