https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed How much on average do people in France pay their landlord a month - and how does that compare across the country? New figures show some glaring differences across France that might make you think about moving. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160119/what-can-you-get-for-the-average-rent-price-around-france Tue, 19 Jan 2016 11:39:12 +0100 what-can-you-get-for-the-average-rent-price-around-france France's freshly fired trade minister didn't pay his rent for some three years and was threatened with eviction before finally coming up with the money. The news comes just after 'tax irregularties' ended his mere two-week stint in the reshuffled cabinet. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140910/french-leader-didnt-pay-his-rent-for-three-years Wed, 10 Sep 2014 11:52:00 +0200 french-leader-didnt-pay-his-rent-for-three-years Starting in September France is finally going to cap the sometimes outrageous ‘agency fees’ renters have to pay when signing the lease for a new apartment. It will mean paying less for some, but not all French ‘locataires’. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140731/new-law-caps-exorbitant-agency-fees-in-france Thu, 31 Jul 2014 14:07:00 +0200 new-law-caps-exorbitant-agency-fees-in-france In order to buy a 56-square-metre apartment in central Paris most buyers would have to spend the equivalent of two decades of their pay, according to a new study. It’s not much better in the rest of the city. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140404/20-years-pay-to-pay-a-flat-in-paris-2 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 12:30:00 +0200 20-years-pay-to-pay-a-flat-in-paris-2 Social services in Paris made a shocking discovery when they found four children, aged between two months and six years old, they believe have been kept locked in the same apartment since birth by their parents. The two eldest "could barely talk or walk". https://www.thelocal.fr/20140320/four-wild-kids-locked-in-apartment-since-birth Thu, 20 Mar 2014 14:23:00 +0100 four-wild-kids-locked-in-apartment-since-birth Reports in France over the weekend linked a "love nest" allegedly used by President François Hollande and actress Julie Gayet to two figures with connections to the Corsican mob. It is the latest twist in a tale that is dominating the headlines in France on Monday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140113/hollande-gayet-mafia-love-nest-ferucci-affair-french-president Mon, 13 Jan 2014 13:14:00 +0100 hollande-gayet-mafia-love-nest-ferucci-affair-french-president France is set to sell off its luxury duplex apartment at a legendary address in Manhattan, New York, in another cost measure announced just two weeks after the Elysée Palace revealed it was to sell its presidential wine collection. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130510/france-set-to-sell-lavish-new-york-apartment Fri, 10 May 2013 20:07:00 +0200 france-set-to-sell-lavish-new-york-apartment