Letting your apartment furnished in Paris: the landlord's guide

Why let furnished in Paris?

Furnished letting appeals to many Parisian owners because it meets real demand from tenants on the move: students, young professionals and executives on assignment. It also has constraints worth knowing before you decide.

• Flexibility: the lease lasts 1 year, which makes it easier to get your property back.

• Rent: Paris rent control sets separate reference rents for furnished properties.

• Taxation: furnished letting is generally taxed under BIC, often through the LMNP regime (to be validated with your accountant).

• Trade-offs: more frequent tenant turnover, furniture to maintain and a detailed inventory at each move-in and move-out.

The furnished lease: the rules to know

• Term: 1 year, renewed automatically, or 9 months for a student (no automatic renewal).

• Security deposit: maximum 2 months' rent excluding charges.

• Tenant's notice: 1 month.

• Landlord's notice: 3 months before the end of the lease, for a legal reason (taking the property back, sale, legitimate and serious reason).

• Documents: move-in and move-out condition reports, furniture inventory and mandatory diagnostics, including the DPE.

The property must include a minimum amount of furniture set by decree (decree of 31 July 2015): bedding with a duvet or blanket, window coverings in bedrooms, hobs, an oven or microwave, a refrigerator with a freezer compartment, tableware, kitchen utensils, a table and seats, storage, light fittings and cleaning equipment. To compare with an unfurnished lease, see our page on the furnished or unfurnished lease (Loi 1989). If you prefer the stability of a long lease, see our unfurnished rental guide.

Furnished rent in Paris: rent control

In Paris, rent control applies to furnished lettings. Each sector has a reference rent, with a maximum (majorated) and a minimum (minorated) level, depending on the number of rooms, the construction period and whether the property is furnished. A rent supplement is only possible if the property has exceptional location or comfort features compared with similar properties in the same sector.

Our rent estimator applies these references and gives you a range in a few minutes, for a furnished or unfurnished property.

Furnished rental taxation: the LMNP regime

A landlord letting furnished is generally taxed on industrial and commercial profits (BIC), very often under the non-professional furnished landlord (LMNP) regime. They can then choose the micro-BIC regime or the actual (réel) regime, which allows deduction of expenses and depreciation.

The right regime depends on your income, your property and your plans. We guide you to our partners through our legal and tax advisory.

Standard furnished lease, Mobility Lease or Company Lease?

Depending on how long your tenants stay, other contracts may suit you better than a standard furnished lease:

• The Mobility Lease: stays of 1 to 10 months, for tenants on training, assignment or internship.

• The Company Lease: a company rents the property to house its employees.

• The Loi 1989 lease, furnished or unfurnished: for a long-term primary residence.

Our support for your furnished letting

• Showcasing and letting: preparing the property, targeted marketing and rigorous tenant selection, with a review of rent-guarantee insurance (GLI) eligibility.

• Compliance: compliant lease and inventory, rent that respects rent control, DPE checked before letting.

• Day-to-day management: tailor-made property management, from rent receipts to technical follow-up, with a single point of contact.

• Value enhancement: advice on staging your property with our network of partners.

Is your property in another arrondissement?

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