How to Rent in France - Renting Explained by a French Native

Renting in France in 2025 or 2026? Here’s the full step-by-step guide to finding a place, understanding French leases, building a rental “dossier”, and avoiding nasty surprises like capped agency fees, DPE rules, and notice periods. In this video, I explain French rental vocabulary (loyer, charges, état des lieux, dépôt de garantie/caution), where to search (Le Bon Coin, SeLoger, PAP + expat sites), the 3 main lease types (location vide, location meublée, bail mobilité), how much you pay upfront, how rent increases work (IRL), and why DPE now matters more than ever. PATREON:   / johnnybenoit   BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/johnny_benoit MY FRENCH BOOKS (I'm a writer): On Amazon US: https://shorturl.at/4AZXm On Amazon UK: https://shorturl.at/iM31J On Amazon France: https://shorturl.at/bpHem On Amazon Spain: https://shorturl.at/n8uii On Amazon Germany: https://shorturl.at/yyaQl on Amazon Canada: https://tinyurl.com/52bke5zx For your CURRENCY EXCHANGE needs, use my link (affiliate): https://onboarding.paydirect.io/forex... #RentingInFrance #MovingToFrance #France2025 #francerentals #frenchrentalmarket #movingtofrance #lifeinfrance #livinginfrance #expatsinfrance #expatlifeinfrance #franceguide #france2025 #francehousing #apartmenthunting #findanapartment #rentinparis #parisrentals #frenchlease #bail #baildeLocation #locationvide #locationmeublee #bailmobilite #dossier #dossierlocation #dossierfacile #dossierfacilefr #garant #guarantor #visale #actionlogement #caution #depotdegarantie #etatdeslieux #etatdeslieuxdentree #etatdeslieuxdesortie #loyer #chargescomprises #loyerhorscharges #honorairesdagence #agenceimmobiliere #tenantrightsfrance #preavis #zonetendue #irl #indicedereferencedesloyers #insee #dpe #diagnosticdeperformanceenergetique #passoirethermique #assurancehabitation #adilinformations #cartedesloyers #leboncoin #seloger #logicimmo #papfr #housinganywhere #spotahome #studapart #morningcroissant