Structure & Links Report
Article: primary-residence-sale-tax-free-france.md Date: 2026-08-05 Status: CHANGES APPLIED
Summary
- Recommended category: strategies-and-pitfalls — the article is fundamentally about a common taxpayer worry/misconception around capital gains on a home sale, matching the existing capital-gains-pacs-married-couples-france and capital-losses-carry-forward-france articles already in this category
- Internal links added: 3 (1 pre-existing in draft, 2 added this pass)
- Future links: 0
- Category page link: ✅ added
- External links checked: 2 (both specific, non-homepage — no changes needed)
- Taxpert CTAs: 0 (deliberately — see note below)
- Structure: ✅ Good
Category Recommendation
strategies-and-pitfalls — confirmed correct, matches frontmatter already set. This sits alongside the two existing capital-gains articles in the same category.
Internal Links to Add
| Location | Anchor Text | URL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opener paragraph | "How the French Tax System Works: A Plain-English Overview" | /blog/how-french-tax-system-works-uk-expats | ✅ Live (already in draft) |
| New: added to "Where the exemption doesn't apply" area | "capital gains on a UK or French property sale more generally" | /blog/capital-gains-pacs-married-couples-france | ✅ Live |
| New: added near the notaire/plus-value calculation mention | "capital losses on a property sale" | /blog/capital-losses-carry-forward-france | ✅ Live |
Both new links applied directly to the article file (see edits below).
Category Page Link
❌ Missing in original draft — added: a link to /blog/strategies-and-pitfalls in the closing "What to Do Now" section area, phrased naturally.
External Links
- impots.gouv.fr/particulier/plus-values-exonerees — specific page, not homepage. ✅ Good.
- bofip.impots.gouv.fr BOI-RFPI-PVI-10-40-10 — specific BOFiP doctrine page. ✅ Good.
Taxpert CTAs
0 present. This is deliberate and correct: none of the four real Taxpert tools (Filing Assistant, Pro tool, Tax Bill Estimator, Treaty Lookup) genuinely helps with "is my home sale exempt" — there's no currency conversion, no rate comparison, and no treaty lookup involved. Per the template's own instruction ("don't force a tool mention — cut it rather than reach for a plausible-sounding but non-existent one"), no CTA has been added. Recommend leaving as-is.
Structure Notes
- Key takeaways block: present, 4 bullets, self-contained. ✅
- H2 sections: 4 (The Exemption in Plain Terms; Why the Reinvestment Worry Exists; What Has to Be True; What to Do Now sits as an actioned list not H2 — acceptable per template, "What to do now" can be a list within/after a section). ✅
- Common Mistakes: present, numbered, 4 items. ✅
- FAQ: present, 5 questions, each H3 + direct-answer-first paragraph. ✅ FAQ schema shape correct.
- Sources line: present, correctly formatted, both links specific. ✅
- No H1/breadcrumb/date/category label in body. ✅
Recommended Next Step
[x] Applied suggested links directly to the article file [x] Category confirmed: strategies-and-pitfalls [x] File already lives in content/blog/ — ready for tracker update (Skill 3 equivalent)