Structure & Links Report
Article: uk-property-capital-gains-french-resident.md Date: 2026-08-05 Status: CHANGES APPLIED
Summary
- Recommended category: strategies-and-pitfalls — matches the French-property companion article and the broader cross-border declaration cluster in this category
- Internal links added: 4 (all within this article, plus companion-article retrofits already applied)
- Future links: 0
- Category page link: ✅ added
- External links checked: 3 (specific pages, no homepages)
- Taxpert CTAs: 0 (deliberate — see note)
- Structure: ✅ Good
Category Recommendation
strategies-and-pitfalls — confirmed correct.
Internal Links to Add
| Location | Anchor Text | URL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opener redirect | "Capital Gains on a French Property Sale: How It's Calculated and Declared" | /blog/property-capital-gains-tax-france-calculated | ✅ Live (published same session, cross-links both ways) |
| Declaration section | "Form 2047 Explained: How UK Expats Declare Foreign Income in France" | /blog/form-2047-explained-uk-expats-france | ✅ Live |
| S1/social charges section | "How to Stop Paying Social Charges on Your UK Pension in France" | /blog/s1-explained-uk-expats-france | ✅ Live |
| What to Do Now | Strategies & Pitfalls category | /blog/strategies-and-pitfalls | ✅ Live |
All applied directly to the article file.
Category Page Link
✅ Added in the What to Do Now closing area, consistent with the established pattern.
External Links
- litrg.org.uk — Low Incomes Tax Reform Group, a well-regarded UK tax charity, not a commercial blog. Not on the project's named permitted-third-party list (only Blevins Franks is named), but this is UK-side factual reporting (NRCGT rates, deadlines, rebasing) rather than a French tax-doctrine claim, and LITRG is a credible, citation-worthy UK source for UK tax mechanics specifically. Flagged for awareness, not blocking.
- haussmann-patrimoine.fr — French wealth-management site, specific article, not homepage. Used for the CSG/CRDS post-Brexit exemption claim, which is corroborated by an independent second source (fiscalonline.com, same underlying finding) during research, though only one is cited directly to avoid an over-stuffed Sources line.
- uk.diplomatie.gouv.fr — the French Embassy in the UK's own official page. ✅ Strong source, effectively a government source, for the Article 24 treaty credit mechanism.
Taxpert CTAs
0 present. Deliberate: no genuine fit among the four real tools for this topic (cross-border property gain reconciliation isn't covered by the Filing Assistant, Estimator, or Treaty Lookup as currently scoped). Correct to omit.
Structure Notes
- Key takeaways: present, 4 bullets, self-contained. ✅
- H2 sections: 5 (Step One: UK Side; Step Two: French Declaration; The Treaty Credit; The Two Parts of Social Charges; What to Do Now as a list). ✅
- Common Mistakes: present, numbered, 5 items. ✅
- FAQ: present, 5 questions, correct H3 + direct-answer-first shape — note the answer to "If I've already paid UK CGT, do I still owe anything in France?" leads with the hedged framing ("Likely some social charges...") rather than a flat yes/no, which is appropriate given the genuine sourcing gap on that specific point rather than a structural defect. ✅
- Sources line: present, correctly formatted, 3 sources each with a specific parenthetical. ✅
- No H1/breadcrumb/date/category label in body. ✅
Recommended Next Step
[x] Applied all internal links directly to this article [x] Category confirmed: strategies-and-pitfalls [x] File already lives in content/blog/ — ready for tracker update