French Bureaucracy, Finally in English: How AdminLanding Works

Published 30 October 2026

You live in France, and so does your paperwork. Every letter comes with its own rule and its own deadline, usually in a language you're still learning. AdminLanding is the tool I built for that, and this short film shows how it works. I'm the founder, so read this as what it is: an explanation of my own product, with the free parts and the paid parts spelled out.

Plays from YouTube (privacy-enhanced mode) once you press play. General information, not legal advice for your situation. Voice-over and music generated with ElevenLabs. The AdminLanding channel on YouTube

The problem isn't only the language

Translation solves part of it. The harder part is knowing that something is due at all. A landlord's last date to give notice falls months before the lease ends. A rent revision can only go back so far. A cross-border worker's health insurance choice has a three-month window, and it's irrevocable.

Nobody sends you a reminder for most of these. You find out when it's late. That's what the film is about, and it's what the product is built around: your situation, your dates, and the right document when the time comes.

What it does, by situation

If you rent out a home in France: leases on the official model, rent receipts, IRL rent revisions, notices, inventories and charge statements. It reminds you before the notice deadline and the charges adjustment, and the Rent app does the same on your phone.

If you work in Switzerland and live in France: calculators for net salary and for LAMal against CMU, plus the official choice form and the cross-border documents. The Net Frontalier app covers the salary side.

If you employ someone at home: contracts and end-of-contract documents for CESU and Pajemploi employers.

For everything else: letters to the administrations, official CERFA forms filled in, and the Guide app, which explains French procedures in English or French.

What's free and what isn't

Free, with no card: the public calculators need no account. With an account, your first rental property comes with 10 documents, up to 20 rent receipts a month and the encrypted vault.

Paid: one membership opens the document tools across all those situations, on up to 10 properties. That's the AdminLanding membership: €6 a month or €59 a year, renewed automatically, cancel any time.

There's a pricing page if you want the detail.

What it doesn't do

It doesn't file anything on your behalf, and it isn't a lawyer or an accountant. It gives you general information and prepares documents from what you enter. A field you leave empty stays blank rather than being filled in with a guess. If your situation is unusual or there's a dispute, you need a professional.

Where to start

Start with whichever is closest to your situation:

• The French lease, explained, our 3-minute video and written checklist

• Rent increase calculator, free

• LAMal or CMU calculator, free

• AdminLanding home page

Frequently Asked Questions

Is AdminLanding free?

Partly. The public calculators are free without an account, and a free account includes your first rental property with 10 documents and up to 20 rent receipts a month. The other document tools come with the AdminLanding membership: €6 a month or €59 a year, renewed automatically, cancel any time.

Are the documents in English?

The screens and explanations can be in English. The documents themselves are in French, because that's the language French administrations and courts work in.

Does AdminLanding replace a lawyer or an accountant?

No. It provides general information and prepares documents from what you enter. For a dispute or an unusual situation, ask a professional.

Stay updated

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Conclusion: French admin rarely goes wrong because people don't care. It goes wrong because nobody told them the date. If you'd like to follow along, the [AdminLanding YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@AdminLanding) publishes a new explainer every Wednesday, in English and French, starting with short-term lets, rent increases and notice periods.

About the author:

Julien Maurice is the founder of AdminLanding and writes the editorial guides on ExpatAdminHub covering European expat life, France-Switzerland cross-border work, and French administrative procedures. Contact: [email protected]

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French Bureaucracy, Finally in English: How AdminLanding Works

Published 30 October 2026

The problem isn't only the language

What it does, by situation

If you employ someone at home: contracts and end-of-contract documents for CESU and Pajemploi employers.

For everything else: letters to the administrations, official CERFA forms filled in, and the Guide app, which explains French procedures in English or French.

What's free and what isn't

Free, with no card: the public calculators need no account. With an account, your first rental property comes with 10 documents, up to 20 rent receipts a month and the encrypted vault.

There's a pricing page if you want the detail.

What it doesn't do

Where to start

Start with whichever is closest to your situation:

• The French lease, explained, our 3-minute video and written checklist

• Rent increase calculator, free

• LAMal or CMU calculator, free

• AdminLanding home page