The Best Websites to Keep Up With Property Management News

Rachel Stehlin · Unlocker co-founder, Legal Services ManagerPublished on February 13, 2025 · Updated on September 26, 2026 · 2 min read

Before you start in long-term rental management, or to stay current if it’s already your job, it helps to know where to follow the legislative and regulatory changes that affect you. Here are the most reliable sources, and how to use them without losing hours every week.

Légifrance: the official source for legal texts

Légifrance is the reference for everything about laws in force: the Code de la construction et de l’habitation (France’s construction and housing code), the French Civil Code, or the laws that govern residential leases. Recent texts, like the law of November 19, 2024 on regulating tourist rentals, are published there as soon as they come out.

The site also offers practical tools: a search engine by topic (“housing”, “residential lease”), custom email alerts as soon as a text you care about is published, and RSS feeds to follow updates effortlessly.

Service-public.fr: practical, condensed information

Service-public.fr is the government portal that turns those texts into clear, condensed guides. There you’ll find the new rules explained in accessible terms (energy-inefficient homes, tourist rentals, etc.), official calculators, like the one for rent reviews based on the IRL (indice de référence des loyers, France’s official rent reference index), and a “Housing” newsletter to get the news in your inbox.

Following industry players

On top of the official sites, a few habits help you miss nothing:

set up Google alerts on keywords like “property management”, “housing reform” or “rent control”;
follow professional associations (like the UNPI or the FNAIM), which regularly publish analyses and breakdowns;
read the trade media that comment on industry news.

The topics to watch first

Some topics move faster than others and deserve extra attention: automatic lease renewal, the regulations increasingly governing tourist rentals, and compliance when handling client funds under the Hoguet Law (the 1970 French law regulating real estate professionals) if you handle rent collection for owners.

Why this monitoring is essential

Getting started, or lasting, in long-term rental management means knowing the rules of the game well: they change, and applying them wrongly can be expensive. By combining Légifrance, service-public.fr and regular monitoring of the topics that concern you, you stay current without spending your days on it. You can also follow Unlocker’s latest news on Newslocker, and dig into how to improve the profitability of your property in long-term rental once you’ve laid your foundations.

Sources

Loi n° 2024-1039 du 19 novembre 2024 sur la régulation des meublés de tourisme (Légifrance) — verified on September 26, 2026

AuthorRachel Stehlin

Rachel Stehlin has been Legal Services Manager at Unlocker since September 2022. A lawyer by training, with a master's degree in law from the University of Haute-Alsace, she spent more than 13 years as a court-appointed delegate for the protection of adults under guardianship. At Unlocker, she handles legal questions around rental management and the carte G (the French property management license).

Frequently asked questions

What is the best website for property management news?

Légifrance for the raw legal texts, and service-public.fr for practical guides that explain those texts in plain language. Both are free and run by the French government.

How do I get alerts about new housing laws?

Set up a custom alert on Légifrance for the topics that matter to you, or subscribe to the Housing newsletter on service-public.fr to get the news by email.

Should I follow the rules on tourist rentals?

Yes, if you manage this type of property: the rules change regularly (registration, co-ownership, taxation) and sometimes vary depending on the municipality where the property is located.