French Legal Services

• French Entrée Magazine – Purchase Pitfalls

  • PostedAugust 6, 2012

  Question: I am considering buying a small house in France but am nervous about the pitfalls. Could your legal expert please outline the sort of things which can go wrong...

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• French Entrée Magazine – Lasting Power Of Attorney For French Resident British Nationals

  • PostedJune 6, 2012

  Question: I am English but I live in France where I have bought a house. If I wish to appoint somebody to manage my property and affairs once I am...

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• French Entrée Tax & Law Quarterly – So You Can’t Pay Your French Mortgage

  • PostedJanuary 17, 2012

  It’s a mistake to regard a mortgage as an asset, but many people do. The word mortgage comes from old French, meaning ‘a dead pledge’ i.e. one that dies when...

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• French Entrée Tax & Law Quarterly – So You Can’t Pay Your French Mortgage

  • PostedJanuary 5, 2012

  It’s a mistake to regard a mortgage as an asset, but many people do. The word mortgage comes from old French, meaning ‘a dead pledge’ i.e. one that dies when...

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• French Property News Q&A – Insurance Claim

  • PostedDecember 5, 2011

  Question: We visit our French property 2 or 3 times a year. During the winter months we leave the heating on to keep the house aired and avoid any problems...

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• French Entrée Tax & Law Quarterly – Hidden Problems In A House Purchase

  • PostedNovember 5, 2011

  Do you have a right of action against the seller of your house in France if what you bought has a major defect which wasn’t apparent to you before you...

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• French Property News Q&A – Title Deed For First Of New-Build Property

  • PostedJune 5, 2011

  Question: We had a property built in France and it was completed in 2003. We bought the plot and then found a constructer to build from one of his designs....

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• Do I Really Need Home Insurance?

  • PostedApril 14, 2011

  Question I recently read that a French property must be insured in your own name, yet nobody including notaires, can tell me which law stipulates this. I have also asked...

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• French Entrée Tax & Law Quarterly – Purchasing Land in France

  • PostedApril 5, 2011

  How is it different from buying property? The purchase of land in France is reasonably similar to the purchase of an existing property however there are a few differences to...

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• Of Myths and Mayors

  • PostedMarch 14, 2011

  Question My husband and I are considering buying a property in France but are by nature very cautious. We have read different reports about what is and is not commonplace...

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• Individual Drainage Systems

  • PostedJanuary 14, 2011

  Since 1 January 2011 new rules apply to the sale of all properties which are not connected to mains drainage. Buyers and sellers should be aware that a drainage report...

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• Bank Accounts

  • PostedJuly 17, 2010

  Question I am retired and am about to move to France to live near my daughter who is already living there. Can I use my daughter’s address in France to...

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