French Legal Services

• French Entrée Tax & Law Quarterly – Understanding Co-ownerships

  • PostedApril 5, 2010

  When you buy an apartment, villa or chalet in France that is part of a group of similar properties with shared facilities, the property will be subject to a legal...

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• Notary Notes

  • PostedApril 5, 2010

  Question: Is it necessary to have both a French Notaire as well as your own solicitor when dealing with a French property purchase? Perhaps you could run through the roles...

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• Contact Is The Key

  • PostedMarch 14, 2010

  Question We own an apartment in the Alps. We don’t understand anything about how the block is managed as the managing agents send all the information to the apartment rather...

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• Five Cautionary Tales

  • PostedOctober 5, 2009

  If you are extending or renovating your French property and have left the project in the hands of an on-site “project manager” it is essential to get the terms of...

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• Contract Conditions

  • PostedAugust 5, 2009

  Question: What does the compromis de vente contain? Answer The compromis de vente is the document which records the agreement reached between a buyer and a seller. It is therefore...

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• An Inspector Calls

  • PostedJuly 17, 2009

  Question We are about to take hand over of our new apartment in France however we are worried about “snagging”; can your legal expert please explain the hand over process?...

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• An Inspector Calls

  • PostedJuly 5, 2009

  Question: We are about to take hand over of our new apartment in France however we are worried about “snagging”; can your legal expert please explain the hand over process?...

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• Planning Law and Procedure in France

  • PostedJune 5, 2009

  Introduction French planning law is a huge topic however the rules and procedures were somewhat simplified by new legislation with came into force on 1 October 2007. The resulting rules...

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