SCI’s - some taxing problems
SCI’s - some taxing problems
If you are thinking of buying or already own French property via a French civil property-holding company (‘SCI’) now is the time to consider or review the effect of French law and tax. Don’t leave things too late. Otherwise, your French (...) read more...
French vocabulary for legal and business
French vocabulary for legal and business
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abonnement - subscription
abus de confiance - breach of trust
accord - agreement
accrédité - authorised (représentant accrédité - autorised agent)
accusé de reception - acknowledgement of receipt
acheteur - buyer
acte - certificate, deed (...) read more...
Planning Permission in France
Applying for planning Permission in France
Thinking of extending, renovating, installing a pool, building a garage?
If you have already run the French bureaucracy gauntlet, it will come as no surprise to you to hear that applying for planning permission in France requires mountains of (...) read more...
Properties of the week
P-O PROPERTY
Crise or no crise, the property market in the P-O is far from static.
Take a look at our pick of the week
Large character house & Gite in the beautiful village of Fuilla. Excellent business potential
Just 10 minutes from the busy market town of Prades and 5 (...) read more...
The seven day cooling-off period and your deposit
The seven day cooling-off period and your deposit
Many intending buyers ask questions like:
When does my purchase contract become legally binding on me and my vendor?
When must I pay my deposit?
Rather unhelpfully the French end will usually consider that they have answered these (...) read more...
Completion dates
Delays and remedies
Some contracts state that completion of the transaction should take place at the latest by a fixed date. Alternatively, the contract may stipulate that completion should take place within a specified number of days after the last of the conditions suspensives has been (...) read more...
Immo News - what’s in store for 2008?
What’s in store for 2008? - With Louise Sayers 2007 saw a sobering of the rampant market of the previous few years with prices stabilising. This meant that well priced properties did sell but there was, and continues to be, a glut of overpriced property on the market.
Let’s start (...) read more...
DPE - new legal requirement advertising property for sale or to rent
PROPERTY ENERGY RATINGS – DPE
The following applies only to properties rented for 4 months or more in total in a year. "La location saisonnière est concernée dès lors que le logement est loué au moins quatre mois consécutifs ou non dans l’année." Property to be rented out for (...) read more...
Private Property Sale in the Vallespir
Mas Pujol Del Mitg - Vallespir
Peace and tranquility in the heart of the countryside.
Superb sympathetically restored Catalan Farmhouse with family home and 3 successful gites.
650,000 €
For further details and photos please visit our website
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3D imaging for newbuild and extension
3D imaging in the restoration or construction of a building
Why is the using of 3D imaging important in the restoration or construction of a building?
ArtetrA, agency of architecture and interior concept, located in Perpignan, explains to us:
Everyone knows that plans mean little to (...) read more...