Buying Off-Plan Property in France

Welcome to our comprehensive Guide to Buying Off-Plan Property in France, your indispensable on-line resource to buying french property through a French developer. If you are looking to buy a new property in France, then this is certainly one approach. Others, more interested in property development in France, choose to buy off-plan as an French investment property. In this guide we focus primarily on the main contractual aspects of buying off-plan, with an examination of the main contract used, called the Vente en l’état futur d’achèvement (VEFA) or Vente sur-plan. The process is highly regulated in France, but it still holds traps for the unwary.

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1. Introduction

2. Preliminary Contract

3. 'VEFA' Purchase Contract

4. Financial/Building Guarantees

5. Payment Terms

6. Delivery & Handover