French Property - Page 3
Debts and the Division of Property
The division of ownership of property between lifetime use and bare ownership is an obstacle to the seizure of property, a French court has ruled.
09 Jul 2020
Service Charges in Apartments in France 2019
Service charges in apartments rose by an average of 2% last year, to reach an average of €51m2 pa, but with significant variations.
09 Jul 2020
Rights of First Refusal on French Property
How to obtain preferential rights on the future sale of land or property that may not be on the market.
07 Jul 2020
Interest on Client Funds Held by Notaires
Who gets the interest earned on client funds held by a notaire?
03 Jun 2020
Burning Garden Waste in France
What are the regulations in France concerning the burning of garden waste?
03 Jun 2020
SAFER Right of Pre-emption
Is it possible to get around the right of pre-emption held by SAFER, the French agricultural land agency, over rural land and property?
05 May 2020
Seller Hid Dry Rot from Buyer
A salutary warning to buyers of French property located in an area where the statutory parasitic survey does not apply.
05 May 2020
Property Sale Deemed a Taxable Gift
The sale of a life-annuity property is re-qualified as a gift, with substantial tax implications for the buyer.
05 May 2020
Holiday Apartment Owners in Mortgage Difficulties
Investors in holiday apartment complexes in France urge government intervention over mortgages as rents dry up.
05 May 2020
Covid-19 - French Property Sale Contracts
Many property buyers were unable to complete on a sale in France before President Macron ordered the lockdown, so what is the legal position? writes avocat Clint Goffin van Aken.
03 Apr 2020
Wind Farms in France 2019
A new report provides a snapshot of the size and deployment of wind farm installations across France.
03 Apr 2020
The Cryptic World of French Notaire Fees
Only code-breakers could probably fully understand the fee structure operated by French notaires, so the risk of being overcharged should not be under-estimated.
11 Mar 2020
Neighbour Nuisance and French Property Sale Contracts
Two recent cases in the French courts considered noise nuisance problems encountered by buyers following property sale completion.
11 Mar 2020
Best French Towns and Villages to Live
A new quality of life study gives the best places to live in France, but is probably only useful if you accept the technique that has been used.
07 Feb 2020
Sale of Land for Camp Site Annulled
The sale of land for a camp site illustrates the need for vigilance over the statutory survey reports on all French property purchases.
07 Feb 2020
French Estate Agent Fees
Estate agent fees are falling in France, the result of increased competition and a change in the law.
07 Feb 2020
Herd of Cows a Neighbour Nuisance?
Living in the countryside in France brings many benefits, but it does also mean that you may be obliged to tolerate some of the more unpleasant characteristics of farming activity.
10 Jan 2020
Property Undervalued by Estate Agent
A French estate agent and buyer conspire to defraud sellers of the proper proceeds from the sale of their property.
10 Jan 2020
Buying and Selling French Property in Sterling
Is it possible to use Sterling in a French property sale transaction?
08 Nov 2019
Polluted Lake in French Property Sale
Buyers find that a large lake in the grounds of the French property they had purchased was polluted.
08 Oct 2019
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