French Property
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The EU Succession Regulation (No. 650/2012), also known as Brussels IV, came into effect on 17 August 2015. Its ultimate aim is to simplify cross-border successions by having one single...
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Our Head of French Legal Services, Matthew Cameron, answers some common questions about French property. 1. I am hoping to buy a rural property in southern France. Having received a...
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Whilst trusts are prevalent in the UK and other common law jurisdictions, and are useful vehicles for holding and conveying assets, in France, they are viewed with suspicion because of...
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Our Head of French Legal Services, Matthew Cameron, answers a common question about French property. Question: I am British and 81 years old. I have been divorced for nearly 40...
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I have seen a building project which interests me for a flat purchase ‘en plan‘. Are there risks involved in buying in this way? Purchasing property off-plan, or VEFA, can...
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“I live in England. I have offered to buy my friend’s house in France, and he says that we can complete the transaction in England to avoid having to pay...
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Rental of a second home in France has long been an attractive option for owners wishing to draw some income from the house when they are not using it themselves....
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Our Head of French Legal Services, Matthew Cameron, answers some common questions about French property. 1. The mairie of the tiny French village where I own a second home recently...
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We have just made an offer to buy a house in south-west France. We have seen the registered plan, but this does not show the swimming pool. I have seen...
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There are a number of similarities between the process of buying a house in France and the conveyancing procedure in England and Wales. There are also a number of differences....
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Question: What is the best way to deal with potential health hazards when buying a property in France, in particular, black mould? I’m sending you this question as it may...
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Question: My wife and I are residents of France. We would like to gift an interest in our home to our children while retaining a right to live there. Would...
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