Home Page » Useful Information » Buyer's Guide

Currency Converter
Conversion Tables
Buyer's Guide

Below are 5 articles on various subjects relating to property purchase, with particular respect to foriegn national buyers. They have all been written by or for the Notaires de France, where you will find many other useful articles. As a Notaire is the only person allowed by French law to complete a property transaction, we feel they are the best and most reliable persons to seek advice from.

An article considering the scheme under which a person purchases a property in France i.e. en Tontine, en Division etc.

A brief summary of your liabilities if you should sell your Maison Secondaire in France.

The new rights of the surviving spouse

The traps to aviod with the preliminary contract: What you must know before the signature of a mutual agreement.

The purchase of a secondary home by foreign nationals is an increasingly common procedure in Notarial practice. However, property purchase by the British have certain peculiarities.