Legal: notaire, contracts and paperwork
In France the notaire is a public officer: they secure the sale, check title and planning, collect taxes. They are not one party's lawyer.
Legal points not to leave to chance
- Conditions precedent: financing, planning, easements
- Mandatory surveys and the state of the property
- Matrimonial regime and inheritance consequences
- Power of attorney to sign without being present
When to add a lawyer
Estate structuring, property holding companies, co-ownership disputes, immigration law: these are lawyer matters, not notaire matters. The address book holds trusted ones.
L'essentiel en français
Rôle du notaire, compromis de vente, conditions suspensives, procuration pour signer à distance, régime matrimonial et succession : le cadre juridique d'un achat immobilier en France.
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