Category Archives: French Property Info

Property in France – SHOB, SHON and COS

Posted on December 10, 2010 by alistair

When land or property is for sale in France, the advertisements sometimes mention one of the above terms, but what do they mean? SHOB (Surface hors oeuvre brute) & SHON (Surface hors oeuvre nette) are administrative terms that you come … Continue reading →

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Multiple Listing Service (MLS) or Service Inter Agences (SIA)

Posted on November 26, 2010 by alistair

The MLS is a system designed to allow estate agents to pool their properties for sale that are “sole agency” or “exclusivities” . A common database allows a buyer to see all these properties for sale with member agents. In … Continue reading →

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Swimming Pool Safety Requirements in France

Posted on November 20, 2010 by alistair

If you have ever looked around real estate in the South of France, you almost certainly will have seen some strange objects placed on the lip of swimming pools; the pool alarm, which is one of the simplest means of … Continue reading →

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Capital Gains Tax on the Sale of French Property

Posted on November 1, 2010 by alistair

When you sell a private property in France, which is your main home and your fiscal residence, you do not pay any capital gains tax (CGT), or “impôt sur les plus values” as it is called in French, and this … Continue reading →

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“Diagnostics” required for the sale of a property in France

Posted on October 31, 2010 by alistair

As part of their enhanced consumer protection strategy  the French government has introduced various measures that apply to the buying of property. Probably the most important was the “cooling off” period, introduced by the so called SRU law, which gives a property … Continue reading →

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Cadastral Plans now Available on-line

Posted on October 19, 2010 by alistair

Two thousand years ago the Romans made careful maps of their Empire to be able to collect taxes from all landowners – so nothing has really changed since then. In various museums you can find old drawings of the plots … Continue reading →

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Looking For a Property to Buy in France

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Alistair

You have decided that you want to buy a property in France and, as a result of previous visits, know which region you would like to live in. How to find the ideal property? The majority of buyers start with … Continue reading →

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