French property can be very charming on the outside but inside a unsuspecting buyer may find a few surprises.
When you are working with a French real estate professional part of his or her job is to point things out to you that you may not notice as you visit the property then it is up to you to decide if it is acceptable or a concern for you.
We speak to many buyers and sellers during our work and at a social gathering recently one buyer told us about this MAJOR problem she found out after she had purchased a French property direct from an owner without the assistance of an agent.
This article points out another surprise the same French property buyer encountered. See the photo below.
The buyer did not notice during the visit to the property prior to making an offer to purchase that the sink in the bathroom had some cracks. When she moved in she was concerned the sink may collapse on one of her children so she asked a plumber to remove the sink.
As the plumber removed the sink it broke into pieces!
Conclusion: make sure that when you visit a French property you take your time and pay close attention to the condition of the features that remain in the home. This particular sink the French property buyer told us cost 110 euros to replace. A cost she wish she could have avoided especially since she already had this problem.
Share this article with Friends thinking of buying French property just so they remember that charming old homes sometimes have work that needs to be done, work you never intended to do.
