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What does the term Crepi walls mean in a French real estate ad?

Crépi is a French term for a stucco plaster like finish on walls in a French house or apartment. It gives the walls a rough surface, almost like little waves on the surface of the wall.

As a reminder stucco is a material made of an aggregate, a binder and water and is applied wet and goes hard. Crépi or stucco is used to decorate surfaces. Read more details on Stucco here. 

If you are planning on buying a property with Crépi walls and you do not like Crépi make sure you get an estimate on the cost to resurface  the walls before you make a purchase.

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What does the French real estate term clause particulièr mean?

As English speakers we had no idea what this meant until we spoke to a notary, a clause particulièr means a special clause for this particular document.

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What does commission non comprise mean in a French real estate ad?

If you see a French property advertisement with the phrase Commission non comprise this means that the French real estate agency’s fees are not included in the advertised sale price of the property.

The alternative to Commission non comprise is FAI. Click here for definition of FAI. Make sure you know what is included in the advertised price by asking the agency when you first contact them.

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What does charges comprise mean in English?

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The French term charges comprise means that the cost includes service charges.

We hope that helped. Now continue to look around our site to see many explanations in English of terms associated with French real estate.

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Are Smoke Detectors Required in French real estate?

2013 New French Property Law Smoke Detectors Required

In France it is now soon to become law that you must install a smoke detector in your dwelling.

The date by which the smoke detector needs to be installed is (according to this French government announcement) March 8th 2015.

For more information of how the smoke detector installation needs to take place you can visit this Government of France information page.

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