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What does RDC mean in a French real estate advertisement?

RDC in a French real estate advertisement is an abbreviation for Rez-de-chaussée.

Rez-de-chaussée is the part of a building that is on the street level or slightly above the street level. If it is slightly above street level the advertisement may say RDC surélevé.

Note: RDC apartments in France are best described to a person from North America as the ground level apartments, take note a ground level apartment in Canada is actually called the first floor.

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What does the French real estate term ‘mandate de vente’ mean?

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A mandat de vente is the French term for a listing agreement or listing contract. This French real estate document gives the right to a French real estate agent to market a property on behalf of the owner.

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What happens before and during L’acte de vente définitif at the notary’s office?

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L’acte de vente definitif is the final deed of sale in your purchase or sale of a French property. L’acte de vente definitif typically takes place at least two months after the signing of the preliminary contract known as ‘L’avant contrat’ or ‘compromise de vente’ in French.

During these two months between the signing of the preliminary contract and the final deed of sale the notary in charge of the sale collects a variety of documents including documents to confirm the existence of any pre-emptive rights, the existence of any easements, the validity of a construction permit for major work done and confirmation of the diagnostics of the property.

The notary will also confirm if the property is still encumbered with mortgage or other forms of financial encumbrances such as a lien on the property.

The notary confirms the right of the seller to sell the property especially if the property has multiple owners or is owned by a company.

After this work and more is done the buyer and seller are invited to sign the final deed of sale at the notary’s office.

During the signing of the sale the notary reads and review the documents to the parties present who have identified themselves as the buyer and seller.

Finally, each buyer and seller initials each page that becomes part of the deed of sale and they sign the final page of each section.

Then the sale is concluded and the seller will be notified of how much he will receive and when and the buyer will receive the keys from the seller.

This is simply an overview of what happens before the signing of L’acte de vente definitif and during the meeting at the notary’s office.

To confirm details about the process and be current you need to contact a French notary via their website

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What is the French term for a strata property management company?

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The French real estate term for a strata or condo management company is ‘Syndic’. The Syndic is responsible for the managing of a French co-property, for example, an apartment building.

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In French, what is the name for French strata or condominium property?

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In France, the legal name for a privately owned apartment is a ‘co-propriété’. Even though you will rarely here a French person talking about their co-propriété, they will typically refer to it as ‘mon appartement’.

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