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What does the term Combles in a French real estate advertisment mean?
‘Combles’ in a French real estate advertisement is referring to the ‘attic’ of a home. The attic of a home is also called in French a Grenier.
A ‘vide grenier’ is an event where people take unwanted items they have stored in their garage and work on selling them at a local market, essentially emptying the garage, vide means empty.
If you are moving to France to enjoy the French real estate experience first hand you will need to be aware of tax considerations.
For starters, you will need to know about your French residential status since French residents are liable to French income tax, social charges, capital gains tax, inheritance tax and maybe even wealth tax so it is an excellent idea to get informed.
We are not connected to Blevins Franks, however, we just received an email from them with details you can check out.
The link to their French tax considerations article is here. (Make sure the information you obtain is up to date so note the date of the article)
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In a French real estate advertisement what does the term ‘dressing’ mean?
The term ‘dressing’ in a French real estate advertisement is referring to a large closet for clothes storage with the potential for a person to get dressed inside the closet. Sometimes called ‘a walk in closet’ in English.
What is meant by “chambre parentale” in a French real estate advertisment?
In a French real estate advertisement a ‘chambre parentale’ is what is often called a ‘Master Bedroom’ in English. It is typical a large bedroom that includes an attached bath or shower room and may include extra closet space.
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French real estate buyer and renters need to be aware of what some people call a surprise tax.
It is the French Television Tax read details here.
As a French real estate buyer it is also important for you to know what Charges Comprise means here is the answer
Don’t forget to learn what the abbreviation TTC means. Here is the answer.
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