New way to withdraw from a French real estate promise of sale 


Note this is an article on French real estate law, I am sharing information but not legal advice. You need to consult with your French real estate lawyer.

According to this article in Le Figaro there is a new way to withdraw from a promise of sale of a French property.

The registered letter with acknowledgment of receipt is no longer necessarily and essential. This is what can be learned from this decision of the Court of Cassation of February 2, 2022.  The Justice points out that a retraction of the promise to sell sent at the last minute to a notary by e-mail can be valid. As long as its date of receipt is indisputable. Read all the details via the link below with the use of your browser to translate the article if you do not read French.

Full article in French here.

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