When you have found your dream home in France and you decide to make an offer to purchase sellers will want to know you have your financing in order.
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Avoid mistakes. Understand how the French real estate buying process works with ESREA France
When you have found your dream home in France and you decide to make an offer to purchase sellers will want to know you have your financing in order.
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Generally speaking when you purchase a residential property in France you pay the purchase price of the property plus around 7 to 8 percent in addition extra in Notary fees.
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If you intend to buy real estate in France be warned it is a complicated process and this process is made even more complicated if you don’t speak or read the French language.
Fortunately, if you are English speaking we are here to help you buy French real estate with as little stress as possible.
Pre-French Real Estate Shopping Steps
Now before you seek out your dream apartment or villa in France it is a smart idea to take a few very important steps:
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Confirm Your Budget
Make sure you know how much you wish to buy that is affordable to you because your budget will often help decide the locations you can afford. You may be surprised how affordable places like Cannes in the South of France are so don’t give up before you start.
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Once you have found a French property you would like to buy in France you can make an ‘offre d’achat’.
It is the first step you need to make to show the owner you are really interested in buying their French real estate.
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We receive the Blevin Frank’s newsletter in English that offers very helpful tips on taxation.
In the latest edition there is some valuable information on possible real estate tax changes due to the arrival of the new French President.