French Estate Agencies
Off the plan properties in French.
You will choose a property type and layout that best suits your requirements.
Evidently you will have to do this 'off plan', that is based on nothing more than some documents
provided by the developer and, with a bit of luck, a show home to help you visualise the property you are buying.
It always amazes me how blas? many people are about buying off plan, and how little attention they pay to the plans and specifications provided by the developer. In many cases people have bought of plan without even seeing an English translation of the specifications.
Don't let yourself get carried away with wishful enthusiasm fuelled by the persuasive talk of developers and estate agents in French. Take your time, insist on detailed documentation that you can understand (and that forms part of the contractual obligations you sign with the developer), and scrutinise it until you know it back to front (remember how much money your are spending). You want to push the uncertainties to the minimum and the better the documentation the closer you will get to achieving this. Thorough documentation also reduces the incentive for a developer to cut corners. Time and effort spent at this stage could save you serious agro in the future.
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French Estate Agents
Real estate agencies in French advertise in local French newspapers and as well on their office windows.
You should be able to notice a real estate agency in French by the window full of ads for the different apartments or houses they have available for rent or sell in French.
Before you begin working with an agency in French, check that their fees are acceptable and that they are a member of the French Real-estate Assocation. In most rental agreements in French most agencies charge a month’s rent for a twelve-month rental agreement.
When selling a property in French, real-estate agents in French usually charge between 2.5% and 3% of the final sales price.
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