Which sales mandate should you sign?
So you have decided to put your house on the market and with local agents, but which mandate should you sign, here’s a brief description of the two principle mandates are: The “mandat simple” or open...
View ArticleThe “DPE” is obligatory if selling a house
As of the 1st of January 2010, any advertising of a property for sale (private or public) must stipulate quite clearly the “DPE” survey results The DPE or “Diagnostique Performance Energetique” or...
View ArticleNew & Recent houses – The TVA reform of the 11 march 2010
Purchase and sale of buildings which are less than five years old. Before the reform, the first sale within five years of the completion of the building, from an individual, was subject to VAT. Now,...
View Article2011 – Increase in Capital Gains Taxes
Next year, French property taxation will undergo some changes. The real estate capital gains tax on the sale of second homes will increase from 28.1% to 31.3%. Effective from the 1st of January 2011,...
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