Sotheby's International Realty
- 138 Avenue Victor Hugo
- 75116 PARIS, France
- +33 1 40 60 50 00
Sotheby's International Realty
- 50 rue d'Auteuil
- 75016 PARIS, France
- +33 1 56 26 56 55
Sotheby's International Realty
- 82 Avenue de Wagram
- 75017 PARIS, France
- +33 1 46 22 27 27
Sotheby's International Realty
- Place Sainte Foy - 2 Rue de Chézy
- 92200 NEUILLY, France
- +33 1 41 43 06 46
Sotheby's International Realty
- Place Sainte Foy - 2 rue de Chézy
- 92200 NEUILLY, France
- +33 1 41 25 00 00
Sotheby's International Realty
- 37-39 rue de Turenne
- 75003 PARIS, France
- +33 1 48 87 14 41
Sotheby's International Realty
- 14 rue de Charonne
- 75011 PARIS, France
- +33 1 43 38 07 47
France real estate and taxation
Buying realty in france
The buying process differs from one country to another, and notably between the US and Europe. Legislation applied differs from one agency to another depending on the country. French legislation monitors scrupulously the realty acquisition process in France. The realty acquisition process — The “promesse d’achat” is often the first stage in the acquisition of realty. This is a written...
Read more
TRACFIN
Tracfin is an administrative investigation department, which receives a suspicious transaction report from a financial institution subject to the anti-money laundering provisions. It acts by exchanging information with government departments, in particular the
Read more
PINEL LAW
Reminder: what is the Pinel Law? The Pinel Law, initially introduced in September 2014, has been extended several times in the past. The last known extension was until 31 December 2022. However, tax schemes such as the Pinel law can be modified or extended again by...
Read more
How to sell realty in France ?
The realty agent’s obligations — The role of a realty agent is to intermediate between two parties or more in order to carry through to the “acte authentique” a realty sale. The « Loi Hoguet » 70-9 dated 2nd January 1970 regulates and controls the process, in virtue of its decree to implement dated 20th July 1972. The agent must comply with several obligations, and notably: - Subscribe to...
Read more
Loi Alur
In application since April 1st 2017, the ALUR law has brought in some significant changes: agency fees and percentages must be indicated in advertisements when these fees are charged to the buyer. A decree dated 10th January 2017 relating to consumer information provided by professionals during realty transactions reformed the obligations of realty agents. Scale of fees: — • Content of...
Read more
Loi RGPD (« règlement général sur la protection des données »)
Applied since May 25th 2018 and intended to bring French law in line with the GDPR-RGPD, this draft law on the protection of personal data was adopted by the National Assembly. Legal fragmentation on the Old Continent is thus diminished. It lays down new rights for natural persons whose data is collected as well as new obligations for those responsible for their treatment (mainly...
Read more