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No, you are not required to sell, even if a prospective buyer offers the asking price (see, to that effect, Cour de cassation, 3rd Civil Chamber, 12 February 2008, No. 06-21.709, concerning a mandate given to an estate agent; and Cour de cassation, 3rd Civil Chamber, 17 June 2009, No…

...on the capital gain which was carried out during the first transfer of a dwelling other than the main residence? Yes . When a person sells real estate which is not their main residence, it is possible to request exemption from the capital gain that has been realized, subject to…

....deed to be in German. Is this correct? Yes. While it is possible to draft a private agreement in a foreign language under certain conditions, documents prepared by a notary must be written in French.

No. To benefit from the capital gains exemption when selling a home other than your principal residence, you must : the seller must not have owned his or her principal residence, directly or through an intermediary, during the four years preceding the sale; the seller must undertake to use the…

Please note that your lease continues to be valid until a formal notice of termination is issued by the heirs, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 15 of the Law of 6 July 1989. You may send a registered letter with acknowledgment of receipt to your landlord’s…

Frequently asked questions about Immobilier

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I have signed an exclusive agency agreement. The agency has found a buyer at the asking price. Am I required to sell?

A few years ago I sold a studio and paid capital gains tax. I reinvested the price of this sale through the purchase of an apartment that I rented out. I now want to sell it to acquire a main residence. Can I benefit from the exemption from tax (...)

My spouse and I are German nationals. We are going to buy a house in France from a couple where the husband is also German. The preliminary sale agreement was written in German. The notary tells us it is not possible for the authentic sale ...

I want to sell the studio I bought 10 years ago, which was my main residence until 3 years ago. My banker tells me that I still benefit from the capital gains exemption. Is this correct?

I am a tenant and have just learned of my landlord’s death. The automatic payments for my rent have been rejected. What can I do, since I do not know the identity of the heirs?