Frequently asked questions about Immobilier

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I am interested in buying a house in the countryside that seems abandoned. How to find the current owner?

If you do not obtain this information from the neighbors or the town hall of the property’s location, you can find the name of the owner by contacting the Land Registry Service of the department where the property is located. ( https://www.servicepublic.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F17759 ). You will have to provide the cadastral…
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I am French and have lived in Germany for 8 years. I want to sell a house I inherited in France. Will I pay capital gains tax?

, if y Noou meet these conditions (Article 150 U II-2° CGI): You were tax resident in France for at least two years. The property is residential. The sale occurs within 10 years of moving abroad. The exemption applies only once and up to €150,000 in net gains.
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With my spouse, we are going to buy an apartment in a building that was delivered in December 2021. The current owner has occupied it for some time now. Can we still benefit from the emoluments provided for the sale of new properties?

No. The rates provided for in Article A.444-92 of the Commercial Code are only applicable to "the first sale in the future state of completion or completed of residential premises, apartments or individual houses", which have never been inhabited. Consequently, the occupation of the premises by the current owner no…
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Can a usufructuary compel the bare owner to undertake major repairs?

For reference: unless a different arrangement is specified, articles 605 and 606 of the Civil Code outline how responsibilities for repairs are divided between the bare owner and the usufructuary. Major repairs, such as those to the structural walls or entire roofs, fall to the bare owner, while the usufructuary…
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I have a life estate on a property that belonged to my late husband. The property benefits from an easement of passage on the adjoining land. My neighbour is preventing me from using it, arguing that I am only a life tenant. Is he right?

No. The law states that the usufructuary can enjoy “rights of servitude, of passage, like the owner himself.” You should remind your neighbour of Article 597 of the Civil Code.
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