About the Brittany Property Shop.
We at The Brittany Property Shop Ltd offer Property Seekers in Brittany the chance to buy the property they are looking for at the prices they want to pay offering a no fuss personal service including free translations and advice.
Have a look at our selection of Brittany property for sale that are on offer or use the inquiry form to inform us of your personal requirements and let us help you to find the property that you are looking for. French country cottages,, renovation/builders projects ,holiday homes/apartments, Farmhouses with land or a French manor house
We can help and explain the system, requirements and pitfalls of property purchase before you commit yourself to the property that you wish to buy, making the process as stress free as possible and also an enjoyable one.
We offer free help and advice on living, working or retiring in Brittany France.
Advice on mortgages ,schooling, letting a Brittany holiday home ,we are here to help you answer your questions.
The Brittany Property Shop Ltd is an independent English based property publicity web site, advertising notaries property for sale in Brittany France, for clients wishing to purchase property direct from a notaire.
Being independent we have no desire or wish to make you multiple appointments with multiple agencies You the client are in control of your visit to Brittany at all times ,seeing only the properties that you wish to view.
Inform us of your requirements and we will try our best to find the Brittany property for sale that fits your criteria
Acting on your instructions and property criteria ,we will do all we can to find the right property for you at the price that you wish to pay.
If we do not have that property for you at the moment ,we will look until we do, saving you time by only informing you when we are sure that we have found what you may be searching for, with as much information as you require before you decide .Having decided to view ,we will then arrange appointments with the bi-lingual staff at the notaires office.
THE NOTAIRE
In general all real estate transactions go smoothly in France, this is thanks to the notairial system, all buying and selling of property , whether from an estate agent, a Notaire or a private seller must be carried out under the auspices of a notaire.
There is no actual english equivalent to a Notaire however they have been aligned to either a Lawyer or a solicitor. The Notaire deals in all aspects of Law including Civil, Property, Commercial, Company, Fiscal and International law. They are publics officials authorised by the French government to prepare private contracts and it is one of their duties to complete all legal transactions relating to property purchase in France.
Once you have found a property to purchase and have had your offer accepted you will be required to sign a COMPROMIS DE VENTE.You then have a seven day cooling off period in which you may withdraw from the transaction if you so wish without any obligation. If you proceed after this cooling off period you will then be required to pay, to the Notaire only, a deposit cheque of 10% of the property price.
At the time of signing the COMPROMIS DE VENTE you can include certain suspensive clauses re: mortgages, planning consent etc. Consult your notaire for advice about any issues that you may wish to discuss at this time. The notaire will now gather all information and prepare the legal documents necessary for transfer of title of the property, normally six to eight weeks. You will then forward the balance of the property price + notaires fees again to the notaire only.
Once these funds have cleared you will sign the final contract THE ACTE DE VENTE. Once signed the property becomes yours, it is a legal requirement in France that property insurance must be in place and in your name at this time.
The above is a general overview of the buying process and is intended as a guide only. There are questions you may have re: septic tanks, asbestos lead etc, Tax d’habitation /fonciere, planning permission etc, that we are here to help and advise you on.
All legal questions re: Tax, succession laws etc are answered for free by the Notaire.
In France when buying a property all legal fees and commissions are paid for by the purchaser
All notarial fees relating to property purchases are set by the French government.
COST INVOLVED IN FRENCH PROPERTY PURCHASE
Property Price + Commission+ Notaires Fee + Vat
Property Price: It is very important for you to know the actual price you are paying for the property before all commissions etc are added on to it, otherwise how will you know what the actual property is worth?
Commissions: Like in England when buying with an estate agent, commissions can be variable. However a Notaires Commission called the Negociation , is set and fixed by the French government as follows:
- Up to 46000 euros - 5% of the purchase price
- Over 46000 euros - 2.5% of the purchase price
Notaires Fee Frais De Acte
These fees are on a sliding scale fixed by the French Government .Consult us or your Notaire prior to purchase
Vat or Tva is 19.6%
This is payable on most fees and commissions
Please note we accept no responsibility for any errors or misinterpretations of any of the information on this page.
