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| acheteur
- buyer |
| acompte
- deposit |
| acte
de vente - deed
of sale |
| affaire
- bargain |
| agence
immobilière - real
estate agency |
| appartement
- flat,
apartment |
| assureur,
assurance - insurer,
insurance |
| attestation
d'acquisition - a
written certificate from the notary sent to you after all the
sale paperwork is completed |
| B |
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| bâtiment
- building |
| bon
de visite - a
form you sign before viewing a house with a French real estate
agent to prevent you subsequently buying it through another
agent or privately |
| C |
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| cadastre
- local town planning register |
| certificat
d'urbanisme - land use certificate |
| charges
comprises - service, or charges included |
| clauses
suspensives - a conditional clause which is used in
the compromis de vente |
| compromis
de vente - first stage agreement document in the sale
process which legally commits the two parties |
| compte
courant - current
account |
| D |
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| dépendances
-
outbuildings |
| devis
- estimate
for work |
| domaine,
domaine securisé- compound,
secure compound |
| F |
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| fosse
septique - septic
tank |
| frais
- fees |
| frais
de notaire -
total amount of money paid to the notary on top of the sale
price (includes, notary fees, registration duty, land registration
duty and other charges) |
| J |
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| jumelée
(maison) - attached
house |
| L |
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| logement
- accomodation |
| lu
et approuvé - read
and approved - phrases written accompanying signature of contract
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| M |
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| mairie
- town
hall |
| mandat
de recherche - documents
which commits buyer and real estate agent in a research process. |
| mandat
de vente - document
wihich commits seller and real estate agent in the selling process |
| maison
- house |
| maison
de ville - indipendent
house in town |
mitoyenne
(maison) - attached |
| mitoyenne
d'une côtée - semi
detached |
| P |
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| permis
de construire - planning
permission |
| plan
cadastral - the
town plan showing properties and parcelles of land |
| plomberie
- plumbery |
| plus
value - profit |
| prêt
immobilier - mortgage |
| procuration
- power
of attorney |
| programme
neuf- new
construction. Buying off plan, often including to choose materials/decoration. |
| propriétaire
- owner |
| R |
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rentabilité
- profitability |
résidence,
residence securisée- domaine
or compound, secure domaine or compound |
| RIB
(relevé d'identite bancaire) - bank
account details |
| S |
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| Société
Civile Immobilière (SCI) - a
company which can be set up exclusively to purchase property |
| solde
- balance |
| surface
habitable - habitable
space, usually excludes bathrooms and garage, shown in square
metres (sqm or m2) |
| T |
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| taxe
d'habitation - A
local tax, partly means-tested, payable only from the December
of the year in which you were the owner. Due on the 1st January
in advance |
| taxe
foncière - a
government tax on property, payable pro-rata from date of completion
to the end of December |
| TEG
(taux effectif global) - APR |
| TVA
(taxe sur la valeur ajoutée) - French
VAT |
| V |
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| vendeur
- seller |
| virement
- bank
transfer |
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