Real Estate in France
France is a country of romance, medieval architecture, great cuisine, and elite wine. Living in this country is a dream for many people.
French real estate is quite diverse: it is for any taste and allowance. Though, this allowance need to be at some level. For example, when buying a "students here" apartment in Paris (not in the center of the city, keep this in mind), you need to spend some 75-100 thousand Euros. More acceptable housing in a good district costs as much as 2 to 9 thousand Euros per a square meter.
Nevertheless, the choice of the housing is great. You may find anything, from small "per maid" rooms of 8-10 square meters, to ancient, greatly preserved and well restored castles of the area of up to 1,000 square meters with great picturesque gardens around. Commercial French real estate is also diverse. These are business centers and offices with a high demand from lessees, hotels, cafes, restaurants, bars, clubs, private hotels, and hotel complexes on the shore.
Purchasing of French real estate is bound with several peculiarities. All transactions are performed with participation of a notary public. At that, this notary does not represent any of the parties, participating in a deal. The notary represents the state, and his primary responsibility is that the transaction to be performed in full accordance with the French laws. After a preliminary agreement is signed between the parties, the purchaser needs to transfer to the notary's account 5% to 10% of the whole amount of the transaction. At that, the newer the real estate object is, the less is the amount of advance money. At that, either the purchaser, or the seller may refuse to perform the agreement within seven days since it has been signed without explaining any reasons.
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