Very useful advice, Aussie.
In our purchases and sales in France we’ve dealt with a couple of Notaires, one in Evian-les-Bains and another in Preuilly-sur-Claise. Both have been very helpful although the one in Evian was very slow at chasing up the buyers of our apartment, letting dates slip. This meant we didn’t know up until the last minute whether our purchase in Le Petit-Pressigny would go through. I believe in the end our Notaire in P-s-C needed to be very firm and demand that the money was transferred immediately.
I take your point about having a Notaire acting only on your behalf. Is this common in France?
Rosemary Kneipp
April 5th, 2013 at 10:59 am
I can remember hearing my mother-in-law talk about “mon notaire” the way we would say “the family sollicitor”, for example, but she lived in the country. When they moved, they kept the same notaire. Now that families are so dispersed, people often just take the nearest notaire which is a pity because the “family” notaire would look after them better.
After living 27 years Dow Nunder, 10 in the States and 45 here in France, I’ve had my share of “notaires”. All but one were competent, honest and pleasant. I did not have the benefit of your excellent advice, much more useful than knowing that Napoléon wisely imposed them for real estate and other transactions, with the advantage of disinterested advice and permanent record, and their curious unique distinction as the only profession which feels obliged to put up a sign in their waiting room justifying their fees !
Rosemary Kneipp
November 30th, 2019 at 9:57 am
Hi Frank, thank you for your comment. I have actually never seen the sign about the fees. I have seen them in doctors offices though.
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Very useful advice, Aussie.
In our purchases and sales in France we’ve dealt with a couple of Notaires, one in Evian-les-Bains and another in Preuilly-sur-Claise. Both have been very helpful although the one in Evian was very slow at chasing up the buyers of our apartment, letting dates slip. This meant we didn’t know up until the last minute whether our purchase in Le Petit-Pressigny would go through. I believe in the end our Notaire in P-s-C needed to be very firm and demand that the money was transferred immediately.
I take your point about having a Notaire acting only on your behalf. Is this common in France?
I can remember hearing my mother-in-law talk about “mon notaire” the way we would say “the family sollicitor”, for example, but she lived in the country. When they moved, they kept the same notaire. Now that families are so dispersed, people often just take the nearest notaire which is a pity because the “family” notaire would look after them better.
@adrianleeds This might be useful for your purchasers http://t.co/Vg0Osru910
After living 27 years Dow Nunder, 10 in the States and 45 here in France, I’ve had my share of “notaires”. All but one were competent, honest and pleasant. I did not have the benefit of your excellent advice, much more useful than knowing that Napoléon wisely imposed them for real estate and other transactions, with the advantage of disinterested advice and permanent record, and their curious unique distinction as the only profession which feels obliged to put up a sign in their waiting room justifying their fees !
Hi Frank, thank you for your comment. I have actually never seen the sign about the fees. I have seen them in doctors offices though.
[…] or go through a real estate agent or website. In both cases, the final sale will be handled by the notaire. “A Notaire is a legal specialist with a public authority mission who draws up authenticated […]
[…] or go through a real estate agent or website. In both cases, the final sale will be handled by the notaire. “A Notaire is a legal specialist with a public authority mission who draws up authenticated […]