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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…

... are we bound by the tax scale of article 669 of the general tax code ? No. The purpose of this scale is to determine the respective values of usufruct and bare ownership for the calculation of the duties due in regard to the tax authorities. It does not…

... Can we consider that our loan has been granted ? No. As the legislator did not define the concept of obtaining a loan, the Court of Appeal specified that it corresponds to "the presentation by a credit agency of a firm and unreserved regular offer corresponds to the characteristics…

... Is that right? Yes . When the notary receives or makes a payment on behalf of the parties for a deed that it draws up in the authentic form and publishes in the real estate file, this payment must be made via a transfer (art. L.112-6-1 Monetary and Financial…

... Is this normal? Yes . If in principle the capital gains made on the sale of real estate are taxed, there are exceptions, in particular when the sale price is less than 15,000 euros (art. 150 U, 6° CGI). If this property is held in joint ownership, this threshold…

Yes. The General Tax Code provides, for the calculation of inheritance tax, that buildings are valued according to their real market value on the date of death. But, with regard to the main residence of the deceased, article 764 bis of the CGI provides for the automatic application of a…

No. Article 847 bis of the General Tax Code provides for an exemption from registration fees; in regard to the prior consent to be obtained by a notary (article 342-10 of the Civil Code). As an extension of the bioethics law of August 2, 2021, which extends medically assisted reproduction…

Article L. 123-33.-A of the Commercial Code (resulting from the PACTE law) provides that a single digital body replaces the business formalities centers (CFE). Thus, since January 1, 2023, all business formalities (registrations, modifications and cancellations) must be carried out only online via the website of the National Institute of…

No. The death benefit, paid under conditions and the amount of which varies according to whether the civil servant died before or after the minimum retirement age, "is not subject to transfer duties in the event of death", i.e. inheritance rights (article D712-23 of the Social Security Code).

No . When the adopter himself has children, the court called upon to rule in regard to the adoption verifies that it is not likely to compromise family life (art. 353, para. 3 C. civ. by 361 reference). However, as part of the documents which need to be provided in…

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

We want to buy a property with my partner and his/her grandmother. My partner and I would acquire the bare ownership of the property and the latter’s grandmother the usufruct. In order to determine the rights of each on the propety(...)

To acquire our future property, my friend and I must take out a mortgage. The deadline for the fulfillment of the suspensive condition is approaching and for the time being, we have only obtained an agreement in principle from our banker(...)

I am buying a property which is worth 15,000 euros. The signing of the final agreement takes place next week. I sent a check to the notary corresponding to the sale price and the purchase costs, but they told me that I have to make a bank transfer (...)

Six years ago, we bought a parking space with my friend. He paid 40% of the amount and I paid 60%. We are reselling it today for 27,000 euros. The notary tells me that I will be the only one to be taxed on the capital gain which is realized (...)

My wife has just passed away. We owned our primary residence. As part of the inheritance tax declaration, am I obliged to apply the 20% deduction on the principal residence of the deceased? ?

As part of a process of medically assisted procreation, my partner and I must go to a notary to obtain our consent. Is this agreement subject to registration fees ?

I must register the statutory changes made to our commercial company following our last meeting. Which body is responsible for this?

My husband passed away. He was a state employee. Is the death capital paid by his employer subject to an inheritance tax ?

I wish to adopt (simple adoption) the adult children of my wife. I have adult children myself, born from a previous union. Do they have to consent to this adoption ?