France has always been a particularly attractive choice for foreigners from all over the world to own a second home.

Moreover, considering the traditional attachment of the French to the landed estate, buying a French property is also a secure investment.

The English got it right !

Therefore, acquiring a property in France requires to be well counselled and guided.
The intervention of a French lawyer specialised in the field of real-property law is essential in order to optimise and secure the various operations of your project, as only such a lawyer is aware of and masters the hazards and difficulties linked to this sector of activity.

The role of an attorney specialised in the field of real-property law is to advise you to deal with the different interlocutors to the operation in hand and to resolve difficulties that are specific to the French market and culture.

The following are the principal points to be delt with :

- those related to ownership law,
- those related to easement on a piece of real estate,
- those related to the right of pre-emption,
- those relative to planning law : the buyer sometimes wants to demolish and/or to build a parcel, therefore, he has to respect building standards (rules applicable for a demolition permit and/or building permit),
- those created when confronting the ?French bureaucracy? (SAFER, ...), namely when asking for negotiate the price,
- those related to the contract signed with the seller : the latter will sometimes try to pass over in favour of another buyer,- those related to inheritance law,
- those related to registration taxes,
- those related to the financing of the project : should you require any grants or any other loans.

These are just several examples among many others : taxation, social aspects, or the management of the company which may be created or purchased, are other problematic aspects which merit to be considered. Therefore, the acquisition of real estate abroad requires careful and professional planning.

The law firm of Gérard PICOVSCHI, which possess an absolute knowledge of the culture of his country and a solid experience of pleading before the courts as well in litigations proceedings, is qualified to council and help you to pave its path to success.