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  1.   [quote user="P2"] A Notaire might want to speak English so that it is an additional factor in his / her favour in obtaining work, just as having a qualification etc can add[/quote] True if thats his want.  Cannot argue with that but that was not my point. [quote user="P2"] Plus, I would not trust an immobilier to translate for me - they have a vested interest in selling the house NOT in providing me with translations, some of which might be detrimental.[/quote] Again true but agin that was not my point. And anyway hasn't the Notaire a vested interest in selling a property?  He is in the business of earning as well as an immobilier. [quote user="P2"] To go back in history every nation would have been confined to their country because they could go no where because those people would not speak the language. Paul[/quote] Agreed but we are not talking about people migrating to another country we are talking about people having the common decency to try at least to learn the language they have migrated to. Yes I admit that buying or selling a house or any legal transaction in France can be very daunting so why not take someone who is aufait with the language and not expect the person who is conducting the transaction to speak in your mother tongue because you cannot speak theirs.  
  2. [quote user="Catalpa"]I recognise ScrumpyJack from elsewhere... though he's no longer allowed to post there now. [6] His posting style is not worth getting worked up about. Really.[/quote] Oh really where is that then?  News to me!!
  3. [quote user="dragonrouge"]I too believe that Scrumpyjack is being a bit tough here and essentially he is saying if you go to another country and have a problem then why expect someone to speak your native tongue? I am presuming he is fluent in French? I take his point on an interpreter but equally take the other points made by the OP. In the early days my French was weak and I used a number of sources to resolve problems one including an interpreter for a legal problem and where despite my profession as a legal guy in the UK I could not get my head around. Now it is different and one tries to integrate into French life and to become involved. Some of my neighbours compliment me on my French some do not!!! But is hugely improved since I arrived her. Scrumpyjack some of the 'property programmes' on the UK suggest a couple selling up say around London and then moving to Wales and for whatever reason. Some of the regions in Wales are Welsh speaking as a first language and they are proud of it and their culture. However they again speak English as a second language in which language do you suggest they address a non-Welsh speaking individual? And would you be prepared to learn to speak Welsh? When I went to school yonks ago Welsh was not available save for say in University. I took other languages based on purely forward looking views. Scrumpyjack you are being over the top on this one (with respect)[/quote]Does that question really need answering?  To me English because Wales, believe or not, is part of the United Kingdom and the first language of the UK is English!! We are talking about here France where the first language is French!! The title of this Topic was 'English speaking Notaire.' And my point for those that think I am being 'hard' is why should any Notaire need to speak English because a Btrit buying a house and using his office cannot speak French ?  If you have a problem with understanding what is being said or has been written get someone who can speak the lingo suffiicently to do the translation.  Any Brit Immobilier worth their salt can speak both languages.
  4. I often wonder about these people that commit themselves to living in a country that has a different language to their mother tongue why they do it if every one they have to deal with has to speak their language! I also wonder how many French people that buy houses in the UK had to have a French speaking Conveyancing solictor! Surely its not the Notaires responsibility to speak English to an English speaking purchaser and why should he?.  Wouldn't it be more polite and in the purchasers,  who cannot speak French, best interest  to get someone to go with them that can speak both French and English?  Only a thought! 
  5. Thanks!  But one question puzzles me, yes you are right we paid no TVA on the land so when we sell this property we are selling the land as well why would we pay TVA on the sale of the land?  Only a niggley question no big deal just want to clarify it all. AND what happens if we don't make a profit? do they give us some money back?
  6. The house was built by a company. So we bought the land got a building contructor involved we submitted the necessary Permis etc and they took it from there.  We paid them as the house progressed we have obviously the factures for each stage payment. So the way I read that is that the TVA was paid by us as part of each stage payment.  There fore we only pay TVA on the profit.  ie house build cost us 100,000€ (not really imaginary figure) we sold for 120,000€ (again fictous figure) so we pay the taxes on the selling price minus the buying price orthe 20€  profit made? Does the land price come into the equation?
  7. We have a new house that is a house that was a new build and completed a year ago. Does anyone know what we pay back in taxes etc if we sell this house?
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