Hi Everyone. We are going to have a look at a property in France in October. It is a property in need of complete renovation and is being sold privately. We have asked the seller if he would be willing to take a deposit for the property and then hold it for us until next easter when we will have our funds in place and we can pay cash. He seems to be ok with this arrangement at the moment. If we do descide to buy what would be the first step to take? Would the seller and ourselves find a notaire and arrange for the deposit to be paid, would we need to go back to France to pay the deposit or would it be possible to get it done while we are there in October? If we use our own notaire does it need to be in the same district or could we find one in Calais for example to save time and money travelling south where our property is? Hope someone can help with all these question and would be most appreciated!
