Cheron

[quote]I know of one in southern Manche. The French system isn't the same as the English system where buyer and seller use their own lawyers - in France the notaire handling the transaction is an independe...[/quote] To protect the buyer, many notaires will not accept translation by anyone involved in the sale of the property, and often insist on a sworn translator appointed by them.  Rules out the agency doing a translation, free or otherwise!