Athene

[quote]Has anyone used this when buying a property in France? Apparently it came into force in France on 1st September 1992. If we did use it prior to a purchase can anyone tell me if on the death of the f...[/quote] Hi! we went to see our notaire about this very thing yesterday. We got married earlier this year and seem to be in the same situation as yourselves in that we would want the property to go to the surviving partner without any tax to pay. Our notaire said that we really should have got this done before we remarried but we maybe will be able to get away with it as we are only secondary residents in France and got married in England. She seems to think that had we married in France, it would be too late to apply this now. However, we will know more on Monday when she has done her research. So if you would like me to tell you more I will. Best wishes Athene  

Hi! you need to go to the mayor and ask who owns it for definite then go to your notaire and get them to do the work for you as they will tell the seller that they need the correct legally written permission from the owners. I am in full agreement with the other people here, do NOT in any circumstances buy a house with a strip that has no permission to cross it. Good luck Athene