Getting New Certificate d'Ubanisme

[Abbaye]

Hi folks,  the certificate d'urbanisme we had when we bought our property has expired (2.5 years old) ... when we bought the place we bought direct through a notaire but the notaire was located miles away from us which we thought was strange at the time.  Anyway now that we need to get a new certificate prior to lodging a permis construire for renovations. I am wondering if we need to go back to the original notaire for a new certificate d'urbanisme or if we can go to a notaire locally and get them to do it???  I would prefer to go to a local notaire as we also want to get wills made up etc.

Thanks for replies.

Slacko

[Idealfrance]

You'll need to go to the Mairie to get your new CU. The notaire only normally gets involved when it's a condition of sale.

Ben Symons
http://www.idealfrance.com

[BJSLIV]

There isn't really anything strange about using a remote notaire, people stick with "their" notaire, and if for example they inherit a remote property, then they might still go to their usual local notaire. So nothing fishy there!

As the other comment says there is no need at all to involve a notaire with your CU, no more than you would involve a solictor in a planning matter in the UK. Contact the local Mairie, pick up the form and fill it all in. Fiingers crossed that the rules haven't changed in your locale, and that are still willing to grant permssion for whatever it is you want to do. Since last year the rules have been significantly tightened to discourage urban/rural sprawl.