Vivijones Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 I think we are never going to succead in buying a house in France. Having been told last week we were going to sign the acte in a couple of weeks and to make sure the money was in france to pay for the house, got an email from the ( French) agent on Saterday saying there was further delay and asking if we wanted to continue!On checking up why we eventuly found out the vendor had droped dead unexpextedly and we now had to deal with five of his relatives. Now assuming all these still want to sell does anybody know if we are now back to square one and we are going to have to start new sale or can we continue on with sale as before?Vivi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 No help I'm afraid, just my sympathies - the same thing happened to us in the UK and it was back to square one, luckily in the end it all worked out and the sale went through but it was very nerve rackingGood LuckGayhttp://www.quimperclub.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissid Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 I agree with Soprano1 in that the inheritors are bound to proceed with the sale if the Compromis has already been signed and the deposit paid.Christianewww.francesw.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwenhwyfar Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 No answers sorry but just wanted to send you my sympathies, we lost the first house we were buying (for different reasons) and it was a horrible time. Hope things work out for you.Jennifer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissid Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 I just made sure that I got my facts right and I forgot one important point: The cooling off period. So, if the Compromis has been signed and exchanged, the deposit paid and the cooling-off period is past, then the inheritors are bound to go ahead with the sale. The only snag could be if the seller was not on his own, i.e. if there was a spouse/co-owner of the property who, in this case, would be allowed to change her mind.Christianewww.francesw.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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