Final contract

[Gardengirl]

I understand that  there is meant to be a month between receipt of final contract and the official signing at the notaire's office. This time being necessary for reading/understanding the document and maybe seeking help from a qualified person who can read it for legal matters and for a translation.We have not yet received our contract from the notaire, and are meant to be signing towards the end of the month for our new-build apartment, when we are to fly out.

Can anyone confirm that a month is a legal requirement.

We are told that the notaire can speak English and will translate parts of the document. However, I am now wondering if we should have paid out £lots and lots for the services

Is there anything else we should be aware of concerning the final contract that anyone can think of?

Thanks a lot, Jo 

 

 

[Will]

[quote user="Gardengirl"]

Can anyone confirm that a month is a legal requirement.

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I have no knowledge of any legal time scale. It might be different for a new-build apartment but it's not at all unusual to not see a copy of the Acte de Vente until the day of signing. If you want it checked before then you (or your English-speaking lawyer if you are using one of your own) can always request a preliminary copy.

 

[Nick Trollope]

[quote user="Gardengirl"]

I understand that  there is meant to be a month between receipt of final contract and the official signing at the notaire's office. This time being necessary for reading/understanding the document and maybe seeking help from a qualified person who can read it for legal matters and for a translation.We have not yet received our contract from the notaire, and are meant to be signing towards the end of the month for our new-build apartment, when we are to fly out.

Can anyone confirm that a month is a legal requirement.

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As Will says, unless it is different for new builds (I don't think it is) then no, it is not a requirement.

The Notaire has a legal duty to ensure that you understand the contract. If he doesn't speak English, or you don't speak French, then he might chose to use an interperator.

 

[Mr Coeur de Lion]

Someone told us that you can ask for an interpreter at the signing.  We did just that and didn't pay for her services, so I guess the notaire paid.  Even though the agent spoke English, it was still nice to have someone neutral translate for us.

[Nicos]

We received our contract in French onThursday, and will be signing it

next Friday. The notaire has sent a copy to be translated and there

will be an interpreter there at the signing.

So we will only have had 8 days to look it over- no idea when we'll get the copy in English though!

Hope that is of use??

[Gardengirl]

Thanks for replies - very helpful. I hope you are already in France, Nicos - otherwise a swift booking of flights needed!

On hold now, due to changes made on site by builders, under 'contract blow' on this site.

Jo

[Nicos]

We didn't get a translated final contract as we had expected, but the interpreter was there and was very useful.

All went very well ........[:D][:D]

[suein56]

[quote user="Nicos"]All went very well ........[:D][:D] [/quote]

Excellent news - congratulations;

Sue [:)]

[Nicos]

Thanks Sue!!!

We just need to wait 6 weeks for the vendors to move out -which has worked out fine as there is time for the shutters to be installed before we move in!

It's been well worth the wait.[:)]