Michelleb Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 since signing at the notaire we havn't received any documentation, should we have, where are the deeds,thought we should have them and placed them in the bank, not even had an invoice from immobilier. Whats the score? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpprh Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 Hieventually we received the bound copies of the contract, but no deeds.I queried it, and apparently the deeds (as we know them) do not exist in France.Can anyone else confirm this ?Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesLauriers Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 The deeds are held by the notaire dealing with the sale of the house, they are not handed out to the owners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyphilpott Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 I too had a bound copy of the contract, but understood the deeds are held by the notaire.But what happens if I decide to sell and use a different notaire? Would the new one retrieve the deeds from the previous one? What if the previous notaire retires or just stops trading for some other reason? Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val_2 Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 Don't panic. It is very usual in France to wait more than a year to receive anything remotely connected with the purchase of your property. Everything is centrally logged with the equivalent of the land registry in Paris, so any property that is for sale within France can have it's details retrieved by notaires. You may also find that you get a rebate from paying too much to the notaire, most do. What you should receive eventually is a title as such giving the property situation, composition and measurements along with the previous owners and their history,nothing like UK house deeds. When you receive a copy of this, keep it in a very safe place for future reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyphilpott Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 Thanks for that - it has been nearly 4 years since I bought and I only ever had the bound details mentioned elsewhere. The history of owners did not go back all that far either but I note from what you say that this is probably OK.I am sure it will work itself out!Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tieman Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 Hi!You will (at some stage!) be given a file (try asking the Notaire for your dossier) but it's more about your purchase than giving the history of the house like English deeds. You might though find part of the vendors family tree laid out, showing the various "splits" if it's beign sold by the "estate", makes for an interesting read!As for the estate agent, rest assured, if you bought AEM (the "key in hand price"), they will have been paid directly by the Notaire (probably went away from the signing with their cheque!), so you shouldn't have to pay them anything extra.Good luck and enjoy your new home.David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jirac18 Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 All sounds normal to me. You will recieve something but it normally takes a couple of months minimum. As previously said a record of the title deeds will be held by the notaire and eventually registered with the land registry. Don,t worry about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mummyowl Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 We signed the 'acte de vente' two months ago and the notaire told us to contact him in "about 4-6 months" to collect the oficial copy of the contract. I got the impression that if we didn't ask, we wouldn't be sent anything and he would just hold on to it indefinitely!Probably worth asking..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coral Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 When I signed the acte de vente I got a copy of the architect's plans showing the extension the sellers had had approved (there seem to be considerable differences! :confused the keys (but not to all the doors :unsure and a sheet of paper signed by the notaire stating what I had bought. He said that in 4 to 6 months I would be getting the proper papers but in the meanwhile I should keep the purchase paper very safely.FYI I was told by the UK solicitor that the old fashioned house deeds no longer exist - it's all on computer and computer printouts. So, if you have the old deeds hang on to them - they could be worth more than the houseCoral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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