Type 1 , type 2 etc.

[dragon]

Hi

I am sure there is the answer for this on this site somewhere but i have looked.

What does type 1 , type 2 etc. mean on property adverts, i am assuming it is something to do with size but there must be some science behind it.

[Cat]

Type 1, 2 and 3 are often written as T1, T2 in or T3 adverts.

I'm pretty sure that they describe the number of major rooms, so a T3 could be a 2 bedroomed flat with a living room, or a 1 bedroomed flat with a living room and dining room.  A T1 would be a studio flat/bedsit.

[Anton Redman]

Postes yonks ago by Cassis

Studio : Appartement d'une seule pièce principale, avec un coin cuisine (kitchenette), une salle d'eau et 1 WC

T1 : appartement d'une seule pièce principale, avec cuisine séparée.

T2, T3 ... : Le chiffre indique combien il y a de pièces principales, cuisine et salle de bain non comprises.

T1 bis, T2 bis, T3 bis ... : L'une des pièces peut être séparée en deux zones bien distinctes.

Le T signifie TYPE
Le F signifie FONCTION ou FORME

Ce ne sont que deux manières d'apeller la même chose.
C'est différent d'une personne ou d'une agence a une autre.

[Clair]

The T (or sometimes F) represents the number of living-rooms/bedrooms (pièces).

Broadly speaking:

• Studio = 1 living-room/bedroom (approx 15m²) incl. kitchen corner + bathroom/shower-room + WC
• T1 = 1 living-room/bedroom + kitchen + bathroom/shower-room + WC (approx 22m²)
• T1 bis = 1 living-room/bedroom (= almost 2 rooms, but not separate) + 1 kitchen + bathroom/shower-room + WC (approx 30m²)
• T2 = 1 living-room + 1 bedroom + kitchen + bathroom/shower-room + WC (approx 50m²)
• T3 = 1 living-room + 2 bedrooms + bathroom/shower-room + WC (approx 65m²)

[babcock]

Can get a bit more complicated as a sejour over a certain size (25sq m ?) counts as 2 pieces.

[ams]

For tax purposes the figure is 40m2.

 

ams

[AnOther]

So that makes my 3 bed house a T4 and if I've divided one big bedroom into two a T5 ?

 

[dragon]

Thanks everyone for the answers, though it seems no-one really knows!!!

[AnOther]

I wouldn't say that, there is no 'science' so to speak.

Having Google'd numerous sites it's actually quite clear and exactly as Clair says :

T = Type (e.g. T3, T4) - classification of property type and size showing the number of main rooms including bedrooms.

 

[pistebeast]

@ ams, could you explain the 40 sq m rule - as I am having a house built with a 40 sq m living/dining area.

 

cheers

 

[pistebeast]

Can anyone explain the above re: tax implications?

please.

cheers

pete

[babcock]

I don't know about tax implications but the 40sq m rule applies when calculating the house value for insurance purposes so perhaps it also affects the tax hab and fonciere.

[ams]

We had a couple of houses built in 2007. The information that we got from the Hotel des Impots was that they take into consideration a number of factors when computing tax habitation tax Fonc and similar factors are taken into account for insurance purposes, some of them are as follows.

 

1. Sejours under 40m2 are taken as 1 room, over 40M2 and i think it represents 1.5 rooms etc.

 

2. Celliers that have a brut floor and no placco do not count.

 

3. Kitchens enclosed less than 9m2 are not counted.

 

4. Kitchens enclosed over 9M2 are counted.

 

5. Open kitchens are not counted.

 

Again from memory i think the habitable space is also important for the Tax de equipment, so celliers and large garage spaces are not counted. !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hope the above helps.

ams

[pistebeast]

Hi, Thanks for the replies - very helpful.

Thank you

cheers

pete