French Legal Terms

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Acompte

Achat

Acquéreur

Acte authentique

Acte sous seing privé

Acte de vente

Agence Immobilière

Arrhes

Assurance décès

Attestation d’acquisition

Attestation de conformité aux règles de sécurité

Attestation de propriété

Autorisation de prélèvement automatique

Autorisation provisoire de travail

 

deposit

purchase

buyer

legal document made by a notary

private agreement (sale agreement)

agreement of sale

real estate agency

deposit to block a sale

life insurance

certificate of property acquisition

certificate of compliance with security regulations

certificate of property ownership

authorisation of direct debit

temporary work permit

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Bail

Bail commercial

Bailleur

Banque de consignation

 

lease to tenant

commercial leasing

landlord

bank used by notaries to deposit funds

 

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Cadastre

Carte bleue

Carte professionnelle

Carte de crédit

Carte d’identité

Carte de séjour

Caution

Centre des impôts

Certificat d’urbanisme

Cession

Chèque

Chéquier

Charges

Clause particulière

Clause pénale

Clause suspensive

Code du travail

Commission compris

Commission non compris

Communauté de biens

Compromis de vente

Comptable

Comptant

Compte à terme

Compte courant

Compte joint

Compte séquestre

Conditions particulières

Conditions suspensives

Conseiller fiscal

Conseiller juridique

Conservation des hypothèques

Constat d’huissier

Constructible

Contrat à durée indéterminée (CDI)

Contrat à durée déterminée (CDD)

Contrat de réservation

Contrat préliminaire

Convention

Convention collective

Contrat de prêt

Copropriété

 

town planning registration

credit card

certificate necessary to work as an estate agent
credit card

identity card

permit to reside in France-non EC members

deposit – guarantee

tax office

town planning certificate

transfer of ownership

cheque

cheque book

maintenance charges on a property

special condition

penalty clause

conditional clause in order to validate a sale

employment law – legislation

commission included

commission excluded

joint ownership of property

sale agreement

accountant

cash

deposit account

current account

joint account

escrow account

special conditions

conditional terms

tax consultant

legal advisor

land registry

bailiff statement

building land

employment agreement of unspecified duration

employment agreement of specified duration

“on plan” purchasing agreement

preliminary contract

agreement

collective agreement
mortgage – loan contract
co-ownership

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Date de livraison prévue

Décennale

Délai de rétraction

Département

Dépôt de garantie

Devis

Direction départementale de l’équipement (DDE)

Domicile fiscal

Droit de passage

Droit de préemption

Droit de succession

Droit de donation

Droits d’enregistrement

 

expected delivery date

10 year warranty

revocation period

administrative area within a region

deposit of guarantee

quotation – written price estimation
public works department

 main residence for tax purposes
right of way

pre-emptive purchasing right
inheritance tax
gift tax
stamp duty – tax paid by the purchaser

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EDF- Electricité De France

GDF – Gaz De France

Emoluments

Etats des lieux

Expert comptable

Expert foncier

Expertiser

 

state utilities – electricity
state utilities – gas
notary charges – fee
statement of property conditions
chartered accountant
property expert - evaluator
to estimate a property value

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Fonds de roulement

 

Frais de notaire

Frais d’agence

 

funds supplied by co-owners to pay unexpected costs

notary costs and registrations costs
agency fees

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géomètre

 

land surveyor

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Hors Taxe

Huissier

Hypothèque

 

tax not included
bailiff
mortgage

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Immobilier

Indivision

 

real-estate
joint-ownership

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Jouissance

 

right of possession – right of use

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Location

Lots

« lu et approuvé »

 

tenancy
plots
« read and approved »

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Mairie

Maire

Mandat de recherche

Mandat de vente

Monument

 

town hall
mayor
agreement to look for property
agreement of power to sell a property
listed building

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Nue-propriété

 

Ownership without usufruct

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Occupation

Offre d’achat

Offre de vente

 

occupant of the property
offer to buy
offer to sell

 

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Paiement comptant

Parties communes

Parties privatives

Permis de construire

Plan de financement

Plus-value

Prélèvement

 

cash payment
common parts of building or land
private parts of building of land
planning-building permission
financing scheme
capital gain – profit
direct debit

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Réservation – contrat de réservation

Résiliation

 

Reservation contract
cancellation of an agreement - contract

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Sécurité sociale

Société

 

National health system
company

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TTC

TVA

Tantième

Taxe d’habitation

Taxe foncière

Testament

Timbre fiscal

Tontine

Troisième Age

 

 

taxes included
value added tax
proportion of the common parts
property occupation tax

local tax on ownership of property
will
tax stamp

joint ownership

senior age

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