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French notaires - a sort of conveyancing practitioner and French government tax collector rolled into one.

Notaires in or near Eymet	Me LOUTON Place de la Gare 24500 EYMET Tel : 0033 553 238 760
Notaires in or near Lalinde	SCP Michel Morand et Laurence Diot-Dudreuilh. Tel : 0033 553 610 066
Notaires in or near Issigeac	Me GACHET Pl de la Capelle 24560 ISSIGEAC Tel : 0033 553 587 003
Notaires in or near Miramont de Guyenne	SCP FLAUDER/SAUBEAU FERNANDEZ 7 Pl Hotel de Ville 47800 MIRAMONT DE GUYENNE 0033 553 932 064

The primary function of a notaire is to ensure (for the French government) that all taxes due concerning the sale and purchase of a property are paid, and that the transaction has been carried out correctly. He is not a French solicitor, although there are avocats who are also notaires but the two roles are very different in France.

A Notaire is a French civil law notary (like our notary public) - a public officer working for the French Ministry of Justice. He will also deal with family matters, real-estate deeds and many aspects of business law. He's also a property expert, having access to the databases which contain information regarding property transactions in France. He/ she is thus qualified to value property, conduct transactions and deal with tax, French mortgages (known as hypothèques) and finance matters.

All property matters in France must be overseen and conducted by a qualified notaire. Fees charged by the notaire are set down by the French government. Currently, you should allow between 6% & 7.5% of the property value for the notaire's fees. Notaire's fees are only payable by the buyer - when you sell, you pay nothing to the notaire for his fees, although you may well find yourself paying plus-value (see below)!

Plus-value is the French equivalent of UK capital gains tax. If you own more than one property in France, or do not live in the property as a fulltime resident (e.g. you own a holidayhome in France) or you buy and sell within a specific timescale (15 years), you will find yourself paying plus-value when you sell. The system has recently been overhauled and is somewhat fairer than it used to be. As a French resident you will pay 26% of the net gain, but only 16% if you are an EU (non-French) resident. There are fairly fixed allowances for deductions and under the new ruling, you do not need to provide proof of expenditure if accepting the default (15% of purchase price) allowance for building work/ money spent on maintenance etc. All plus-value is calculated and collected by the notaire, so it's gone before you even saw it!

You may wish to speak to us about tax-planning and general financial planning advice when coming over to France to view properties - we are here to help and will gladly put you in touch with an expert in this field.

You do not have to be an ORPI client to avail of these services.

A selection of notaires in the Aquitaine region is found below:-

Notaires in or near Miramont de Guyenne	SCP FLAUDER/SAUBEAU FERNANDEZ 7 Pl Hotel de Ville 47800 MIRAMONT DE GUYENNE 0033 553 932 064
Notaires in or near Lalinde	SCP Michel Morand et Laurence Diot-Dudreuilh. Tel : 0033 553 610 066
Notaires in or near Issigeac	Me GACHET Pl de la Capelle 24560 ISSIGEAC Tel : 0033 553 587 003
Notaires in or near Eymet	Me LOUTON Place de la Gare 24500 EYMET Tel : 0033 553 238 760

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