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A

Act de vente = Completion deed Acquéreur = Purchaser

Agent immobilier = Estate Agent

Avocat = French Solicitor / Barrister

B

Bilan de santé immobilier = Health check building report

C

Clause = Clause

Compte séquestre = Escrow account

Compromis de vente / Promesse de Vente = Initial sale contract

Conditionnel = Conditional

Conditions = Conditions

Conditions suspensives = Conditions precedent

Conseiller indépendent = Independent advisor

Contrat = Contract

D

Dépôt de garantie / Indemnité d'immobilisation = Deposit

Diagnostic Amiante = Asbestos report

Diagnostic Plomb = Lead report Droit d'acheter = Right to buy

Droit d'enregistrement = Taxes included in the Notaire's fees

Droits de préemption = Preemption rights

Droit de timbre = Stamp duty

E

F

Financement sans emprunt = Cash purchase

Financement avec emprunt = Loan purchase

G

H

Hypothèque = Mortgage

M

Mandataire = Attorney

N

Notaire = French lawyer responsible for the conveyancing transaction

P

Prêt = Loan

Privilèges = Charges

Produit de la vente = Proceeds of sale

Procuration = Power of attorney

R

Rapport parasitaire - Termites report
Récépissé = Acknowledgement slip of receipt
Recherches = Searches

Registre cadastral = Land Registry

Relevé d'identité bancaire = Bank details

S

Signature de l'acte de vente = Completion

Sous réserve d'un contrat = Subject to contract

T

Transactions immobilières = Property transactions

V

Vendeur = Vendor

Vente = Sale


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