English Speaking French Notaire

The buying process in France is straightforward and well regulated, but it is important that you understand it.

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What does a French notaire do?

A Notaire is the most qualified solicitor (lawyer) in the French legal system, studying seven years to obtain their degree. The notaire is both a Public Officer and a legal counselor in specific areas of the law, including real estate, family, tax and corporate law.

The notaire has the power to authenticate certain agreements, such as real estate sales, which cannot be enforced by any other means. French law imposes a broad personal liability on the notaire to ensure that transactions are executed correctly and legally.

Notaires also subscribe to a common insurance, which provides an immediate financial guarantee to the client in case of an error. Thus you have the security of working with a specialized lawyer to ensure that your transaction is properly completed.

Do note that the French notaire does not ordinarily provide proactive legal advice on the transaction. Rather, their role is to ensure the legal act is correctly carried out and to answer your specific questions.

France Home Finance will be happy to put you in contact with an English speaking notaire in France that has received a positive recommendation from our clients.

All of the intermediaries we will introduce you to have been tested and recommended by previous France Home Finance clients.

What Our Clients Say

M. Svoboda & R. Horby, Palm Springs, California USA, Purchase of a Paris apartment

"France Home Finance is one stop shopping. Our Paris mortgage broker not only found us a fantastic interest rate on our loan but she took the headache out of all the paper work and other issues that arise when buying a piece of property in France."

Mel and Franck, Paris, Purchase of their main home in Paris

"The journey to getting our keys yesterday has not been a stress-free one...mais bouff, c'est la France. There has been, however, one fantastic element in the process I wanted to promote to you all. The company is called France Home Finance."

Peter Wilson, Edinburgh, Scotland, Purchase of a investment property in Paris

"It is only in retrospect that I realise how fortunate I was to be given such an excellent contact. Not only did the company search out a French mortgage suited to my particular circumstances, but it held my hand each step of the way through what was inevitably an unfamiliar application process."

Karen Lane & Jim Vadeboncoeur, Palo Alto, California, USA, Purchase of a Paris apartment

"You were a pleasure to work with, providing advice and help in areas beyond the scope of the 'mortgage'."

The Wests, Chatham Kent, UK, Purchase of a home in Northeast Brittany, France

"We were looking for a company with good local experience of the French buying and lending process. France Home Finance demonstrated that they have that experience and made the entire process run smoothly."

Mark, Brussels, Belgium, Purchase of a buy-to-let apartment in Paris

"The service I received throughout was friendly, proactive and efficient and far superior to that I received from the French banks I approached directly myself."