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Consequences of Brexit for British residents buying in France

A question on everyone’s lips at the moment is what effect will Brexit have on British residents wishing to purchase a property in France? Some people are worried that potentially they will no longer be able to buy in France and are rushing to buy before Brexit...

Who can benefit from a French mortgage?

Anybody can benefit from a French mortgage, regardless of nationality as the French banks will look at country of residence, income source and income / debt ratio to ascertain whether they can lend to you. Certain countries of residence figure on “black lists” and...

Do French lenders register a charge on the property?

French mortgages are registered for the most part via a notary. The mortgage deed is a notarized deed which is then registered with the national mortgage register (Conservation des hypothèques) and the cost related to this is often referred to as the mortgage...