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French government updating residency permit website

Feb 3, 2020

Now that Britain has left the EU, the French government is in the process of updating their system allowing British citizens to apply for residency permits in accordance with the agreement between the UK and the EU. Whilst Britain left the EU effective from February...

Consequences of Brexit for British residents buying in France

Dec 4, 2018

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?

Nov 9, 2018

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?

Oct 9, 2018

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...