Notary specialised in inheritance for UK citizens US citizens Paris Montmartre 18ème

Generally, the preliminary agreement provides for approximately three months between the signing of the preliminary agreement and the signing of the deed of sale. During this period, the purchaser must obtain financing and more specifically their loan offer. The exact time limit for the purchaser to provide evidence of this loan offer is indicated in the preliminary agreement; in practice it is between 45 and 60 days. If the purchaser does not obtain a real estate loan, if he provides evidence that the loan has been refused and that the conditions laid down in the preliminary contract have been met, he can in principle be released from all obligations and recover his security deposit. If the purchaser obtains his loan, once the loan offer has been received the borrower will have a minimum of 11 days from receipt to accept it. 

We refer to an international estate when the inheritance has an international aspect. So there will be an international estate if the deceased held an asset in at least one country other than that of his nationality or residence, or if the deceased dies in a country other than that of his nationality or residence. 

In an international context, husband and wife have the option of changing at any time the law applicable to their matrimonial regime. However, this choice is circumscribed by and limited to the following laws: -          that of the State of which one of them is a national, -          that of the State in which one of them is habitually resident at the time of the choice, -          that of the State where the immovable assets are located, but only in regard to these assets. This change of applicable law must result from an instrument executed in the form of a marriage contract. It may need to liquidate the previous regime. Steps to publicise such a change are necessary for opposability against third parties

Under current law the immediate outbuildings of the primary residence (e.g., the utility room of the same property) enjoy exemption from real estate capital gains tax provided that the disposal of these outbuildings takes place simultaneously with that of the main residence. The disposal will be deemed to have been made simultaneously if the disposals take place within a "normal timeframe". To watch the video of the interview with Ms. Alexandra ETASSE on the role of the notary, notary's fees and buying property, follow this link. 

In an international context, the future spouses will need to anticipate the issue of determining their matrimonial regime. To this end, the international department of ETASSE et Associés advises its French clients living abroad or foreign clients living in France, in order to determine the most suitable matrimonial regime for their situation. Only a marriage contract may guarantee spouses the legal security and stability in an international context. For spouses already married, the international department assists them with any change in the applicable law or regime. 

The Civil code foresees that "two people of the same sex may contract a marriage when for at least one of them, either their personal law, or the law of the state in the territory where they have domicile or their residence, so permits it" (art. 202-1 al. 1 and 2 of the Civil code). Also, under reservation to respect these conditions a foreigner where in their personal law homosexual marriage is forbidden, may however get married in France. However, it is likely that this marriage will not be fully recognized abroad and not in the country of origin of the foreign spouse