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Hi! Alex,

Many thanks for your speedy and very helpful reply. Ed

This may be the shortest 'testimonial' in the word ever! but it is an important point none the less.

A Cle France client, Ed, had a technical problem with accessing the Cle France newsletter and Alex fixed it quick, nice to know there is someone there to help and that is what we try and do everyday at Cle France. 

Changes to Notaires’ fees makes buying a French Property cheaper.

Recent reforms to Notaires’ fees will be coming into effect on 1st May 2016 and they will allow Notaires to be able to offer discounts to French Property Buyers, making your French property purchase even cheaper, yes that means you!

More Good News.

The reforms are part of the "Loi Macron" which has the aim of making French Property more commercially competitive and this is always welcome news for British buyers of French property especially as compared to the UK, French property is amazing value already.

Maximum Fees in place for the first time.

From 1st May 2016 the maximum fee a Notaire will be able to charge is 10% of the sale price with a minimum fee of 90 euros. This could result in substantial savings of up to 70% on low value property purchases.

As an Example - Buying a plot of land for €3,000 will now only incur a Notaire’s fee of 300 euros instead of the previous 900 euros.

For sales of 150,000 euros or more Notaires will be able to offer a discretionary discount of up to 10% of their fees. A key point however is that they are 'not required to tell the buyer' that this discretionary discount is available and so buyers should establish if this discount is to be applied at the outset and obtain written confirmation of any discount given.

However don't get too excited as these discounts only apply to the actual "Notaire’s fee" part of the Notaire's fee, let me explain...

The discretionary discount is available only on the part of the Notaire's fee that the Notaire earns, not to the taxes and charges which the Notaire collects for the government on completion. The term ‘Frais de Notaire’ (Notaire’s Fees) includes these taxes and charges and so the discount doesn’t apply to the whole amount.

So good news, we all like a discount and a saving after all and as a general point this change will only make the cost of buying a property in France cheaper than before so that is a welcome step.

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Blog submitted by: Alex at The French Property Network - Cle France.

Hello Sharon,

Thanks for all the work done by yourself and your agent here in France. With a few exceptions everything has moved along well and we are settling into an easier live-style as we speak!

I would be happy to recommend both aspects of the operation; the initial contact via the web followed by the reception we encountered here in France.

Overall an very good experience.

Kind regards,

Dr C Scott MBCS.

So glad we found a great property for our client, we have passed his kind words onto our agent on the ground as well.

If you are looking to view and buy a house in Normandy, let Cle France guide YOU through the French Property Buying Process!

And as several of our clients say "Follow your heart and make the move"

Hi Cle France,

I'd be happy to put my positive comments on your website as the service with yourselves was excellent! 

We are settled and extremely happy with our new home in Guillac (in the Morbihan department of Brittany).

Cle France made buying a property in Brittany hassle free!

Their communication was amazing - any queries I had, Sharon responded almost immediately.

I thoroughly recommend Cle France to help you buy a lovely French Home! 

Nicky.

Nicky bought a house in Brittany with ease, so why not let Cle France guide YOU through the French Property Buying Process!

And as several of our clients say "Follow your heart and make the move"! 

This week the Government provided every household in the UK with a leaflet that sets out why the Government believes that voting to remain in the EU is the best decision for the UK.

The leaflet was delivered to households in England from 11 – 13 April, ahead of their local election period and in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland throughout the week commencing 9 May to avoid disruption ahead of their local elections.

If you did not get the leaflet then download your own copy here.

Keep up to date with the EU Referendum debate and all manner of news by visiting the Cle France 'News in General' Blog pages.

Or Visit GOV.UK for more information and to access the source information for the EU referendum leaflet.

Blog submitted by: Alex at The French Property Network - Cle France.