Wills, Estate Planning & Donations

French property diagnostics for foreign buyers: DDT, DPE classes, validity periods, ERP risks and what to verify before signing the compromis de vente. Thème (hub): Property & Real Estate

French mortgage for non-resident buyers: HCSF 35% rule, loan-to-value, notarial deed, finance clause in the compromis and how your notaire handles the acte de crédit.

French copropriété for foreign buyers: charges, syndic, état daté, fonds travaux, assembly votes and what to check before buying an apartment in France.

How foreigners make a French will with a notaire, testament types, register and EU succession ties. Free bilingual notaire matching within about 48 hours.

Usufruit and nue-propriété explained for expats: démembrement, succession, spouse clauses and notaire deeds. Free bilingual notaire matching within about 48 hours.

Giving assets to children in France: donation rules, parent–child allowances, gift tax calculation, recording gifts and forced-heirship links. Bilingual notaire matching in about 48 hours.

French will vs English will: formalities, probate vs notaire succession, forced heirship and EU law choices. Match with a bilingual notaire within about 48 hours.

French forced heirship (réserve héréditaire) in plain English: children, spouse, disposable share. Notaire-backed planning. Free matching within about 48 hours.

Brussels IV / Regulation 650/2012 for estates touching France: habitual residence, choice of law, ECS and practical steps. Free bilingual notaire matching within about 48 hours.

Donation with reservation of usufruct in France: gifting bare ownership while keeping usufruit, fiscal valuations, gift tax and notaire deeds explained for families abroad.

Donation-partage France explained: anticipated partition among presumptive heirs, notarial deed, balancing lots (soultes), gift tax and family harmony in plain English.