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Buying in Paris: the back story
The back story
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Image courtesy of © Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Buying in Paris: the back story
Most of central Paris is apartments, many in the stone buildings of the Haussmann era. In France, the sale of property is completed by a notaire, a public officer who checks the title, collects the taxes and registers the sale; buyers sign a preliminary agreement first, and have a cooling-off period.
Where people buy
The 6th and 7th arrondissements on the Left Bank, the Marais, the western 16th and the 8th, and the villages of Montmartre and the Canal Saint-Martin.
How buying works
A preliminary contract (compromis or promesse de vente), the buyer’s cooling-off period, then the final deed signed before a notaire, who registers the sale. Notaires de France explains each step on notaires.fr.
Talk to a notaire early. We never publish prices.
Our advice: read our property guide, then take advice from a notaire before you sign anything.
Why it's on our list
- Where people buy
- How buying works
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