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Post by arbois on Jan 14, 2022 9:10:07 GMT 1
hi folks,
first thread on this new version of the forum! i'm now thinking about buying a house or apartment in france. couldn't find anything on the forum archive so i have a few questions:
1. my french is not yet good enough to navigate all the paperwork and process. are there providers of a service equivalent to a buyer's agent in urban real estate? i'm looking for someone to act on behalf of the buyer to look for property, explain the process, and help negotiate with the seller and their agent. the notaire seems to play a formal role in preparing and filing the necessary documents (what i would normally understand as conveyancing).
2. any recommendations for a reliable and competent notaire or notaire firm in marseille that can work with me in english?
3. any recommendations for a mortgage broker who can handle a borrower whose income source is in the UK?
many thanks in advance,
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Post by hal on Jan 14, 2022 9:29:22 GMT 1
Where is Mysty? A job for you!
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Post by landmannnn on Jan 14, 2022 10:46:45 GMT 1
Plenty of companies advertising such services.
Are you overthinking it? English is very widely spoken in the property industry. I've yet to have met an estate agent who didn't speak English, I've even met some who hardly spoke French.
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Post by JohnnyD on Jan 14, 2022 10:49:15 GMT 1
My agent was English so easy to deal with......
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Post by suein56 on Jan 14, 2022 11:12:08 GMT 1
Googling 'home relocation agency in Marseille' in English came up with this : www.mobility-relocation.com/index-en.html .. apparently this lady speaks English, French and German .. so might be able to help you. Try ringing her. Otherwise Google is your friend. Disclaimer : I have no connection to this firm, no ulterior motive in mentioning her name. |
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Post by suein56 on Jan 14, 2022 11:41:59 GMT 1
Plenty of companies advertising such services. Are you overthinking it? English is very widely spoken in the property industry. I've yet to have met an estate agent who didn't speak English, I've even met some who hardly spoke French. Methinks that might just depend where you live .. hereabouts the estate agent might have a few words of English but, after that, you would be in Googletranslate territory.
You live in England ? I agree that it is mostly usual to speak English in England and it would be rarer to encounter one who spoke French.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2022 15:20:25 GMT 1
Where is Mysty? A job for you! Plenty of good advice on this thread most have been through the process. I would get a pre approval for a French mortgage as things have tightened up since Brexit. Notaires by law have to have a translator but many don't bother. Sales are taking longer to complete as the market is booming just now. |
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Post by landmannnn on Jan 14, 2022 21:04:58 GMT 1
Plenty of companies advertising such services. Are you overthinking it? English is very widely spoken in the property industry. I've yet to have met an estate agent who didn't speak English, I've even met some who hardly spoke French. Methinks that might just depend where you live .. hereabouts the estate agent might have a few words of English but, after that, you would be in Googletranslate territory.
You live in England ? I agree that it is mostly usual to speak English in England and it would be rarer to encounter one who spoke French.
This forum relating to France, I was referring to estate agents working in that country. |
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Post by pcpa on Jan 14, 2022 23:32:01 GMT 1
You can search for a Notaire on the government website Notaires.fr and select English Speaking as a parameter.
The one I am using was quite phased to be communicating in French with me. it's a first for his cabinet.
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Post by exile on Jan 15, 2022 0:47:00 GMT 1
Plenty of companies advertising such services. Are you overthinking it? English is very widely spoken in the property industry. I've yet to have met an estate agent who didn't speak English, I've even met some who hardly spoke French. Methinks that might just depend where you live .. hereabouts the estate agent might have a few words of English but, after that, you would be in Googletranslate territory.
You live in England ? I agree that it is mostly usual to speak English in England and it would be rarer to encounter one who spoke French.
As a general point I would agree Sue, but the OP is looking in an urban area - and specifically around Marseille. There will not be a problem finding an English speaking estate agent, although not all agents will have English speaking staff. One point though, do be aware that the agent is also working for the seller and may not always be totally impartial. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2022 8:32:04 GMT 1
Methinks that might just depend where you live .. hereabouts the estate agent might have a few words of English but, after that, you would be in Googletranslate territory.
You live in England ? I agree that it is mostly usual to speak English in England and it would be rarer to encounter one who spoke French.
As a general point I would agree Sue, but the OP is looking in an urban area - and specifically around Marseille. There will not be a problem finding an English speaking estate agent, although not all agents will have English speaking staff. One point though, do be aware that the agent is also working for the seller and may not always be totally impartial. Your last section the agent is not always impartial. ☺ Exile, Almost all agents are only interested in how much commission they get after tax and tva. |
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Post by landmannnn on Jan 15, 2022 10:56:18 GMT 1
But wherever you are, that is how it works.
If you want to buy a house in Spain, UK, Australia etc, you go to an estate agent. They act on behalf of the vendor and get paid on a commission basis.
The TV programmes where an expert takes you to 5 properties are not real life.
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Post by houpla on Jan 15, 2022 11:30:55 GMT 1
Are we perhaps missing the point, and the OP is actually looking for one of the 'hand-holder' types that exist to ease the process. Not an estate agent. Whichever, I can't remember anyone on this forum being from that area.
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Post by suein56 on Jan 15, 2022 11:51:41 GMT 1
Are we perhaps missing the point, and the OP is actually looking for one of the 'hand-holder' types that exist to ease the process. Not an estate agent. Whichever, I can't remember anyone on this forum being from that area. That's who/what I gave him at the beginning .. The OP has posted his plea elsewhere on t'Internet so he might have forgotten that he has posted on here  |
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Post by Aardvark on Jan 15, 2022 12:08:55 GMT 1
You can search for a Notaire on the government website Notaires.fr and select English Speaking as a parameter.
The one I am using was quite phased to be communicating in French with me. it's a first for his cabinet.
Thanks for that tip. We have been looking for a notaire to help with making wills for about three years without success. We even joined a so-called help association that advertises help to newly arrived Brits. They gave us contact info for two, some distance away. Neither responded to our emails. Using your site "Notaires.fr" I had a nose around and found an English speaking notaire in a town 5 minutes away. |
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