Yes. Theoretically speaking, the accommodation acquired with a 0% loan must remain the main residence of the borrower during the six years following the date of payment of the loan (art. L.31-10-6, al. 1 CCH). It therefore cannot be sold. However, the borrower can transfer the outstanding capital, for the…

Yes. When the beneficiary of a donation is domiciled in France on the day of the donation or has had his tax residence in France for at least six years during the last ten years preceding the donation, all the assets he receives located in France or outside France are…

Yes. While selling a lot of co-ownership, the seller must present to the notary a certificate from the property administrator, which is dated less than a month, attesting that he is free of any obligation with regard to the unions. Otherwise, the notary must notify the trustee that the co-owner…

No. To be enforceable against third parties, the renunciation of an inheritance must be formalized with the judicial court of the last domicile of the deceased, by filing or sending a simple letter which is duly completed, Cerfa 15828*05 form. One must also attach a full copy of the death…

It depends on the amount which needs to be paid. There is an allowance of 100,000 euros when the beneficiary is an ascendant (mother or father) of the donor (art. 779, I. CGI). This means that no tax is due when the sum donated does not exceed €100,000 over a…

No. Marriage does not automatically have any effect on the nationality (art. 21-1 C. civ.). When a foreign person marries a French person and wishes to obtain the French nationality, they must apply for it by filing a declaration of French nationality via marriage with the dedicated access platform of…

Yes. Article 764 of the Civil Code provides for the benefit of the surviving spouse a right of habitation to the accommodation which he occupied as his principal residence at the time of death, and a right of use to the furniture within the latter. It can only be deprived…

Yes. The termination of the Civil union only becomes opposable to third parties, here to the mutual insurance company, from the day when the publicity formalities have been completed, which means, from the mention made by the state civil officer on the birth certificates of the partners (art. 515-7, al.8…

No. When the owner of premises for commercial use has notified the tenant of his intention to sell this property, this notification constitutes an offer to sell to the benefit of the tenant. If he accepts it, he has a period of two months to complete the sale, from the…