Preliminary sales agreement for a luxury property: withdrawal period, suspensive clauses and points of vigilance specific to high-end properties.
⚖️ Luxury Real Estate: Secure Buying and Selling Regulations
Coastal erosion and the Climate and Resilience Law: obligation to inform buyers, specific pre-emption and impact on property values in 2026.
DPU in town, SAFER on agricultural land: two very distinct pre-emption rights that can delay the sale of a castle or an estate.
SCI for a luxury property: IR or IS, facilitated transfer, and the trap of capital gains on resale that many discover too late.
Selling a castle or villa as a life annuity: initial payment, annuity, taxation and the specific difficulties of very high-value properties to be aware of before embarking on this process.
Capital gains tax on a luxury second home: rates, allowances based on length of ownership, surtax and actual exemptions in 2026.
Notary fees on a luxury property: the only legal lever to reduce them (deduction of furniture), its precise rules and its real limits.
Mandatory property surveys before selling a luxury property: Energy Performance Certificate (EPC), asbestos, lead, termites, electricity. What the law requires before signing.
Luxury apartment co-ownership: charges, regulations, documents to check and taxation to buy and manage your investment safely.
Regulations for castles and historic properties: classification, obligations, taxation and documents for buying or selling safely.