You want to know the list of compulsory documents to be remitted for the sale of property ? Haussmann Real Estate give you all the answer.

  • Your title deed
  • Documents related to eventual works: planning permission, work declaration, plans, insurance related to works, declaration of works achievement, conformity certificate
  • Name and address of your notary
  • Habitation tax and land tax
  • Easements existing on the property
  • Sewage information: If the house is not connected to the main sewage, the sewage system must be examined and a certificate less than 3 months old must be provided
  • Building contract specifications
  • Regulation of housing estate

The compulsory technical file

Several  documents  are  compulsory  and  need  to  be  annexed  to  the preliminary agreement and the sale’s contract. It is highly recommended to the owners to prepare this file at the time they decide to sell their house.

  • An energy performance diagnostic (DPE), showing  the  consumed  energy  related to  the  type  of  heating  and  the  isolation  of  the  house  or  This document is valid 10 years.
  • A document showing the presence or absence of termites effected during the last six months before the sale
  • The buyer  is  informed  about  natural,  technological  or  seismic  risks  when  the  property  is  located  in  a zone  covered  by  a  plan for prevention of such risks :
  • Lead diagnostic if the house or residence was built before 1949.
  • Asbestos diagnostic if the constructor permit was given before the 1st of July 1997.
  • Gas installation diagnostic if installed more than 15 years ago. Validity 3 years.
  • Electricity installation diagnostic if installed more than 15 years ago.
  • The security system of the swimming-pool with a notice for users.