Purchase of the property: in all cases (individual or corporate purchaser), the sale of the property is subject to: Transfer duties to be paid by the purchaser at the rate of 5,81% (notably in Alpes Maritimes department) of the price, OR, rarely to: VAT at the rate of 20,00%, included in the sale price and to be paid by the seller, in case the ...
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Owning the main residence through a non-trading property company (SCI) may cause the owner to lose certain civil and tax advantages that he would enjoy if he owned it directly. Thus, the spouse may lose, if he or she is not a partner, the benefit of the protection on the family home. He or she has no occupancy title or right to a lease, ...
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Marc Chagall lived in Saint-Paul de Vence from 1948 until his death in 1985. The French Riviera attracts the artist of Belarusian origin very early. He discovered the region in the 1920s on the occasion of travels through France. But it was only in 1950, at the age of 63 years, that he settled in there. He resided in Vence until 1966, then in ...
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