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ATTENTION ALL VENDORS - IMPORTANT NEW LEGISLATION CONCERNING FRENCH PROPERTY EFFECTIVE FROM 1st JANUARY 2011
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With effect from 1st January 2011 and due to a recent change to the law (la loi Grenelle II du 12 Juillet 2010), all vendors advertising their French property by any means including offering it for sale via a professional, registered estate agent in France, must have had the DPE (Diagnostic de Performance Energétique) report carried out and the results must be clearly advertised along side their property details. Broadly speaking, this report is required for all habitable French properties where a fixed system of heating is in place. This usually includes anything from a full central heating system down to a log burning stove.
« Art. L. 134-4-3 (nouveau). – À compter du 1er janvier 2011, en cas de vente ou de location d'un bien immobilier, le classement du bien au regard de sa performance énergétique doit être mentionné dans les annonces relatives à la vente ou la location, selon des modalités définies par décret en Conseil d'État.»
*Above is an example of the pictoral representation of the report's values. part of this must be displayed with details of your French property
This is now the law and therefore, Dordogne Property Agency along with any other estate agents, are obliged to conform with the associated regulations now in force. As such, we must have this information which is to be displayed in future on our website, in our agency window and on all further external marketing activity we carry out on your behalf.
Unfortunately, due to the legal obligations we are required to adhere to as professional real estate agents in France, refusal to supply us with this report will mean that Dordogne Property Agency will be unable to accept the mandat de vente for your property.
This report is very easy to obtain from numerous accredited expert organisations in France and the cost starts from around 80 euros TTC (tax included). The expert who carries out the report will provide you and us with a copy of the report along with the images we need for our marketing activity to be compliant with the new legislation.
Please do not hesitate to arrange this obligatory property report as soon as you decide to market your Dordogne property. The companies who supply the property reports are often booked out for some weeks in advance. Contact an expert today and order your DPE report so that we can begin our search for a buyer for your property.
Details of two suggested experts are:
English/French speaking EXEDIAG
Christopher Smith M: 06 10 11 33 69 E: christopher.smith@exediag.fr
6 rue Victor Hugo T: 05 53 08 15 56
24310 BRANTOME
French speaking AGENDA DIAGNOSTIQUES
Christophe Merchadou M: 06 87 69 04 00 E: agenda24mcba@wanadoo.fr
23-25 Rue Gambetta T: 05 53 54 35 97
24000 PERIGUEUX
Dordogne Property Agency are happy to answer any questions you may have about this or any other aspect of the sale of your French property. Please do not hesitate to click here to contact us about your property.
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