Posts Tagged ‘french home information pack’

Ascension Bank Holiday

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

Thursday 13 May is Ascension Day and in France this is marked by a Bank Holiday. Because the French Bank Holiday falls on a Thursday, many people will make it a long weekend by taking Friday off as well. In France this custom is common, and it’s called “faire le pont” literally “make a bridge”. The previous two public holidays both fell on a Saturday and in France they are forfeit, not rolled over.

For house hunters this may mean you cannot get a viewing appointment until next week. Expect to find a sign in the estate agent’s window announcing “Fermeture exceptionnel”. You can still research the French mortgage market online. Learn more about French mortgages and how a good mortgage broker can help you from our website, Best French Mortgage.

The online portal for Best French Mortgage will be open throughout the weekend, of course, so you will still be able to apply for your French mortgage. We promise to find you the best French mortgage from top tier French banks and mortgage providers. We don’t charge clients for our mortgage broking services.

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French Home Information Packs HIPS (Diagnostiques)

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

When you buy a French property the French government require that a number of “diagnostiques” equivalent to the UK Home Information Pack (HIPS) scheme are carried out as part of the French property transaction. All French property sellers are required to organise (and pay for) the appropriate tests before a Compromis de Vente can be signed, and as a buyer of property in France you are entitled to know what is in these home condition reports.

Visit our updated French Home Information Pack page.

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