Annual legal obligations of a French Société Civile Immobilière (SCI)
Owning property in France through an SCI brings real advantages, but it also creates annual legal duties that many shareholders
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The French system is very different to the UK system, and there are different laws and processes in France which affect your transaction. They’re notoriously tricky to navigate, even if you have excellent French! You should also bare in mind that you might need to make a French will – our experts can advise if that is the case.
Tees have been helping clients buy and sell French property for over 20 years. We’ve advised on the sale of every kind of property and we know the French system inside out. Our French avocat Hervé Blatry speaks both French and English fluently and has many years’ experience helping clients navigate the French legal system. Call us for a free and confidential discussion.
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