Book Categories

Description of French Property and Inheritance Law

This book offers practical guidance to lawyers and other professionals advising clients on property transactions and related matters in France including: buying, selling, and mortgaging land; the ownership of flats and leases; and the establishment of companies to own land.

It covers all aspects of French inheritance law and provides lawyers qualified outside of France with practical advice on the administration of estates. A glossary and relevant legal precedents are also included.

Title Information

ISBN:

9780199254750

Pages:

508 pages

Format:

Paperback

Product Code:

20073

Publisher:

Oxford University Press (Trade)

Published:

18/09/2003

Edition:

1st Edition

Press and Industry Reviews

''An excellent book for the practitioner and for those who take an informed interest in the subject. The material is clearly set out and indexed UK lawyers and UK owners of property in France would be well advised to consult this book before embarking on a transaction. It is unlikely that a UK owner of property in France, or his UK lawyer, will get such helpful advice from any lawyer in France. I know of no other book which is so informative.''
- John Boyd QC

Write a review of this book

Customer Reviews from Amazon

Contents of French Property and Inheritance Law

Introduction
Table of Statutes
Table of Cases

1. The Legal Profession Land Law

2. Immovable Property in French Law

3. Sale of Land

4. The compromis de vente

5. The promesse de vente

6. Other Sale Contracts

7. Completion of Purchase

8. Purchase en l'etat futur et a terme

9. Property Owning Companies

10. Purchase en attribution

11. Pluripropiete

12. Sales en viager

13. Auction Sales

14. Mortgages

15. Copropriete

16. Joint Ownership

17. Residential Leases

18. Business Leases

19. Powers of Attorney

20. Regimes matrimoniaux

21. Union libre

22. Taxes on Land Ownership

23. Capacity Inheritance Law

24. Introduction to Inheritance Law

25. Domicile and Residence

26. The Trust

27. Intestate Succession

28. La reserve

29. Avoiding the reserve

30. The Surviving Spouse

31. Wills

32. Donation-partage

33. Executeurs testamentaires

34. The Beneficiaries' Election

35. Saisine

36. Legacies

37. Administration of an Estate

38. Gifts inter vivos

39. Inheritance and Gifts Tax

Precedents
Glossary
Appendices