Property law in Spain - Property law in France

  • Spanish property law: purchase of secondary or main residences in Spain, sale of property in Spain, hotel or campsite investments, acquisition or shareholding in senior, hotel, student or university residences, property development;
  • In French real estate law: transactions involving prestige properties, including Châteaux and Maisons de Maîtres, Chambres d'Hôtes, hotel and tourism-related investments.

Valérie VALLE's property law practice can be broken down into the following areas:

Real estate sales and transactions

The firm can assist and advise you on real estate in France, in particular with regard to :

- Legal audits in connection with the sale and purchase of real estate assets;

- Setting up real estate transactions;

- The preliminary contract for the sale of a property;

- The unilateral undertaking to sell;

- The unilateral promise to purchase;

- Compromis de vente or promesse synallagmatique;

- The signing of the deed of sale before a notary (in addition to the work of the local notary);

- the tax implications of these transactions.


- The firm can assist you with a property in Spain, particularly with the following:


- Reservation contracts;

- Deposit contracts;

- Checking the status of the property, particularly in the property register.


The role of the Spanish notary is more limited than in France, but the firm provides a centralised service:

- Assistance and guidance with formalities prior to and/or after the sale that are not the responsibility of the local notary, including banking and tax formalities with the professionals involved.