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A |
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acompte percentage of the price paid in advance |
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accusé de réception receipt confirming delivery |
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acquéreur
purchaser |
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acte
de vente final deed of sale |
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agence immobilière (real) estate agency, (real) estate agent's
office |
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agent
immobilier (real) estate agent, realtor (amér.) |
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architecte architect |
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architecte conseil consulting architect |
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architecte des
Bâtiments de France architect registered under Architectes des
Bâtiments de France, state-appointed architect responsible for the
protection of historical monuments |
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architecte en chef
des monuments historiques chief architect in charge of historic
monuments |
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arrêté
d'alignement setback ordinance, alignment ordinance |
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(une) association
de locataires (a) renters' association |
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assurance
d'habitation household insurance |
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attestation d'acquisition notarial certificate of purchase |
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attestation de propriété proof of ownership of a
property |
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avant-contrat preliminary agreement |
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à vendre (expr.)
for sale |
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B |
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bail lease, leasehold |
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pendant la durée du bail during the lease term |
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renouveler le bail to renew the lease (at the end of each lease
term) |
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bailleur lesser |
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biens immeubles real estate property |
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biens meubles personal property |
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bon de visite form signed by prospective buyer before viewing a house,
property slip |
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bureau des hypothèques mortgage registry |
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C |
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| cadastre (n m) 1/ (le registre) survey register(originally for tax purposes, of land division and ownership),
land register, land registry |
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2/ (l'Administration) survey register office |
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caution (rent) deposit |
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certificat de simple confirmation certificate of information |
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certificat d'urbanisme (CDU) (à ne pas confondre avec le permis de construire)
planning certificate, planning permit, outline planning consent |
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demanderun CDU to ask for a CDU |
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certificat opérationnel operational certificate |
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charges community and utility expenses (which are not included in
the monthly rent) |
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clause suspensive conditions that must be met before sales is
completed |
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coefficient
d'occupation du sol (COS) amount of net habitable space |
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compromis de vente
provisional sales agreement, promise to purchase |
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conditions suspensives subject-to clauses |
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constructeur de
maison individuelle house builder |
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contrat de
location rental contract |
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co-propriétaire co-owner |
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copropriété
(l'état) co-ownership, joint ownership, (les biens) condominium |
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D |
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déclaration d'achèvement des travaux declaration that the work has
ended |
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déclaration des travaux declaration of building works (not
requiring planning permission) |
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déclaration d'ouverture de chantier declaration that the work has
commenced |
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demande de permis
de construire building permit application |
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dépôt de garantie
security deposit |
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remboursement
du dépôt de garantie reimbursement of the security deposit |
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droit
de préemption right to buy in preference to others |
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devis
estimate of proposed work |
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E |
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emprunt mortgage |
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contracter un emprunt to take out a mortgage |
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entreprise
générale du bâtiment general contractor |
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état
civil personal information including marital status |
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état de l’immeuble
property’s condition |
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vérifier l’état
d'un immeuble to check a property’s condition |
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état des lieux
physical status of the apartment; (selon le cas) initial
inventory, final inventory |
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faire l'état des
lieux to make an inventory of fixtures |
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expert immobilier
chartered surveyor |
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F |
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frais d'agence agency fees |
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frais de notaire notary's fees |
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G |
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géomètre (land)
surveyor |
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H |
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habitations à
loyer modéré state social housing |
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honoraires fees |
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huissier (de
justice) bailiff |
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I |
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impôt foncier (sur la valeur du sol) land tax |
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impôt foncier (sur la valeur des biens immobiliers) property tax, real
estate tax |
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J |
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jouissance possession, enjoyment |
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jouissance
exclusive exclusive enjoyment |
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jouissance
paisible quiet enjoyment |
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droit de jouissance
right of possession |
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entrer en jouissance
(de biens, de locaux) to enter into possession (of property, premises) |
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privation de
jouissance deprivation of possession |
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L |
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lettre recommandée
avec accusé de réception registered letter with acknowledgement of
receipt |
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envoyé par lettre recommandée sent by registered post |
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locataire
tenant, lessee, renter |
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le nouveau locataire the new renter |
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location (donnée) renting, rental (amér.); (prise)
leasing |
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locaux premises |
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logement social state-subsidized housing |
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loi
Scrivener law that includes a mortgage contingency protection
clause |
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M |
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(le)
maître d'ouvrage (the) client, (the) building owner,
(the) building sponsor, (marché public) (the) contracting
authority |
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(le) maître
d'œuvre1/ (la personne) chief architect, engineer for the
works, project manager |
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2/ (la société) main/prime/lead contractor |
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mandat de recherche private agreement giving an estate agent power to search
for a property |
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marchand de biens real estate speculator |
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marché immobilier
des notaires publication listing properties on auction |
| matrice cadastrale register of landowners, register of
ownership |
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meublé (adj) furnished |
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meublé (n m) furnished apartment (anton. unfurnished apartment) |
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notaire (government-appointed) notary, (government-appointed)
solicitor |
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O |
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offre d'achat offer to purchase (a property) |
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offre de vente offer to sell (a property) |
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P |
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permis de construire building permit, planning permission |
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faire une demande de permis de construire to present an application for a
building permit |
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accorder un permis de construire to deliver a building permit,
to grant full permission |
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permis de démolir
permission to demolish, demolition permit |
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obtenir un permis
de démolir to obtain a demolition permit |
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parcelle plot (of land), parcel (of land) |
| plan cadastral land map (brit.), plat (amér.),
land boundaries map |
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plan de bornage
établi par un géomètre boundary map drawn up by a surveyor |
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plan d'occupation
des sols (POS) area development plan, land-use plan |
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se
conformer au plan d’occupation des sols to comply with the POS |
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plus-value capital gains (on the sale of a property) |
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possession trentenaire 30-year residency claim |
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pouvoir proxy, power of attorney |
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preneur lessee |
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prêt immobilier home loan |
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procuration proxy, power of attorney |
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prolongation de
validité (d'un CDU) extension (of the CDU) |
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promesse unilatérale de vente unilateral agreement to sell |
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promesse
synallagmatique de vente bilateral agreement to buy/to sell |
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promoteur
immobilier real estate developer |
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propriétaire 1/
(par rapport au locataire) landlord |
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2/ (d'une maison,
d'une propriété) owner, proprietor |
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être propriétaire d'une résidence secondaire to
own a second home |
| propriétaire-constructeur owner-builder |
| propriétaire de maison individuelle home owner |
| propriété (le bien) property, estate |
| propriété ( le droit) ownership |
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R |
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réception des
travaux (par le maître d’ouvrage) handover of the works (to the
client) |
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remboursements mensuels monthly repayments |
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résidence
principale primary residence, principal residence, chief residence |
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résidence secondaire second home |
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responsabilité
biennale biennial liability, biennial responsibility |
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responsabilité civile third-party liability, third-party
insurance |
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responsabilité
décennale decennal liability, decennal responsibility |
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S |
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société civile
immobilière (SCI) non-trading real estate corporation |
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sous-location subletting |
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sous-louer to sublet |
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superficie surface area |
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surface hors œuvre
nette (SHON) not habitable space |
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calculer la surface hors œuvre nette
to
calculate the relevant SHON |
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plus de 170 m2 de
surface hors œuvre nette more than 170 sq net habitable space |
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T |
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taxe d'habitation tax paid by occupants of a property, tax
payable by occupants of a property, dwelling occupancy tax |
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taxe
foncière property ownership tax |
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terrain à bâtir building land |
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terrain constructible building land, land designated for construction |
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terrain non constructible statutory open land |
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(la)
TVA (the) full VAT tax rate |
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U |
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usage d'habitation
residential use |
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V |
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valeur cadastrale taxable value |
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valeur locative market rental value |
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valeur locative imposable rateable value (brit.) |
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vendeur seller |
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vente sale |