Real estate

Pursuant to Article 1134 of the French Civil Code, agreements lawfully entered into have the force of law for those who have made them. They may be revoked only by mutual consent, or for causes authorized by law.  The signature of a compromis de vente, i.e. a preliminary sale agreement, also referred to as a […]

In a decision dated September 21, 2011, the Cour de Cassation (French Supreme Court) partially overturned a judgment rendered by the Chambery Court of Appeals on June 16, 2009 and recalled the necessity to accurately qualify the disorders put forth by the purchaser of an apartment bought under the French legal mechanism of vente en […]