Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Acte de Vente signed
I went to Notaires office this afternoon to sign the final papers for the house and collect the keys. Boy, has the last three months dragged on.
The three owners (succession) where there and it took over an hour with the Notaire reading through the contract, explaining things about tax, right of way (none), asbestos, lead and parasite studies, pro rata for the tax fonciere... The Notaire also pointed out that a small part of my land is just withing 75 meters of a road and I may not be able to build a garage there. It does however depend on the local Marie and there is some discretion about that sort of thing.
Anyway signed and paid for with a bankers cheque (cheque de banque that I got earlier that morning.
After signing we went up to the house and had a few drinks with some friends to toast a new beginning. It was meant to be just a quick glass of champers but suddenly loads of red wine and beer turned up and a BBQ. Everyone coped remarkably well considering there was not running water or toilet facilities. We ended up getting a little noisy and late into the evening. Lets hope we have not upset my new neighbours from day one.
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brittany
renovation
Acte de Vente signed
