Buy/sell: what you need to know
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Updated on Friday 19 June 2026
The promise to sell and the sales agreement
Are you about to sign a preliminary contract? This is known as a "pre-contract". The preliminary contract and the sales agreement are two contracts with different consequences for the buyer and the seller
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Updated on Tuesday 9 December 2025
Real-estate diagnostic: when, how, who pays?
Before the sale or rental, the law requires the establishment of a technical diagnostic file (DDT). Its objective: to inform and protect the buyer or the tenant.
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Updated on Friday 13 March 2026
Act of sale: Timelines after signature
You leave with the keys, but without your Ownership Title. However, the notaire has given you the Certificates of Ownership. These certificates represent, in some way, a provisional and simplified Ownership Title.
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Updated on Tuesday 17 March 2026
Obligations related to a real-estate sale
A building’s seller (apartment, house, land) is obliged to inform his buyer as soon as the preliminary contract has been signed. It is important to get advice before putting a property up for sale.
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