A

acompte percentage of the price paid in advance, advance payment

accusé de réception receipt confirming delivery, acknowledgment of receipt.

acquéreur purchaser

acte de vente deed of sale

agence immobilière (real) estate agency, (real) estate agent's office

agent immobilier (real) estate agent, realtor (amér.)

antenne de télévision collective community antenna

appartement meublé furnished flat (brit.), furnished apartment (amér.)

appartement vide unfurnished flat (brit.), unfurnished apartment (amér.)

architecte architect

architecte conseil consulting architect

architecte des Bâtiments de France architect registered under Architectes des Bâtiments de France, state-appointed architect responsible for the protection of historical monuments

architecte en chef des monuments historiques chief architect in charge of historic monuments

arrêté d'alignement setback ordinance, alignment ordinance

(une) association de locataires (a) renters' association

assurance habitation household insurance

attestation d'acquisition notarial certificate of purchase

attestation de propriété proof of ownership of a property

avant-contrat preliminary agreement

à vendre (expr.) for sale

B

bail lease, leasehold

pendant la durée du bail during the lease term

renouveler le bail to renew the lease (at the end of each lease term)

bailleur lessor

biens immeubles real estate property

biens meubles personal property

bon de visite form signed by prospective buyer before viewing a house, property slip

bureau des hypothèques mortgage registry

C

cadastre (n m) 1/ (le registre) survey register(originally for tax purposes, of land division and ownership), land register, land registry

2/ (l'Administration) survey register office

caution (rent) deposit

certificat de simple confirmation certificate of information

certificat d'urbanisme (CDU) (à ne pas confondre avec le permis de construire) planning certificate, planning permit, outline planning consent

demander un CDU to ask for a CDU

certificat opérationnel operational certificate

charges community and utility expenses (which are not included in the monthly rent)

clause suspensive conditions that must be met before sales is completed

coefficient d'occupation du sol (COS) amount of net habitable space

compromis de vente provisional sales agreement, promise to purchase

conditions suspensives subject-to clauses, conditions precedent

constructeur de maison individuelle house builder

contrat de location rental contract

co-propriétaire co-owner

copropriété (l'état) co-ownership, (les biens) condominium

D

déclaration d'achèvement des travaux declaration that the work has ended

déclaration des travaux declaration of building works (not requiring planning permission)

déclaration d'ouverture de chantier declaration that the work has commenced

demande de permis de construire building permit application

dépôt de garantie security deposit

remboursement du dépôt de garantie reimbursement of the security deposit

droit de préemption right to buy in preference to others, pre-emption right

devis estimate of proposed work

E

emménager to move in

emprunt mortgage

contracter un emprunt to take out a mortgage

entreprise générale du bâtiment general contractor

état civil personal information including marital status

état de l’immeuble property’s condition

vérifier l’état d'un immeuble to check a property’s condition

état des lieux physical status of the apartment, inventory (of fixtures) ; (selon le cas) (d'entrée) initial inventory / ingoing inventory, (de sortie) final inventory / outgoing inventory

faire l'état des lieux to make an inventory of fixtures

expert immobilier chartered surveyor

F

frais d'agence agency fees

frais de notaire notary's fees

G

géomètre (land) surveyor

H

habitations à loyer modéré state social housing

honoraires fees

huissier (de justice) bailiff

I

impôt foncier (sur la valeur du sol) land tax

impôt foncier (sur la valeur des biens immobiliers) property tax, real estate tax

J

jouissance possession, enjoyment

jouissance exclusive exclusive enjoyment

jouissance paisible quiet enjoyment

droit de jouissance right of possession

entrer en jouissance (de biens, de locaux) to enter into possession (of property, premises)

privation de jouissance deprivation of possession

L

lettre recommandée avec accusé de réception registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt

envoyé par lettre recommandée sent by registered post

locataire tenant, lessee, renter

le nouveau locataire the new renter

location (donnée) renting, rental (amér.); (prise) leasing

locaux premises

logement social state-subsidized housing

loi Scrivener law that includes a mortgage contingency protection clause

M

(le) maître d'ouvrage (the) client, (the) building owner, (the) building sponsor, (marché public) (the) contracting authority

(le) maître d'œuvre 1/ (la personne) chief architect, engineer for the works, project manager

2/ (la société) main/prime/lead contractor

mandat de recherche private agreement giving an estate agent power to search for a property

marchand de biens real estate broker

marché immobilier des notaires publication listing properties on auction

matrice cadastrale register of landowners, register of ownership

meublé (adj) furnished (anton. unfurnished)

meublé (n m) furnished apartment (anton. unfurnished apartment)

notaire (government-appointed) notary, (government-appointed) solicitor

O

offre d'achat offer to purchase (a property)

offre de vente offer to sell (a property)

P

permis de construire building permit, planning permission

faire une demande de permis de construire to apply for / to present an application for a building permit

accorder un permis de construire to deliver a building permit

permis de démolir permission to demolish, demolition permit

obtenir un permis de démolir to obtain a demolition permit

parcelle plot (of land), parcel (of land)

plan cadastral land map (brit.), plat (amér.), land boundaries map

plan de bornage établi par un géomètre boundary map drawn up by a surveyor

plan d'occupation des sols (POS) area development plan, land-use plan

se conformer au plan d’occupation des sols to comply with the POS

plus-value capital gains (on the sale of a property)

possession trentenaire 30-year residency claim, 30-year adverse possession

pouvoir proxy, power of attorney

préavis de départ notice of leaving, move-out notice, vacate notice, termination notice, notice of intent to vacate

preneur lessee

prêt immobilier home loan

procuration proxy, power of attorney

prolongation de validité (d'un CDU) extension (of the CDU)

promesse unilatérale de vente unilateral agreement to sell

promesse synallagmatique de vente bilateral agreement to buy / to sell

promoteur immobilier real estate developer

propriétaire 1/ (par rapport au locataire) landlord

2/ (d'une maison, d'une propriété) owner, proprietor

2/ (d'une maison, d'une propriété) owner, proprietor

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

R

réception des travaux (par le maître d’ouvrage) handover of the works (to the client), acceptance of works

remboursements mensuels monthly repayments

remise des clés handing over of the keys, keys handover

à la remise des clés at the moment of the handing over of the keys

résidence principale primary residence, principal residence, chief residence

résidence secondaire second home

responsabilité biennale biennial liability, biennial responsibility

responsabilité civile third-party liability, third-party insurance

responsabilité décennale decennial liability, decennial responsibility

S

société civile immobilière (SCI) non-trading real estate corporation

sous-location subletting

sous-louer to sublet

superficie surface area

surface hors œuvre nette (SHON) net habitable space

calculer la surface hors œuvre nette to calculate the relevant SHON

plus de 170 m² de surface hors œuvre nette more than 170 sq m net habitable space

T

taxe d'habitation tax paid by occupants of a property, tax payable by occupants of a property, dwelling occupancy tax

taxe foncière property ownership tax

terrain à bâtir building land

terrain constructible building land, land designated for construction

terrain non constructible statutory open land

(la) TVA (the) VAT tax rate

U

usage d'habitation residential use

V

valeur cadastrale taxable value

valeur locative market rental value

valeur locative imposable rateable value (brit.)

vendeur seller

vente sale

visiter une maison to go over a house, to look over a house, to view a house