LAND SALES IN FRANCE

Before you can have a house built in France, you will need to investigate land sales in France to find a plot.
Is it better to finding a plot and then choosing a house design?
Or to choose the house design try to find land sales in France that suits it?

Both approaches to land sales France have their pros and cons.
As often, a compromise is the best course: Look for land sales in France and consider the type of house that can be built on it. In many cases a land sales in France will have limitations on the type of house you are allowed to build. For instance,planning permission may insist that you plan fits in with local architecture.

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The size of the land sales in France you look for will depend on the size of house you wish to build, but even more so by if you need a large garden space, a paddock, an orchard, or room for keeping a few animals.
This will help reduce the number of land sales in France suitable - and hence the number of land sales in France you will need to view.
With the exception of its size, any land sale in France is an empty canvas awaiting you to customise it to your own needs. This is what attracts many to look for land sales in France rather than an existing property.

What should you look for when searching for land sales in France?
If you know where you want to live, location is obviously the 1st priority, and that's where you start looking.
Local estate agents advertise land sales in France, in the same way as houses for sale.
Draw a map of the area in which you want to seach for land sales in France as the basis of your search. Search for agents in any surrounding towns and villages, ask to be kept informed of any land sales in France that come on to the market. You are likely to need to spend plenty of time researching the area.

Find out about facilities in the area- the nearest school, shops and medical facilities if you will be resident in your new home.
Find out where within your area you would not want to buy land - down wind from a pig farm, near a main road, next to the dechetterie [local tip]
The obvious place to look for land sales in France is the estate agents. As with houses in France, unfortunately the details they offer about the land sales in France are very brief.

If you have already been in contact with architects and builders they may haev knowledge of land sales in France which are available, but not with an agent. Also, ask at the local mairie.
If you tell enough people that you are looking for land sales France in a particular area, someone somewhere will know about one, or suggest a potential site. A conversation in the tabac or supermarket could end months of searching.

If your house is to be built by a build-package company it is in their interests to help you find suitable land sales in France. See if they can offer assistance in finding a plot.

Once you have found the land sales in France, you've got to find a good builder. If you know people who have had a job done on time and done well, go and see the job yourself

projects can (and often do) go over budget
costs vary enormously- lots of homework is required
you will have a long wait till you can use the property
you need lots of imagination to make the most of the opportunities offered
you must check out the quality of your architect and builder's previous work

THE BUILDING CONTRACT FOR LAND SALES IN FRANCE

Get your lawyer to check the building contract before you sign. It is important that it protects your rights- and doesn't just protect the builder.
It should cover:

the construction quality
that the build will be to your plans
that there is a completion date and penalties for the build falling behind schedule
just what is included in the build price

The contract should also ensure that on completion you will receive: