French property terms · buying, selling, mortgages, renting, planning
Real estate glossary
French property vocabulary explained in plain English: valuation, preliminary sale agreement, notary fees, mortgages, co-ownership, surveys, planning and renting. Each term keeps its French name and links to the free Z Find calculators.
Valuation and property value
- Agency fees (honoraires d’agence)Remuneration owed to a real estate professional for the services set out in the mandate. The amount and who pays it must be stated in line with the…
- Market value (valeur vénale)Estimated price at which a property could be sold under normal market conditions, between willing and sufficiently informed parties, at a given date.
- Price negotiation (négociation immobilière)Difference obtained between the asking price and the price finally agreed. It depends on the local market, how long the property has been for sale,…
- Price per square metre (prix au m²)Price of a property divided by its floor area. The median price per m² of a municipality, based on recorded sales, is a benchmark for comparing…
- Property valuation (estimation immobilière)Assessment of what a property is worth at a given date, based in particular on comparable sales, location, floor area, condition and features. A…
- Sale price (prix de vente)Price at which a property is sold. A listing must state whether the price shown includes agency fees and, where it does, the price before fees and…
Buying and selling
- Advance payment (acompte)Sum paid on account of the price or amount due, under the terms of the contract. In real estate, its effect depends in particular on the nature of…
- Agency commission (commission d’agence)Remuneration of a real estate professional when the conditions set out in the mandate and by regulation are met. How it is calculated and paid must…
- Auction award (adjudication)Award of a property to the highest bidder at the end of a court-ordered or notarial auction. The successful bidder must pay the price and costs…
- Buying a property en viager (acquisition en viager)Purchase of a property whose price may consist of a lump sum (bouquet) and a life annuity paid to the seller, on the agreed terms and under the…
- Certificate of ownership (attestation de propriété)Document drawn up in particular in an inheritance or a notarial formality to record the transfer or holding of property rights, depending on the…
- Condition precedent (condition suspensive)Clause making the final completion of a contract dependent on a specified event, such as obtaining a mortgage.
- Conditional sale agreement (compromis sous condition suspensive)Preliminary sale agreement whose final completion depends in particular on one or more conditions set out in the contract being met.
- Cooling-off period (droit de rétractation)Right of a non-professional buyer of a home to withdraw from the pre-contract after signing it, without reason or penalty, within the statutory…
- Estate agent (agent immobilier)Professional holding a professional licence who acts in the sale or letting of other people’s property under a written mandate. In France the…
- Exclusive mandate (mandat exclusif)Mandate by which the owner entrusts the marketing of the property to a single professional for the period and on the conditions set in the contract.
- Independent property agent (mandataire immobilier)Self-employed commercial agent who finds and assists clients on behalf of a network or agency holding the professional licence, under that agency’s…
- Life annuity sale (viager)Property transaction in which the price may consist of an initial lump sum (bouquet) and a periodic annuity paid to the seller, on the terms set in…
- Non-exclusive mandate (mandat simple)Mandate allowing the owner to entrust the marketing of the property to a professional while keeping, subject to the contract, the option of using…
- Non-professional buyer (acquéreur non professionnel)Person who buys a property outside any professional real estate activity. This status can have legal consequences depending on the transaction and…
- Notarial deed of sale (acte authentique de vente)Legal deed received and signed before a notary that formalises the property sale and the transfer of ownership on the agreed terms.
- Notary (notaire)Public officer responsible in particular for receiving certain authentic deeds and for advising and ensuring legal certainty, especially in…
- Off-plan sale (VEFA)Contract by which the buyer purchases a property that is to be built or under construction. The transfer of ownership follows the statutory regime…
- Option fee (indemnité d’immobilisation)Sum provided for in some unilateral promises to sell in return for taking the property off the market during the option period, under the…
- Penalty clause (clause pénale)Contract clause setting in advance a sum due in the event of non-performance or delay, subject to the review and rules provided for by the…
- Preliminary sale agreement (compromis de vente)Pre-contract by which the seller and the buyer mutually commit to complete the sale, subject to the conditions set out in the contract.
- Private agreement (acte sous seing privé)Deed drawn up and signed by the parties without being received by a public officer. Its effect and the formalities required depend on the deed…
- Property auction (vente aux enchères immobilières)Sale procedure in which candidates place bids under set rules. The terms, effects and safeguards vary depending in particular on whether it is a…
- Property listing (annonce immobilière)Presentation of a property for sale or rent, usually including its description, main features, price or rent and the applicable regulatory…
- Purchase costs (frais d’acquisition)All the costs linked to buying a property, including in particular duties and taxes, the notary’s fees and certain administrative costs.
- Purchase deposit (dépôt de garantie)Sum paid by the buyer when signing the pre-contract and held by a third party (notary or authorised estate agent) until completion. It counts…
- Purchase offer (offre d’achat)Proposal made by a prospective buyer stating in particular the price offered and, where relevant, certain conditions. Its effect depends on its…
- Sale mandate (mandat de vente)Contract by which an owner entrusts a real estate professional with marketing the property under the terms defined in the mandate.
- Unilateral promise to sell (promesse unilatérale de vente)Pre-contract by which the seller undertakes to sell at a set price during an option period, while the buyer remains free to buy or not. It often…
Mortgages and financing
- Annual percentage rate (TAEG)Rate expressing the total cost of a loan over a year, including interest, arrangement fees, required insurance and guarantee costs. It makes it…
- Borrower insurance (assurance emprunteur)Insurance that covers all or part of the instalments or outstanding capital if the borrower dies or becomes disabled or unable to work, depending…
- Borrowing capacity (capacité d’emprunt)Amount a lender might agree to finance, based in particular on income, outgoings, the loan term and the applicable lending criteria.
- Debt-to-income ratio (taux d’endettement)Ratio between the loan repayments taken into account and the income considered in a borrower’s financial assessment, according to the lender’s…
- Deposit (apport personnel)Money the buyer has available and puts towards part of the property project, possibly alongside a loan.
- Early repayment (remboursement anticipé)Repayment of all or part of a loan before its term, for example when the property is sold. The contract may provide for charges, which are capped…
- Fixed-rate mortgage (prêt à taux fixe)Loan whose nominal interest rate stays the same for the term set in the contract, subject to the applicable contract terms.
- Mortgage charge (hypothèque)Security registered against a property that guarantees the repayment of a loan: if the borrower does not repay, the lender can have the property…
- Mortgage (crédit immobilier)Loan granted to finance the purchase or construction of a property or certain works on it.
- Mortgage offer (offre de prêt)Document by which the bank commits to the loan terms (amount, term, rate, insurance, total cost). The borrower may only accept it after a 10-day…
- Mortgage release fees (frais de mainlevée)Fees linked to removing a security registered against a property, when a release is needed and under the applicable formalities.
- Purchase budget (budget d’acquisition)Overall amount a buyer plans to commit to buy a property, which may include the price, purchase costs, financing costs and planned works.
- Repayment loan (prêt amortissable)Loan whose capital is repaid gradually with each instalment, usually made up of a capital part and an interest part.
- Usury rate (taux d’usure)Maximum rate, insurance and fees included, at which a loan may be granted. It is set by the Banque de France for each category of loan and revised…
- Zero-interest loan (prêt à taux zéro, PTZ)State-supported interest-free loan for certain first-time buyers, subject to income, location and type of home. It tops up a main loan; its…
Property investment
- Buy-to-let investment (investissement locatif)Purchase of a property to let in order to earn income and, possibly, a capital gain. Its return depends on the price, rents, charges, taxation,…
- Capital gain on property (plus-value immobilière)Positive difference between the sale price of a property and its purchase price as adjusted under the applicable tax rules. The taxable amount may…
- Gross rental yield (rendement locatif brut)Ratio between the theoretical annual rent and the purchase price used, expressed as a percentage. This indicator does not take all charges and…
- Net rental yield (rendement locatif net)Ratio between annual rent minus non-recoverable charges, property tax, insurance and management costs, and the total cost of the property (price…
- Pinel scheme (dispositif Pinel)Former tax scheme for buy-to-let investment whose conditions and period of application are set by law. The rules that apply to each investment and…
- Property holding company (SCI)Company whose purpose is to own and manage one or more properties. It makes joint management and passing on assets easier; its tax treatment…
- Rental vacancy (vacance locative)Period during which a home intended for letting has no tenant and therefore generates no rent.
Property tax
- Property tax (taxe foncière)Annual local tax payable by the owner of a property on 1 January, based on the cadastral rental value and the rates set by local authorities. Only…
- Property taxation (fiscalité immobilière)All taxes linked to property: transfer duties on purchase, property tax, residence tax on second homes, tax on rental income, capital gains tax on…
- Real estate wealth tax (IFI)Annual tax payable by households whose net property assets exceed a threshold set by law on 1 January. Debts relating to the properties and certain…
- Rental income (revenus fonciers)Rent from unfurnished lettings, subject to income tax and social charges under the micro-foncier regime (flat allowance) or the actual-expenses…
- Residence tax (taxe d’habitation)Local tax that no longer applies to main residences since 2023 and is still due on second homes and some premises. Some municipalities may increase…
- Transfer duties (droits de mutation)Duties and taxes payable on certain transfers of assets or rights, in particular on the sale of a property. The amount depends on the applicable…
Renting and letting
- Decent housing (logement décent)Housing that meets the legal criteria on safety, health, minimum comfort and energy performance.
- Flat-share (colocation)Letting of one home to several tenants under a single lease or separate leases. A joint liability clause may make each co-tenant liable for the…
- Furnished letting (location meublée)Letting of a home equipped with the furniture needed to live in it. A furnished lease of a main residence normally lasts one year (nine months for…
- Guarantor (caution)Person who undertakes, on the terms of the deed, to guarantee the payment of certain sums or the performance of obligations by another person. The…
- Holiday let (meublé de tourisme)Furnished home let to passing guests for short stays. Depending on the municipality, it may require a declaration, a registration number or a…
- Inventory and condition report (état des lieux)Document drawn up jointly when the tenant moves in and out, describing the condition of the home and its fittings. Comparing the two determines any…
- Landlord (bailleur)Person who lets a home. They must provide decent housing, ensure peaceful enjoyment, carry out major repairs and give the tenant the surveys and…
- Mobility lease (bail mobilité)Short-term furnished lease reserved for certain categories of temporary tenants and subject to specific legal conditions.
- Notice period (préavis)Period required between sending notice and the actual end of a lease. For an unfurnished let it is normally three months for the tenant (one month…
- Notice to quit in order to sell (congé pour vendre)Notice by which a landlord ends a residential lease in order to sell the home, in the cases and under the forms, time limits and pre-emption rights…
- Property management (gestion locative)Service by which a professional manages a letting on the owner’s behalf: finding the tenant, lease, rent collection, charge adjustments and works…
- Property manager (administrateur de biens)Professional holding the “property management” licence who manages properties on their owners’ behalf. They must have a financial guarantee for the…
- Recoverable charges (charges récupérables)Expenses the landlord may ask the tenant to reimburse, within the limits and in the manner set by the applicable texts.
- Reference rent (loyer de référence)In cities under rent control, rent per m² set by prefectoral order according to district, type and age of the home. The base rent may not exceed…
- Rent control (encadrement des loyers)Regulatory scheme that limits, in certain areas and under certain conditions, the level or increase of residential rents.
- Rent including charges (loyer charges comprises)Total amount paid each month by the tenant, made up of the rent and the advance for recoverable charges. Listings must show the rent and the amount…
- Rent reference index (IRL)Index published every quarter by Insee that caps the annual rent review during a lease, when the lease contains a review clause.
- Residential lease (bail d’habitation)Lease of a home governed by the legal regime that applies to its use and to the situation of the parties.
- Social housing landlord (bailleur social)Organisation or entity that offers social rental housing within the rules and missions that apply to it.
- Tenancy deposit (dépôt de garantie locatif)Sum paid by the tenant on moving in to secure their obligations. Its amount is capped by law (one month’s rent excluding charges for an unfurnished…
- Tenant (locataire)Person who occupies a home in return for rent under a lease. They must pay rent and charges, use the home peacefully, insure it and carry out…
- Visale guarantee (garantie Visale)Rental guarantee scheme offered by Action Logement for tenants and homes that meet its eligibility criteria. The conditions must be checked when…
Co-ownership and planning
- Co-owners’ general meeting (assemblée générale)Meeting of the co-owners, held at least once a year, that votes the budget, works, the appointment of the managing agent and collective decisions,…
- Co-ownership (copropriété)Legal organisation of a building whose ownership is shared between several people, each holding one or more units made up of a private part and a…
- Co-ownership financial statement (état daté)Document prepared by the managing agent when a co-ownership unit is sold, setting out certain financial information on the seller, the unit and the…
- Co-ownership rules (règlement de copropriété)Document setting the purpose of the building, the split between private and common parts, how charges are shared and the rules of operation. It…
- Co-ownership shares (tantièmes)Share expressing a unit’s portion of the co-ownership, used in particular to split certain charges and to determine voting rights under the…
- Common parts (parties communes)Parts of the building used by all or several co-owners (land, structure, roof, staircases, lifts…), as opposed to the private parts reserved for…
- Easement (servitude)Burden placed on a property for the benefit of another property or, in some cases, arising from legal or administrative provisions. It may concern,…
- Local urban plan (PLU)Planning document that sets out, among other things, the land-use rules, the zones and the requirements applying to construction or development…
- Managing agent (syndic de copropriété)Agent, professional or volunteer, appointed by the general meeting to run the building: carry out decisions, keep the accounts, maintain the common…
- Owners’ council (conseil syndical)Group of elected co-owners who assist and oversee the managing agent, give opinions and prepare some general meeting decisions.
- Service charges (charges de copropriété)Expenses for the upkeep, maintenance and administration of the common parts and for shared services and equipment. How they are split depends on…
- Volunteer managing agent (syndic bénévole)Co-owner elected to act as managing agent without carrying out this role as a paid professional, under the conditions laid down by regulation.
- Works fund (fonds de travaux)Financial reserve funded each year by a contribution from co-owners to pay for future works on the building. Sums paid stay with the unit when it…
Land and planning
- Boundary survey (bornage)Procedure that legally fixes the boundary between adjoining plots of land, carried out under the applicable rules and, where required, by a…
- Building permit (permis de construire)Planning authorisation required for new buildings and the largest works. The town hall checks that the project complies with planning rules; the…
- Cadastral parcel (parcelle cadastrale)Piece of land identified in the cadastre by a section and a number. The cadastre is used for tax and does not on its own prove ownership or exact…
- Certificate of compliance (certificat de conformité)Expression sometimes used for a document attesting compliance in a given context. In planning, the applicable formalities and documents must be…
- Change of use (changement d’usage)Authorisation required in some municipalities to use residential premises for another purpose, in particular repeated short-term tourist letting.…
- Chartered land surveyor (géomètre-expert)Registered professional who alone may legally fix property boundaries and draw up division plans; they also carry out measurements and topographic…
- Declaration of completion and compliance (DAACT)Declaration filed at the town hall at the end of works authorised by a permit or prior declaration, by which the holder certifies they are complete…
- Detailed planning certificate (certificat d’urbanisme opérationnel)Planning certificate stating whether a described project can be carried out on a plot in view of the known rules and public utilities, without…
- Housing subdivision (lotissement)Division of a property into several plots intended for building, authorised by a development permit or prior declaration. A subdivision may have…
- Land division (division parcellaire)Operation that divides a landholding into several plots, subject to the applicable formalities and planning rules.
- Planning certificate (certificat d’urbanisme)Document issued by the town hall stating the planning rules, administrative restrictions and taxes that apply to a plot. The information…
- Plot ratio (coefficient d’occupation des sols, COS)Former planning indicator that capped the buildable floor area in relation to the size of the plot. Its general use was abolished by national…
- Prior declaration of works (déclaration préalable)Simplified planning authorisation for smaller works: façade changes, small extensions, pools, fences, land division, depending on the thresholds…
- Subdivision regulations (règlement de lotissement)Document that may set rules specific to a housing subdivision, subject to its scope, its duration and the applicable legal rules. It must be…
Floor areas and property features
- Building footprint (emprise au sol)Vertical projection of the volume of a building, including overhangs and projections as defined by planning rules. It can be used to assess what…
- Building land (terrain constructible)Land on which construction may be authorised under the applicable planning rules. Whether it can be built on depends in particular on the zoning,…
- Carrez area (surface privative Carrez)Private floor area calculated under the rules of the Carrez law for the co-ownership units concerned. It does not necessarily match the living area.
- Floor area (surface de plancher)Regulatory area used in particular in planning, calculated from enclosed and covered areas with a ceiling height above 1.80 m, after the deductions…
- Living area (surface habitable)Built floor area after deducting the space taken up by walls, partitions, steps, stairwells, ducts and door and window recesses, according to the…
- Loft space (combles)Space between a building’s top floor and its roof. Depending on its layout, it may be convertible or remain a non-habitable volume.
Surveys and energy performance
- Asbestos (amiante)Fibrous material formerly used in many building products, whose inhalation can pose health risks. Survey obligations depend in particular on the…
- Clay shrink-swell (retrait-gonflement des argiles)Phenomenon caused by changes in the volume of certain clay soils depending in particular on their water content, which can lead to ground movement…
- Energy audit (audit énergétique)Study analysing the energy characteristics of a building and proposing works scenarios to improve its energy performance. Whether it is mandatory…
- Energy-inefficient home (passoire énergétique)Home rated F or G on the energy performance certificate. In France, letting the least efficient homes is being banned in stages under a timetable…
- Energy performance certificate (DPE)Document assessing the energy performance of a home and its greenhouse gas emissions. It assigns ratings from A to G under the applicable…
- Energy rating (étiquette énergétique)A-to-G rating shown on the energy performance certificate, combining the home’s energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. It must appear in property…
- Lead survey (diagnostic plomb, CREP)Report aimed at identifying the risk of lead exposure from the coatings of certain homes, depending in particular on their construction date and…
- Property survey (diagnostic immobilier)Inspection carried out by a certified surveyor to inform the buyer or tenant about one aspect of the property (energy, asbestos, lead, electrics,…
- Risk disclosure statement (état des risques)Document providing information on certain risks and pollution to which a property may be exposed, in line with the obligations that apply to a sale…
- Technical survey file (dossier de diagnostic technique)All the surveys the seller or landlord must provide depending on the property and its location: energy performance, asbestos, lead, termites, gas,…
- Termite survey (diagnostic termites)Report checking for termites in the areas and buildings covered by the applicable obligations, which depend in particular on local orders.
Construction and renovation
- Architect (architecte)Regulated professional involved in particular in architectural design and, depending on the assignment, in overseeing a construction or renovation…
- Energy renovation (rénovation énergétique)Works that reduce a home’s energy use: insulation, heating, ventilation, windows. Public grants may be available under conditions; the energy audit…
- Mains sewerage (assainissement collectif)System in which waste water is carried to a public collection network and then treated by a suitable facility.
- One-year completion warranty (garantie de parfait achèvement)One-year warranty from acceptance of the works, under which the contractor must repair defects reported at acceptance or during the following year.
- Private sewage system (assainissement non collectif)Individual installation for collecting and treating domestic waste water from a home that is not connected to the public sewer network.
- Project owner (maître d’ouvrage)Person on whose behalf, and at whose expense, the works are carried out: individual, developer or public body. They define the need and accept the…
- Ten-year builder warranty (garantie décennale)Statutory guarantee that can cover, for ten years, certain defects that undermine the soundness of a building or make it unfit for its purpose,…
- Two-year equipment warranty (garantie biennale)Two-year warranty from acceptance covering fittings that can be separated from the structure (shutters, taps, radiators…) when they do not work…
- Works supervisor (maître d’œuvre)Professional (architect, engineering firm, independent project manager) responsible for designing the project and/or supervising its execution on…
Property law
- ALUR law (loi ALUR)French law that reformed several aspects of housing, letting, co-ownership and the real estate professions. Its provisions apply according to the…
- Bare ownership (nue-propriété)Right to dispose of a property without using it or receiving its income, which belong to the usufructuary. When the usufruct ends, the bare owner…
- Hoguet law (loi Hoguet)Law governing certain professional activities relating to property transactions and property management, with obligations attached to carrying out…
- Joint ownership (indivision)Situation in which several people jointly hold rights over the same property without physical division, for example after an inheritance or a…
- Pre-emption right (droit de préemption)Right granted by law to a public body (such as the municipality) or, in some cases, to the tenant or a joint owner, to buy a property first when it…
- Temporary usufruct (usufruit temporaire)Right to use a property and receive its income for a fixed period without holding the bare ownership, according to how the right was created.
- Usufruct (usufruit)Right to use a property and receive its income (rent, for example) without owning it. A usufruct may be for life or for a fixed term and ends at…
Belgium and Luxembourg
- Bëllegen Akt (Luxembourg)In Luxembourg, personal tax credit that reduces the registration and transcription duties due when buying a home to be the buyer’s main residence,…
- Cadastral income (Belgium, revenu cadastral)In Belgium, notional annual rental income assigned to a property by the tax authority, used as the basis for property tax and some other taxes.
- Duty allowance (Belgium, abattement)Reduction of the taxable base for registration duties granted, under conditions, when buying a sole own home, under the rules of the Region where…
- Energy performance certificate (Belgium, PEB)In Belgium, energy performance certificate required to sell or let a home. Its rules and scale vary by Region.
- Property withholding tax (Belgium, précompte immobilier)Annual Belgian property tax payable by the owner, calculated on the indexed cadastral income of the property and the Region’s, province’s and…
- Registration duties (Belgium)In Belgium, tax paid by the buyer when purchasing an existing property, whose rate and reductions for a sole own home depend on the Region…
A to Z
A
- Advance payment (acompte)
- Agency commission (commission d’agence)
- Agency fees (honoraires d’agence)
- ALUR law (loi ALUR)
- Annual percentage rate (TAEG)
- Architect (architecte)
- Asbestos (amiante)
- Auction award (adjudication)
B
- Bare ownership (nue-propriété)
- Bëllegen Akt (Luxembourg)
- Borrower insurance (assurance emprunteur)
- Borrowing capacity (capacité d’emprunt)
- Boundary survey (bornage)
- Building footprint (emprise au sol)
- Building land (terrain constructible)
- Building permit (permis de construire)
- Buy-to-let investment (investissement locatif)
- Buying a property en viager (acquisition en viager)
C
- Cadastral income (Belgium, revenu cadastral)
- Cadastral parcel (parcelle cadastrale)
- Capital gain on property (plus-value immobilière)
- Carrez area (surface privative Carrez)
- Certificate of compliance (certificat de conformité)
- Certificate of ownership (attestation de propriété)
- Change of use (changement d’usage)
- Chartered land surveyor (géomètre-expert)
- Clay shrink-swell (retrait-gonflement des argiles)
- Co-owners’ general meeting (assemblée générale)
- Co-ownership (copropriété)
- Co-ownership financial statement (état daté)
- Co-ownership rules (règlement de copropriété)
- Co-ownership shares (tantièmes)
- Common parts (parties communes)
- Condition precedent (condition suspensive)
- Conditional sale agreement (compromis sous condition suspensive)
- Cooling-off period (droit de rétractation)
D
- Debt-to-income ratio (taux d’endettement)
- Decent housing (logement décent)
- Declaration of completion and compliance (DAACT)
- Deposit (apport personnel)
- Detailed planning certificate (certificat d’urbanisme opérationnel)
- Duty allowance (Belgium, abattement)
E
- Early repayment (remboursement anticipé)
- Easement (servitude)
- Energy audit (audit énergétique)
- Energy-inefficient home (passoire énergétique)
- Energy performance certificate (Belgium, PEB)
- Energy performance certificate (DPE)
- Energy rating (étiquette énergétique)
- Energy renovation (rénovation énergétique)
- Estate agent (agent immobilier)
- Exclusive mandate (mandat exclusif)
F
- Fixed-rate mortgage (prêt à taux fixe)
- Flat-share (colocation)
- Floor area (surface de plancher)
- Furnished letting (location meublée)
G
H
I
J
L
- Land division (division parcellaire)
- Landlord (bailleur)
- Lead survey (diagnostic plomb, CREP)
- Life annuity sale (viager)
- Living area (surface habitable)
- Local urban plan (PLU)
- Loft space (combles)
M
- Mains sewerage (assainissement collectif)
- Managing agent (syndic de copropriété)
- Market value (valeur vénale)
- Mobility lease (bail mobilité)
- Mortgage charge (hypothèque)
- Mortgage (crédit immobilier)
- Mortgage offer (offre de prêt)
- Mortgage release fees (frais de mainlevée)
N
- Net rental yield (rendement locatif net)
- Non-exclusive mandate (mandat simple)
- Non-professional buyer (acquéreur non professionnel)
- Notarial deed of sale (acte authentique de vente)
- Notary (notaire)
- Notice period (préavis)
- Notice to quit in order to sell (congé pour vendre)
O
- Off-plan sale (VEFA)
- One-year completion warranty (garantie de parfait achèvement)
- Option fee (indemnité d’immobilisation)
- Owners’ council (conseil syndical)
P
- Penalty clause (clause pénale)
- Pinel scheme (dispositif Pinel)
- Planning certificate (certificat d’urbanisme)
- Plot ratio (coefficient d’occupation des sols, COS)
- Pre-emption right (droit de préemption)
- Preliminary sale agreement (compromis de vente)
- Price negotiation (négociation immobilière)
- Price per square metre (prix au m²)
- Prior declaration of works (déclaration préalable)
- Private agreement (acte sous seing privé)
- Private sewage system (assainissement non collectif)
- Project owner (maître d’ouvrage)
- Property auction (vente aux enchères immobilières)
- Property holding company (SCI)
- Property listing (annonce immobilière)
- Property management (gestion locative)
- Property manager (administrateur de biens)
- Property survey (diagnostic immobilier)
- Property tax (taxe foncière)
- Property taxation (fiscalité immobilière)
- Property valuation (estimation immobilière)
- Property withholding tax (Belgium, précompte immobilier)
- Purchase budget (budget d’acquisition)
- Purchase costs (frais d’acquisition)
- Purchase deposit (dépôt de garantie)
- Purchase offer (offre d’achat)
R
- Real estate wealth tax (IFI)
- Recoverable charges (charges récupérables)
- Reference rent (loyer de référence)
- Registration duties (Belgium)
- Rent control (encadrement des loyers)
- Rent including charges (loyer charges comprises)
- Rent reference index (IRL)
- Rental income (revenus fonciers)
- Rental vacancy (vacance locative)
- Repayment loan (prêt amortissable)
- Residence tax (taxe d’habitation)
- Residential lease (bail d’habitation)
- Risk disclosure statement (état des risques)
S
- Sale mandate (mandat de vente)
- Sale price (prix de vente)
- Service charges (charges de copropriété)
- Social housing landlord (bailleur social)
- Subdivision regulations (règlement de lotissement)
T
- Technical survey file (dossier de diagnostic technique)
- Temporary usufruct (usufruit temporaire)
- Ten-year builder warranty (garantie décennale)
- Tenancy deposit (dépôt de garantie locatif)
- Tenant (locataire)
- Termite survey (diagnostic termites)
- Transfer duties (droits de mutation)
- Two-year equipment warranty (garantie biennale)
U
- Unilateral promise to sell (promesse unilatérale de vente)
- Usufruct (usufruit)
- Usury rate (taux d’usure)