Building work guarantees

[hughnique]

Having secured a "potential" buyer for our house we seem to be in another dilemma, building work carried out by me in the last 20 years of occupation. I know that one, possibly two, of the projects are more than 10 years old, but now the notary is asking for receipts regarding all of the extensions, as 90% of it was carried out by me where does this leave me regarding decennial insurance. There used to be a couple of FB groups that dealt with legal issues, but I can only find Strictly Legal France, I am sure there is another about.

[RobertArthur]

@ Hughnique, it's getting cold outside, also for the DIY I'm afraid. About recent changes in the assurance décennale, an article in The Connexion. I do prefer summertime, but here is a chilly horror story. To jump to one of the many French articles about the recent changes in the legal framework this information by the Notaires de Picardie.

The crux in my opinion: " Cour de cassation, civile, Chambre civile 3, 30 janvier 2025, 23-16.347, Inédit:
Les garanties des constructeurs ne sont pas l'apanage des professionnels de la construction, elles sont attachées à 𝐮𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐯𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞."

Standard procedures were that you buy a house "as is" with a bottom line of course. The US based Adrian Leeds Group about it, quote: " The bottom line is that you won’t need an inspection to determine if the property is worth buying or not at the price on which you agreed with the seller. You cannot expect the seller to make any improvements on your behalf, as you buy AS IS…with full disclosure per these diagnostics. There are, however, certain other disclosures that the seller is obligated to make, that should they pose a problem after the purchase, can be considered “hidden defects,” or “vices cachés.” And for such hidden defects, the buyer can sue the seller for retribution…but this is yet another story for another time!" unquote

I think it may also depend on which notaire you encounter: some are plus royaliste que le roi....

[Sparkle]

You could try this site.

www.survivefrance.com