The fees associated with buying a property in France can be shocking! This page provides a checklist of what you can expect to pay. The main factors that affect the level of fees are:

• the age of the property (new houses attract lower charges)
• the number of people involved (lawyers, mortgage companies, surveyors etc)
• whether you buy through an estate agent

Total fees can be as low as 4% of the price of the property, but can easily be as high as 15%. Note: most fees are paid by the buyer.  As a quick rule of thumb:

• Land registry
  0.6% for property less than 5 years old, 1% for everything else
   
• Estate Agent Sales Commission (usually paid by the seller of the property)
  Where an agent is involved - allow between 5 and 10% 
    
• Notaire Sales Commission (usually paid by the buyer)
  Where an Estate agent is not used - allow up to 5%
    
• Stamp Duty
  0.6% for property less than 5 years old, 6% for everything else
   
• Notaires Conveyencing Fees
  These are calculated according to the price of the property. Allow 1 to 1.5% 

Additionally if you need a French mortgage:

• Mortgage Arrangement 
  Commonly 1%
   
• Mortgage Administration
  Commonly 1%
   
• Mortgage Registration
  Commonly around 1%
  

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