- The documents
- The seller's obligation to provide information
- The list of legal guarantees
- The real estate file
You have had an estimate of your house done, you know its value and now wish to put it up for sale ? You are wondering what documents are required to sell a house? ? The seller has an obligation to provide information, easements, asbestos, floodable land… AND the documents he must provide to the buyer (and to the notary). Here's what you need to know, information and a complete list of documents to provide.
List of mandatory documents to collect
Whether your house is in co-ownership, or not, you must provide all the real estate diagnostics to the furur buyer as well as to the notary, but these are not the only documents to provide.
Documents concerning your personal situation
- Your ID (currently valid)
- A copy of your marriage contract or your civil partnership if you are married(e)s or civil partnership(e)s
- The civil status questionnaire (provided by your notary).
Documents concerning your company
Valid only if the property is sold by a company.
- The k-bis extract of the company
- A certified copy of the updated company statutes
- A copy of the minutes of the general meeting which authorized the sale.
Documents related to the house
Case of a detached house :
- Copy of the notice of imposition of property tax and housing tax
- A document attesting to the installation or absence of a smoke detector
- The references of the loan obtained for the acquisition of the house (even if the loan has already been repaid at time T.)
- Building plans
- Documents attesting to work and modifications to the property
- The work damage insurance certificate (if the house has less than 10 ans)
- The building permit
- The boundary report
- Terms of easements
- Invoices for purchases of furniture items still under warranty.
- Water meter readings, electricity, of gas…
- The title deed
Case of a house in co-ownership : The future buyer must be able to precisely locate your property as well as the co-ownership on which it depends. He must be informed of the latest and upcoming works such as a facade renovation, roof renovation…
To this you must attach the following documents :
- The rules of the co-ownership
- The descriptive state of division
- The condominium maintenance log
- The amount of current charges (eau, electricity, gaz…)
- The minutes of the AGMs on the 3 last years
- The amount of charges (hors budget), work planned soon, of the two years preceding this sale
- A statement of the accounts of the seller of the property within the co-ownership
- The amount of the last call for funds which was paid for the copro lot
The seller's duty to provide information about his property
The seller has an obligation to inform the buyer by providing him with technical diagnostics.. These diagnostics are the responsibility of the seller, they are provided to the buyer as well as to the notary.
The list of mandatory real estate diagnostics :
- The Energy Performance Diagnosis (DPE)
- Le Diagnostic plomb (CREPE) for properties built before 1948
- The Asbestos Diagnostic for properties built before 1997
- Le Diagnostic Gaz
- The Electricity Diagnostic
- Sanitation diagnosis
- Le Diagnostic Termites
- The Carrez law diagnosis
- The State Diagnosis of Pollution Risks (ERP)
To know more, do not hesitate to consult our page on real estate diagnostics.
The list of legal guarantees
The guarantee against hidden defects: If the buyer discovers one or more hidden defects after the sale of the property, he will be entitled to request the return of part of the amount paid or even go so far as to cancel the sale..
The ten-year guarantee on the work carried out: If the seller has done the work himself, he then undertakes to guarantee them over a period of 10 ans. If the work was carried out by a professional or by a company, he is the craftsman, the professional or company that is involved.
The eviction guarantee: The seller guarantees the buyer “peaceful possession of the thing sold”. The eviction guarantee, it is a legal guarantee which protects the buyer of a good in the event of a problem in its possession. This legal guarantee is provided for and governed by the article 1625 you Code Civil.
The guarantee of conformity of the property : The seller must deliver on the day the keys are handed over a property conforming to the description recorded in the deed of sale..
Creation of the real estate file
You can absolutely put together your file yourself., It is not very complicated, there is no point making a mountain out of it. if you are organized, that your documents are classified and stored you will have no trouble finding them. If you wish, you can also delegate (for remuneration) this task to a professional (real estate agent or real estate agency). But this will not save you from having to retrieve the documents, in order to transmit them, in short, most of the work, you will have already done it.