De Frankrijk Advocaat

About De Frankrijk Advocaat

De Frankrijk Advocaat is a lawyer and notarial legal specialist who handles legal matters relating to France from the Netherlands. The firm provides services to business owners and private individuals and handles matters involving French homes, businesses and legal proceedings.

Services for business owners

The firm advises on doing business in France and handles matters including contracts, debt collection and legal proceedings.

• Contract in France
• Debt collection in France
• Legal proceedings in France and the Netherlands
• Commercial property transactions
• Starting or taking over a business in France

Services for private individuals

The services include transactions involving French homes, inheritances and French taxes.

• Buying and selling your French home
• Settlement of a French inheritance
• Tax benefits when renting out property in France
• Buying ‘en viager’ (with a lifetime annuity)
• Buying a newly built home in France
• Voluntary auction in France
• French taxes
• French bare ownership
• Buying and reclaiming VAT
• Necessary paperwork for building work or renovation
• SCI (French property-holding company) in France
• Who will own your French home?

Approach

The lawyer advises, mediates, negotiates and conducts legal proceedings in clients' interests. The firm generally charges a fixed hourly rate depending on the case; a fixed fee can be agreed for larger or longer matters.