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Useful Words to Know When Buying a Property in France



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Often, even if one knows a foreign language well enough to understand and to be understood, there are times when certain expressions here and there might cause a certain amount of difficulty in remembering them. In conjunction with the task of looking for a house, and subsequently finding one, it is important to be familiar with the expressions and words which are likely to be used at that time. For this reason, set out below, are a number of words to help those who might find them useful, and thus make life that little bit easier for both the buyer and the seller. 1. Buyer = Acheteur 2. Deed of Sale = Acte Authentique De Vente 3. Estate Agent = Agent Immobilier 4. Cash = Argent Liquide 5. Lift/Elevator = Ascenseur 6. Proof of Ownership of the Property = Attestation De Propriete 7. Lawyer = Avocat 8. Bath = Bain or Baignoire 9. Suburb = Banlieu 10. Building = Batiment 11. Office = Bureau 12. Land Registry = Cadastre 13. Country = Campagne 14. Cellar = Cave 15. Carpenter = Charpentier 16. Shopping Centre = Centre Commercial 17. To do one's shopping = Faire ses Courses 18. Central Heating = Chauffage Central 19. Air Conditioning = Climatisation 20. Seaside = Bord De Mer 21. Corridor = Couloir 22. Courtyard = Cour 23. Mortgage = Hypotheque 24. Double Glazing = Double Vitrage 25. Bus Station = Gare Routiere 26. Train Station = Gare 27. Renting of houses = Location des maisons 28. Ceiling = Plafond 29. Plumbing = Plomberie 30. Power Socket = Prise Electrique 31. Sitting Room = Salon 32. The Grounds = Terrain 33. Roof = Toit 34. Entrance Hall = Vestibule 35. View = Vue 36. Town Planner = Urbaniste 37. Basement = Sous Sol 38. North = Nord 39. South = Sud 40. East = Est 41. West = Ouest 42. Window shutters = Volets 43. Seller = Vendeur 44. Attic = Grenier 45. Sunrise = Lever du Soleil 46. Sundown = Coucher du Soleil 47. Place to park = Endroit pour se garer 48. Post Office = Bureau de Poste 49. Take possession of = Prendre Possession de 50. Swimming pool = Piscine 51. Mains = Canalisation 52. Neighbour = Voisin 53. Neglected = Mal Tenu 54. In Good Condition = En bon Etat 55. Wall = Mur 56. Orchard = Verger 57. Landlord = Baileur 58. Right of Way = Droit de Passage 59. Housing Estate = Lotissement 60. Maintenance = Entretien 61. Paving = Dallage 62. Shower = Douche 63. Freezer = Congelateur 64. A Will = Testament 65. Building Site = Chantier 66. Deposit = Acompte 67. Workshop = Atelier 68. Slate Tile = Ardoise 69. GDF = Gas de France 70. EDF = Electricite de France 71. Lease = Baid 72. Heating = Chauffage 73. Chipboard = Agglomere 74. Planning Permission = Permis de Construire 75. To make bigger = Agrandir 76. Furniture = Meubles 77. Aerial = Antenne There is of course a good chance that the estate agent and the solicitor and others one has to talk to when buying a house, speak English. If their English is not all that good, it will be nice to know as many words as you can.

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Paul Dubsky is director of Foreign Currency Exchange Services Ltd. The company is focused on being able to offer really friendly currency exchange rates and international money transfers http://www.foreigncurrencyexchangeservices.co.uk


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