Property investments and transactions in France and Portugal
Legal safeguards at every stage of the transaction
Acquiring, selling, holding or enhancing the value of a property asset involves legal, financial, wealth-related and sometimes international issues that call for a comprehensive, coordinated approach.
Our law firms in Bordeaux and Porto support private clients, investors, families and businesses with property transactions in France and Portugal, whether involving a main or second home, a rental investment, commercial premises or a property development project.
Every client benefits from a single point of contact, responsible for managing the matter and coordinating all the professionals needed to bring the transaction to a successful conclusion.
Comprehensive coordination of the professionals involved
In France or Portugal,the firm provides legal coordinationof discussions with the various professionals involved in the transaction: notaries, estate agents, banks, technical experts, surveyors, architects or specialist advisers.
In Portugal, the firms can provide particularly practical assistance through their notarial powers, enabling them to carry out certain formalities and secure the necessary procedures with a responsiveness and efficiency particularly valued by clients living abroad.
This structure gives our clients centralised support and a clear view of how their project is progressing.
Enhanced expertise in property and notarial law
The firm's property practice also draws on the specialist training of lawyer Pierre Emmanuel de Oliveira, who notably holds a university qualification in notarial law from the University of Coimbra.
This dual French and Portuguese legal background enables a precise understanding of property transfer mechanisms, succession and wealth-related matters, warranties, security interests and asset ownership issues in an international context.
Anticipating wealth-related and cross-border issues
A property transaction extends beyond the purchase or sale itself. Ownership arrangements, financing, taxation, use of the property, its transfer or ownership through a company can have significant long-term consequences.
Where a client's interests span several countries, particularly France and Portugal, we work to ensure that the project is coherent as a whole, avoiding legal, tax or wealth-related difficulties that might otherwise arise later.
Areas of practice
- Acquisition and disposal of residential, business and commercial property.
- Coordinating transactions with notaries, estate agents, banks and technical experts.
- Reviewing title documents, guarantees and administrative authorisations.
- Property investments in France and Portugal.
- Wealth structuring and choosing ownership arrangements.
- Property transactions carried out by companies or groups of companies.
- Financing and securing the contractual arrangements for transactions.
- Transfer of property assets and succession planning.
- Coordinating legal and wealth-related matters between France, Portugal and the other Member States of the European Union.
Support founded on legal certainty and trust
Our mission is to offer clients rigorous, pragmatic and international support, enabling them to pursue their property projects with the legal certainty, peace of mind and clarity required for long-term wealth-related transactions.