French property: the pitfalls
Language: English Series: Country Life ; 184(4) 25 January 1990, 92-93(1)Publication details: 1990Subject(s): Summary: Outlines the problems French inheritance laws may cause for UK couples when buying property in France . French inheritance law splits the property amongst all the family, " en indivision ", so the partner does not solely inherit. This can be avoided by the " tontine " method of purchase which works similarly to English law.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Journal article | London Journal article | ABS42204 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 35305-1001 |
Outlines the problems French inheritance laws may cause for UK couples when buying property in France . French inheritance law splits the property amongst all the family, " en indivision ", so the partner does not solely inherit. This can be avoided by the " tontine " method of purchase which works similarly to English law.