Property owner check

Property Information lookup for any French address.

We carry out searches using the property's cadastral reference number,  to access useful information such as previous and current owner’s details, latest transaction's value and more.

In addition to finding out who the current owner is, we retrieve the property's ownership history that includes details such as:
- The date the property was acquired;
-  How much the owner paid for it;
- Whether title is held in sole or joint names, or in common;
- Whether there are any encumbrances, such as mortgages, charges, liens, etc.

Assets tracing

Let us help you establish whether an individual or a company owns real-estate property in specific areas of France and Monaco.

This may prove helpful in divorce or succession matters, or where title-holder is subject to Bankruptcy or other insolvency proceedings overseas for example.

We verify possible property holdings in France and issue written reports in English.   

All you need to do is provide the individual or company details.

No nationwide searches are possible and we therefore need to focus on specific geographical locations.

French title deeds

We will help you retrieve the relevant official documents which the French land registry holds. 

Order an official copy of the register to ensure there has been no fraudulent activity of unsolicited charges registered  without your knowledge, or prove property ownership.

Being dual-qualified Franco-British lawyers, we issue written reports which include ownership history, property transaction values, records of any encumbrances, whether title been transferred and - if so - to whom and when.

As necessary, we can issue an Affidavit that may be helful for a court case for example.

Ownership through a corporate entity

It is not uncommon for purchasers to buy French real estate through a specific form of company known as a Société Civile Immobilière (SCI). This may be for estate-planning reasons, or because the purchasers want to hide themselves behind a company.

We conduct corporate searches to determine whether an individual holds directorships or other official positions in companies incorporated in France.

Where that is the case, ownership searches against the company will disclose any property it holds, linking the individual to the asset via their corporate role.

French Land Registry Searches