Real estate law

MOSAIK assists its clients with any real estate marketing operation, in place of real estate agents or in partnership with them.

One mandate, two professions

The mandate given to the lawyer covers both the commercial and the legal dimensions of the transaction:

• searching for a buyer for your property, or for a property matching your needs;
• negotiating the price and the terms;
• pre-completion checks: title, planning, surveys and reports, tenancy situation, charges;
• drafting the preliminary agreements and following the file through to the notarial deed;
• managing the conditions precedent, notably financing.

This unity of action avoids the gaps in responsibility between the agent, the drafter and the adviser: a single professional, bound by professional secrecy, is accountable for the whole.

A more discreet market

The firm's knowledge of its clients and their needs enables it to bring sellers and buyers together on a market that is at times more discreet and more efficient than the traditional listings circuit. This discretion is particularly valued for distinctive properties, business assets and situations where publicising the sale would be harmful.

Situations where the legal context matters

The lawyer-agent comes into their own when the sale forms part of a wider legal situation, which the firm handles in a single movement:

• the divorce of a company director whose real estate holdings must be divided;
• an estate that includes properties to be sold;
• the sale of a company together with its operating premises;
• the sale of a property held through a French real estate holding company (SCI), with its tax implications.

A comprehensive approach

On every transaction, MOSAIK draws on its other practice areas: tax law to optimise the deal, corporate law for properties held through companies, commercial lease law where the property is let. The firm also assists foreign investors with their acquisitions in France, in English, Spanish and Chinese.

Frequently asked questions

How is this different from a real estate agency?

The lawyer-agent combines two roles: marketing the property and providing complete legal protection for the transaction, backed by the ethics, professional secrecy and insurance of the French bar. For sensitive assets or complex situations, this dual expertise makes all the difference.

In which situations is this service most useful?

When the sale takes place within a wider legal context: the divorce of a company director, an estate, the sale of a business together with its real estate, or the discreet sale of an asset. The lawyer then handles the transaction and its legal context in a single movement.

How is the lawyer-agent remunerated?

Through fees agreed in advance in the mandate, in full transparency. The engagement letter defines the scope of the assignment: search, negotiation, drafting of the instruments and follow-up through to final signing.