The real estate market in France is not centralised.
A complete list of all apartments available in the country does not exist.
To search for an apartment or house, one therefore has to consult estate agencies, advertisements, internet, minitel, newspapers…

Each country has its own customs and laws.


In France, things are relatively simple:
To rent an apartment as an individual, one has to justify a certain level of income : the net salary must be equivalent to four times the rent.

At the time of signing the lease, the following payments must be made :

• A deposit amounting to 2 months rent (service charge excluded)
• One month's full rent.
• The estate agency fees.
  
  

People in Paris mostly live in apartments.

There are basically 3 types of apartment buildings in Paris :

• Old-style buildings (about 100 years old):

These have the reputation of being the most beautiful. They have "Parisian charm"

They are often completely renovated inside to provide modern comfort, but the parquet floors, the mouldings, old chimneys and high ceilings are usually preserved. The rooms are generally quite big.

Cupboard space is usually very limited and there is never a car park under the building.

• Relatively recent buildings (built between about 1960 and 1980):

They lack charm, but they are functional : a lot of cupboard space..

They often have a car park under the building. The bedrooms are usually small (about 12m2).

Some of these buildings are 10 or 20 storeys high.

• New buildings (built after 1980) :

The architecture of these buildings is of course modern,

The number of bedrooms is quite large (3 or 4) compared to the total surface area - they tend to be small of course.

There are usually fitted cupboards in the apartments and an underground car park.

Apartments are either rented completely empty or completely furnished. Semi-furnished apartments do not exist.

• Empty apartments :

No curtains or curtain rails, no lights, empty kitchen: just a sink and the necessary connections for kitchen equipment .

Bathrooms are fully equipped.

A fully equipped kitchen is very unusual in an " empty " apartment.

• Furnished apartments :

Fully furnished :

All furniture included, kitchen fully equipped with appliances and utensils, iron, vacuum cleaner, TV... Bedding is even sometimes provided.

• Houses and furnished apartments are very rare. In the suburbs, one finds apartments (in the towns) and also houses (out of town) : The houses often have 3 or 4 bedrooms. They can be old with a certain charm, or new and functional. They may or may not be on a housing estate.

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