VIR and VEFA: anticipating the legal challenges of hybrid real estate transactions

In issue 3 of the 2026 edition of Actes pratiques & ingénierie immobilière, published by LexisNexis, Justine Gourret…

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Xavier Lièvre elected First Vice-President of the Paris Chamber of Notaries

Xavier Lièvre, partner at 14 Pyramides Notaires, has been elected First Vice-President of the Paris Chamber of Notaries.…

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Toward a Reform of Leases That Create Real Rights

The 120th Congress of French Notaries, recently held in Bordeaux and focused on the key theme of sustainable urban…

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Solidarity-based tenancy for housing and work: a decree is expected to be published

Our partner, Xavier Lièvre, has published an article in *La Semaine Juridique Notariale et Immobilière* in which he…

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Introduction of Article 774 bis into the General Tax Code: an analysis of its scope and implications for tax settlements

The 2024 Finance Act introduced a Senate amendment creating a new Article 774 bis in the General Tax Code (CGI). This…

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The Pinel pre-emption scheme: a case for excluding offices and warehouses

Louis Gourret, in collaboration with other legal experts, examines the challenges posed by the implementation of the…

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Alternatives in property investment

This issue explores the theme of housing, presenting the work of the 2nd Committee of the 119th Congress of French…

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The Court of Cassation clarifies the nature of early repayments in jointly owned property

In a judgement of 5 July 2023 (appeal no. 23-70.007), the Court of Cassation ruled that the early repayment of a loan…

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Why hold the property through a company?

‘Why should housing be owned by a company?’ Xavier Lièvre, Yann Judeau and Paul Bernard, JCP N No. 25, 23 June 2023,…

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White Paper – The 3DS Act and Notarial Practice

Read the analysis by Hervé de Gaudemar, Xavier LIEVRE and Claire Vrielinck on the 3DS Act and notarial practice.

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BRS and the 3DS Act: welcome simplifications and clarifications

The Act on differentiation, decentralisation and devolution, and introducing various measures to streamline local public…

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An overview of the 3DS Act and its implications for notaries

The Act on differentiation, decentralisation and devolution, and introducing various measures to streamline local public…

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The new hybrid scheme for third-party mortgages

[Reform of security law] The Order of 15 September 2021 reforming security law formalises the ruling previously handed…

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The new civil assignment of a claim by way of security

[Reform of Security Law] The Order reforming security law of 15 September 2021 introduces a new form of fiduciary…

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“Closure of ICPE facilities and decontamination: stricter obligations for manufacturers”

Decree No. 2021-1096 of 19 August 2021, made pursuant to Article 57 of Law No. 2020-1525 of 7 December 2020 on the…

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