Notaire fees on a €200,000 home in France: €15,000 (older home) and €5,000 (new build). All buying costs together come to about €5,600 to €15,600 (2.8% to 7.8% of the price). Pick your buyer type below, or add your own quotes.
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€200,000Costs on top
€15,600Cash needed if you buy outright
€215,600What could it be worth?
Based on official prices for France as a whole: 22 five-year periods since 2000. In the last 5 years prices there changed by 0.5% a year.
Green or red shows the gain or loss against everything you paid (price plus buying costs of €15,600). In the typical scenario the buying costs are covered after about 3.0 years. Before mortgage interest, running costs and selling costs.
These are scenarios based on past national prices, not a forecast or a price for any home. Prices can fall as well as rise, past changes don't predict future ones, and your area can differ a lot from the national average. Source: Bank for International Settlements (official national house prices), latest data 2026-Q2. See the data.
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Older home: notaire fees come to about €15,000. All buying costs together come to about €15,600, or 7.8% of the price. Change the price or buyer type above to see your own figure.
No. Foreign buyers pay the same purchase taxes as local buyers in France. Some rules on who can buy, or which rate applies, can still depend on where you live.
No limits on foreign buyers, and the same taxes as French buyers.
A notaire handles the sale and collects the taxes. A French bank account is usually expected.
We last updated the figures on 14 Oct 2026 and checked them against official sources on 23 Oct 2026. We check every country every week, and show a warning if a check is overdue.
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