15th June 2022
The use of conditional clauses in French property sale and purchase contracts.
A conditional clause (clause suspensive) in a sale contract is used if you are buying with a mortgage, or completion is subject to planning permission, or some other event.
For those seeking to buy a property with the assistance of a mortgage, the law offers a high degree of protection for, in the absence of anything to the contrary in the contract, the law assumes that purchase is subject to a mortgage being obtained.