What diagnostics are required for a sale?

When a property is sold, it is compulsory to provide the buyer with a number of property diagnoses to inform him of all the characteristics of the property he is about to buy. Provence Properties, your real estate agency in Châteauvert, Var, will help you with the sale and purchase of your property, as well as with all the administrative formalities involved.

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Mandatory real estate diagnostics for sale

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As part of the sale of a property, the seller must share several mandatory diagnostics to validate the transaction, and these must be added to the Dossier de Diagnostic Technique (DDT).

At Provence Properties, we're here to help you find out which diagnostics are relevant to your property, and can arrange for them to be carried out.

Energy Performance Diagnostics (EPD)

The EPD, or Energy Performance Diagnostics, applies to all buildings except those listed in article R.134-1 of the French Construction and Housing Code. It presents the property's energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. It ranks the property with an energy label from A to G. The worst-rated properties are considered to be energy-guzzling thermal huts.

As a buyer, you can then get an idea of the costs of heating, air conditioning and lighting, and benefit from recommendations for improving the property's energy performance, with an estimate of potential works and the estimated energy and performance gain.

Asbestos diagnosis

Asbestos diagnosis is a real estate diagnosis that concerns all buildings for which the building permit was issued before July 1, 1997.

It applies to residential and commercial properties, such as single-family homes and apartment buildings: private and common areas. There are several types of asbestos diagnosis:

asbestos diagnosis for sale is shared before the preliminary contract is signed;
the DTA, or Dossier Technique Amiante (Asbestos Technical File), is mandatory for all non-residential buildings and common areas;
the DAPP, the Dossier Amiante Parties Privatives, concerns private portions of apartment buildings built before July 1, 1997;
the DAAT, the Diagnostic Amiante Avant Travaux (Asbestos Diagnosis Before Work), is carried out if you are planning to carry out work.

If no asbestos is found, it is valid indefinitely. If asbestos is found to be present, it is valid for 3 years.

Lead diagnosis

Lead testing concerns all residential buildings or parts of buildings used for residential purposes built before January 1, 1949. If the dwelling is in a condominium, the lead diagnosis concerns only the private portions. It is valid for 1 year. If the result is negative, it need not be renewed. If, on the other hand, the diagnosis reveals the presence of accessible lead, the purchaser must carry out lead removal work, and inform occupants if the property is occupied.

Electricity diagnosis

The electricity diagnostic concerns all residential buildings or part(s) of buildings used for residential purposes where the installation has been in place for more than 15 years. It applies to dwellings :

houses ;
apartments ;
outbuildings.

The electricity diagnostic is valid for 3 years for sales and 6 years for rentals.

SRP diagnosis

SRP diagnosis (Diagnosis of the state of risks and pollution) concerns all types of property covered by a prefectoral decree specifying the communes concerned and the list of foreseeable risks. It identifies the natural, mining and technological risks to which the property is exposed:

natural hazards such as flooding, landslides or tidal surges ;
seismic risks ;
technological risks, such as the presence of a nearby chemical plant that could cause an industrial accident ;
mining risks, such as the collapse and subsidence of land due to underground mining cavities ;
pollution risks ;
risks of coastal erosion ;
the risk of radon gas.

ERP diagnostics are also mandatory for rental properties.

Gas diagnosis

gas diagnosis provence properties brignoles The gas diagnostic concerns any residential building or part(s) of a building used for residential purposes whose installation was built more than 15 years ago, or whose last certificate of conformity is more than 15 years old.

It is carried out on all components of your gas installation:

piping and gas supply equipment ;
heating appliances ;
hot water production equipment.

The gas diagnostic is valid for 6 years.

TERMITES diagnosis

The termite diagnosis concerns all built-up buildings (zones delimited by prefectoral decrees), in particular :

the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts ;
the South-West ;
Ile-de-France ;
departments near the Loire, Garonne and Rhône valleys.

Risk zones include :

beams, skirting boards, parquet floors or furniture ;
damp areas ;
pipes.

Termite diagnosis is valid for 6 months.

Dry rot diagnosis

The dry rot diagnosis concerns all built-up buildings (zones delimited by prefectoral decrees) and detects the presence of this wood-loving fungus. The areas concerned are dark, warm and damp. Its spores are able to perforate stone and plaster, making it difficult to detect. Groupers come in several forms :

cottony material ;
reddish material ;
spiderweb-like material.

The purpose of a merula diagnosis is to inform the future buyer of the presence or absence of this rapidly proliferating fungus. It is not valid for any length of time, and is not mandatory. Nevertheless, you must inform the future owner of your property of the presence of wood-eating fungus.

Carrez Law diagnosis

carrez law diagnosis provence properties 83 The Carrez Law diagnosis, which measures private surface areas, applies only to residential or commercial condominium lots and does not take into account :

walls ;
partitions ;
doors ;
steps ;
rooms with a ceiling height of less than 5'11.

The Carrez Law diagnosis is valid until new partitioning work is carried out. If you don't share this document with your buyer, he or she may ask to renegotiate the price of the property as compensation.

Good to know : the Boutin Law diagnosis is only mandatory for rental properties. It measures the habitable surface area of a property offered for rent as a principal residence. This does not include partitions, walls, steps or other non-habitable areas.

At Provence Properties, we're with you every step of the way to buy or sell real estate in our villages in the beautiful Provence Verte region.

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