How can you challenge the validity of a mortgage ?
Published on :
19/05/2025
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The Practice is regularly questioned by English speaking owners who have purchased properties in France financed by a mortgage with a French bank.
Owners can no longer pay monthly instalments of the mortgage because of financial issues.
Many owners believe that the bank is at least partially responsible for the situation.
Owners wish to implement a procedure against the French bank to challenge the validity of the mortgages and claim for compensation for professional negligence
Professional negligence
French court rarely award owners substantial compensation based on bank’s professional negligence.(Please refer to earlier post on this topic)
Validity of the mortgage
Another method used by debtors to challenge the sums claimed by the bank is to question de validity of the formation of the contract.Indeed, the signature of a mortgage is subject to strict and mandatory stipulations of Consumer Law.
The mortgagee must notably have a ten-day cooling off period from date of reception of the mortgage offer (by recorder delivery) before signing and returning the contract.
Judges usually demand that the bank proves date of reception by producing copy of envelope with stamp.
Further, the mortgage offer must mention the “TAUX EFFECTIF GLOBAL” (“effective interest rate”).
If the offer does not comply with these rules interest and penalties are no longer due. Only the capital is due.
Owners who are encountering difficulties with their bank should contact the practice.
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How can you challenge the validity of a mortgage ?
Published on : 19/05/2025 19 May May 05 2025Firm newsFirm news / INTERNATIONAL REAL PROPERTY DISPUTES IN FRANCE
The Practice is regularly questioned by English speaking owners who have purchased properties in France financed by a mortgage with a French bank. Owners can no longer pay mo...
