Why should you go through an agency ?

By using a professional estate agent your transactions are automatically guaranteed.

AT LAST AN END TO HASSLE AND DISAPPOINTMENT
CAPITALE PARTNERS, your consultant and intermediary, will show you high-class furnished properties at the right place, selected and confirmed by our staff. Go ahead and choose your new home, knowing that the agreements and leases will be clear because you were advised by an expert, who will remain at your disposal throughout your lease.

EQUITY AND SAFETY
CAPITALE PARTNERS ensures the contractual balance of your rental agreement through mutual respect for each party’s rights and obligations. Legal assistance will ensure the establishment of a contract lending itself to each specific situation.

AN INFORMED PROFESSIONAL’S EXPERIENCE
When faced with an unusual furnished rental market, be guided by our professional expertise.

Now you can consult the general conditions in our contracts :

WHAT IS REQUIRED BEFORE RENTING AN APARTMENT ?

DOCUMENTS
ABefore taking over a property, the future tenant must produce the following documents  :

Lease in lessee’s own name :
- employer’s attestation, 
- last 3 salary slips or the 2 most recent French property tax or the 2 most recent tax returns (for those who are unemployed),  
- identity card,
- bank account details,
- latest rental receipt or most recent French property tax, - the documents to built the guarantee GRL-Guarantee for unpaid rents, if necessary,
- the attestation from a French bank or a French branch of a bank proving that a bank guarantee is being prepared, if necessary.

Lease in company’s name  :
- company’s charter,
- latest annual balance sheets,
- identity documents of the company’s legal representative and of the future occupant,
- work contract of the future occupant .

THE AGENCY FEES

The Peace of mind Pack includes : to the property, fees for the transaction, drawing up the contracts, as well as helping you to settle in.

The fees are based on the length of time you rent the property :

• Short term rentals : Less than 3 months : ½ month’s rent + VAT 19,6%.

• Medium term rentals  : From 3 months to less than 1 year : 1 month’s rent + VAT 19,6%.

• Long term rentals :More than 1 year  : 12% of the annual rent + VAT 19,6%.

Leases that contain a renewal clause will be submitted to a fee adjustment.

WHAT WILL YOU HAVE TO PAY WHILE RENTING AN APARTMENT ?

On top the the rent, the tenant is responsible for certain expenses linked to the use of the property :

• Taxe d'habitation :
which corresponds in UK to the Council tax, in the USA to the Occupancy tax. The tenant who has been in the property on the 1st January is liable for the entire sum. However, in certain cases, and following an agreement between the two parties, a pro rata is requested corresponding to the length of the rental. This tax may also be payable after the rental period.

• To take out a multirisk household insurance policy :
The annual cost of this policy will depend on the size and furnishings of the property. In France you are obliged to subscribe to such a policy, failing this, the lease could be terminated.

• Utilities :
these are always payable by the tenant or the occupant. They may include electricity, gas, telephone, internet, cable TV and other services. Thanks to Peace of Mind Pack, CAPITALE PARTNERS can transfer these utilities to your name.

•Maintenance contracts for individual boilers  :
The tenant is obliged by law to take out an annual maintenance contract for a gas boiler, at his own expense.

• TV licence : if you buy your own TV set, you have to pay an annual licence fee which at present costs 116,50 € for a colour TV set. If the television belongs to the lessor, the rent includes often the TV licence.

• Final cleaning : the tenant must leave the property in perfect condition. At the end of his lease, the tenant will have the opportunity of using a cleaning service provided by CAPITALE PARTNERS according to a pre-agreed fixed price deal.